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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Matheus Cunha spotted leaving hotel in Manchester after Wolves star holds transfer talks ahead of £62.5million move
MATHEUS CUNHA has broken cover in Manchester ahead of his blockbuster move to Old Trafford. Advertisement 5 Matheus Cunha has been spotted leaving a Manchester hotel Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke 5 The Brazilian star stepped out into the Manchester drizzle from The Lowry on Sunday morning Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke 5 Cunha immediately got in a taxi for the airport, where he jetted off on international duty Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke The hotel is just a short drive from United's Carrington training centre. It is the first time the Brazilian has been seen in the North West ahead of his eagerly-awaited switch from Wolves. The 26-year-old was joined by his pregnant wife Gabriela and their young son. Advertisement READ MORE ON FOOTBALL According to the United have Cunha netted 15 Premier League goals in 33 appearances for Wolves last season. He was high on Advertisement Most read in Football Breaking Exclusive Exclusive BEST ONLINE CASINOS - TOP SITES IN THE UK Cunha headed straight to the airport from the hotel, where he jetted out for international duty with Brazil. United's squad are currently heading home from a Matheus Cunha gifts Wolves team-mates Joao Gomes and Andre a Rolex ahead of Man Utd transfer The trip has been marred by a series of gaffes, including a Advertisement Club legend David Beckham was among those to take a swipe at the players, Cunha Addressing fans on Instagram and appearing to say goodbye, he wrote: "Wolves, what can I say to you? "What an incredible season. We didn't get to where you deserve to be, but we did everything we could to make you proud. I love these guys. Advertisement 5 "Individually, it was the best season of my life. All of this was only possible because of all the dedication and love I have for this club. "I became the Brazilian with the most goals in a Premier League season, along with @roberto_firmino and @ "I made mistakes and got things right, but always because I lived this club so much. Advertisement "All I ever wanted was to do the impossible for Wolves. Another one is over. And thank you all for all the affection." 5 United are in desperate need of firepower after mustering just 44 league goals last season. Club captain Bruno Fernandes is said to be Advertisement Alejandro Garnacho While SunSport revealed last week that out-of-favour
Yahoo
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sophie Willan and Bolton Wanderers at centre of Lowry 360 experience
As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, The Lowry is staging a free, immersive experience based on L S Lowry's painting Going to the Match. Developed with world-renowned creative studio Layers of Reality, Lowry 360 surrounds audiences with the sights and sounds of Going to the Match, transporting them into the painting before they can experience the original painting firsthand. Visitors enjoying the Lowry 360 experience (Picture: Michael Pollard)Going to the Match painted in 1953, is arguably one of Lowry's best known works and depicts crowds heading to Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park. The six-minute audio-visual experience uses super-high resolution animation and features an evocative narration from Bolton's BAFTA-winning writer and performer Sophie Willan. Sophie, who created and stars in the TV comedy series Alma's Not Normal, was supported by the Lowry's Artist Development Programme early in her career. Julia Fawcett, Chief Executive of Lowry said: 'The reaction to Lowry 360 since it was launched has been wonderful, with visitors responding with real emotion and joy to the experience of being transported into Going to the Match and then being able to view the real painting afterwards. 'This is one of the most ambitious and exciting projects we have ever undertaken. 'Working in partnership with the brilliant Layers of Reality we have transformed our gallery space, bringing to life an unforgettable experience that we hope will encourage new audiences to discover L S. Lowry's jobs" target="_blank">work as well as delighting those already familiar with our collection. L S Lowry's Going to the Match on display (Picture: Michael Pollard)'When we acquired Going to the Match in 2022, our goal was to keep it on public view and free to access. Now, through this immersive experience, we can share this remarkable and iconic painting with even more people. 'And to open up the arts to as many people as possible, we're making this experience completely free - a special gift to audiences in our 25th year, ensuring everyone can take part and be inspired.' The 25th anniversary programme features world-class shows and exhibitions to fill the Salford venue's theatres and galleries including a free exhibition of Quentin Blake's illustrations, featuring his most beloved characters and the regional premiere of James Graham's Olivier Award winning play, Dear England which opens on May 29. Although Lowry 360 and the Quentin Blake exhibition are free, booking a slot is recommended. For details visit
BBC News
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Lowry exhibit lets people walk through Going to the Match painting
An art gallery that bought L. S. Lowry's iconic Going to the Match painting for £7.8m is letting visitors experience the artwork in a new immersive is part of displays to mark 25 years since the opening of Salford arts venue The Lowry in executive Julia Fawcett says the projection, which opens for free on Saturday, allows visitors to see "the little details" they had not noticed says the artwork, painted in 1953, resonates with "people who love football, who love the idea of crowds coming together and enjoying that sense of community". Listen to the best of BBC Radio Manchester on Sounds and follow BBC Manchester on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
The Independent
25-04-2025
- The Independent
Best spa hotels in Manchester for outdoor hot tubs, luxury treatment and sophisticated dining
Mixing up its live music venues with the independent bars of the Northern Quarter and all the draws of The Village, where people play out until breakfast time, Manchester has a reputation for being a 24-hour party city. Yet it knows how to loosen up as well as let loose. The Capital of the North and its surrounds are home to a number of excellent spa hotels where guests can recharge. Visitors to Manchester can count on pamper zones that take over entire hotel floors, ultra-luxe spa areas where champagne is as easy to access as water and – just outside of the city centre – one of the largest garden spas in the UK. The treatments available in Manchester's spa hotels go beyond your basic back, shoulder and scalp massages, too. Across the city, therapy menus feature out-of-the-ordinary ingredients like gold, truffle and jade, as well as cutting-edge experiences such as cryotherapy, somadome sessions, and sensory deprivation floatation tank treatments. With the opening of Fairmont Cheshire The Mere planned for early 2026, a short drive from Manchester, the city's spa scene is only set to rise. Best spa hotels in Manchester 2025 1. The Lowry hotel Overlooking the River Irwell in the Chapel Wharf area of the city, The Lowry was Manchester's first five-star hotel. Its Re:Treat spa, where guests are welcomed with glasses of watermelon- and lemon-infused water, is one of the more innovative in the city. Facilities include a cryotherapy ice pod chamber (which exposes users to temperatures of -110C in order to reduce inflammation and boost vitality), a sensory deprivation floatation tank, and a Somadome meditation pod, in which visitors listen to guided meditations or music that has been composed to stimulate beta, gamma and theta waves in the brain. Re:Treat's magic-handed therapists have 90 different treatments in their repertoire. One of the highlights is the 90-minute Gaia Serenity Ritual, which includes a hot stone back massage and a rejuvenating jade facial. Elsewhere, the Lowry has 165 smartly designed rooms, a lounge bar with a grand piano, and a river-view restaurant that serves classic French food. 2. The Midland hotel Opened in 1903, The Midland is one of Manchester's most iconic hotels and rumour has it that it was spared from the bombings of World War Two because Hitler coveted the building for his UK headquarters. Behind its red-bricked Baroque facade, there are 312 rooms and suites, dressed in dove grey colour schemes, a champagne bar, tea room, and the chandelier-lit French restaurant. Its Reena Spa treats visitors to a relaxation pool and thermal suite with a sauna, steam room, experience showers, and neck massage fountain. Plus, there's a clutch of relaxation areas, where guests can unwind in wellness cocoons suspended from the ceiling and sound-cancelling egg chairs. The treatment list includes warm candle massages, hot and cold stone therapies, and vitamin C facials. 3. King Street Town House hotel The spa at King Street Townhouse pools out for more than 800 square metres, featuring a thermal suite with a Himalayan salt cave, monsoon shower, ice fountain, steam room and heated loungers, and a spa lounge, where fleecy sofa seating is topped with plump cushions and soft throws. Both an all-day dining and a 'cakes and bubbles' menu are served here. The former features breakfast dishes like crushed pea and courgette sourdough and lunch items such as coconut noodles, whilst the latter focuses on pastries and champagne. Guests who want to extend their pamper experience can book to stay the night in the hotel's ESPA Suite, which comes with a freestanding bath, an aromatherapy steam shower with massage jets, and a bath butler service. 4. The Edwardian hotel The five-star Edwardian hotel is set inside Manchester's old Free Trade Hall, a palazzo-style sandstone building that was built in the 1850s. The hotel's spa takes over an entire floor and includes a 12-metre pool and hot tub, sauna, steam room and sizeable gym. The refined list of treatments includes a golden body exfoliation that uses gold particles and moor mud facials that harness mineral-rich mud sourced from Hungary's Lake Heviz. Away from the wellness facilities, highlights of a stay at The Edwardian include drinks in the Library Champagne Bar and dinner at Peter Street Kitchen, a high-ceilinged, marble-tabled eatery where the menu marries Japanese with Mexican cuisine. 5. Malmaison Manchester hotel A short hop from St Peter's Square Metrolink stop, the Malmaison Manchester is home to a capsule spa with a series of treatment rooms, a relaxation space, and a sauna. Showcasing Temple Spa products, the treatment list is meaty, featuring everything from 15-minute replenishing eye rituals and half-hour lava shell massages to body treatments aimed at soothing symptoms of the menopause and indulgent truffle facials. Spa sessions here are best combined with an experience in Malmaison's Chez Mal Brasserie and Bar, with its red leather banquette seating and horseshoe-shaped bar. Guests can choose from two-course lunches or Tranquili-Tea afternoon teas. Beyond the spa and brasserie, Malmaison Manchester has just under 200 rooms and suites, all brightly designed with flourishes such as feature mural walls. Address: 1-3 Piccadilly, Manchester 6. Innside by Melia Manchester hotel This contemporary glass and red concrete building is haloed by attractions, from Manchester's Home theatre to the playful indoor crazy golf venue Junkyard Golf. The bedrooms at the hotel are neat prune-hued spaces, and little nods to their mother city can be found on headboards, which are decorated with sketches of Manchester scenes. The hotel's Escape spa features a capsule wellness suite, with a gym, sauna and steam room. It's the treatments that keep people boomeranging back here, though. Options include an organic coffee body scrub and massage and deep hydration facials. Innside Melia Manchester also has its own restaurant: decorated in duck egg and bamboo colours and with floral feature walls, it serves Italian dishes including sharing boards of stuzzichini (appetisers). 7. Cottons Hotel & Spa Nuzzled into the countryside of Knutsford, Cheshire, a 25-minute drive from Manchester, Cottons delivers a 13-metre swimming pool, jacuzzi, steam room and sauna. There's also a gym which operates a full timetable of classes, from yoga to spin. The treatment list showcases Temple Spa products and includes therapies like body detox massages, soul soother rituals, and ultimate glow facials. Bedrooms at the hotel are calming spaces with natural colour schemes. There's a bar lounge and restaurant on site, too. The former serves breakfast and light bites throughout the day and the latter transitions from offering afternoon teas to brasserie dishes. 8. Mottram Hall hotel Just over a half-hour drive from central Manchester, Mottram Hall is a popular retreat for city locals. Bound up in 270 acres of landscaped gardens, the Grade II-listed country house hotel has 120 bedrooms with muted eggshell and almond colour schemes, as well as a champagne bar and a grill restaurant. The lengthy list of facilities at the hotel's £10 million Champneys spa includes a 20-metre swimming pool, outdoor hydro pool, monsoon shower, cold room, and thermal suite with a steam room and sauna. The treatment list features everything from detoxifying seaweed wraps to beauty sleep rituals. There's a spa restaurant, too, where body-benefiting menus include dishes like superfood salads and fresh fish. 9. Carden Park hotel Carden Park is an hour's drive from Manchester city centre, but it more than makes it worth the ride. Swaddled in more than 1,000 acres of countryside and golfing greens, it's home to one of the largest garden spas in the UK. The outdoor pamper space includes steamy experience pools, hot tubs, a fire pit, a sauna with a viewing window wall, a series of spherical relaxation pods, and a bar that all look out over the Cheshire landscape. Inside, an indoor vitality pool, heated beds, experience showers, a Finnish sauna, and a panoramic restaurant complete the offering. The hotel itself has 197 rooms, all with natural colour schemes and large windows that look out over the Carden estate grounds.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The Mancunian Way: Exit stage left
He's a self-confessed 'gobs****' who's served his beloved city for almost 35 years. In that time John Warmisham has been front and centre as Salford emerged from the dark days of violence and gangsterism to the staggering achievements of The Lowry arts centre, Media City UK, and colossal regeneration of inner-city districts. But next year the outspoken councillor will be calling time on his long and remarkable town hall career. In this fascinating interview with M.E.N. chief reporter Neal Keeling he looks back on the early experiences which shaped his life-long left wing politics. 'The first time I met him was in 1991 on a grassy knoll in front of the city's then notorious Brindle Heath flats,' writes Neal. 'They were in council ownership and were a shameful stain on the city's housing stock. READ MORE: LIVE: Emergency services descend on Greater Manchester town centre street - latest updates READ MORE: Terrified mum protects screaming kids after masked knifeman 'with gun' turns up at her house and 'opens fire' 'Neglected, dank, a half empty shell, and poorly lit warren of homes in which a dwindling few lived in misery. Fresh-faced and as keen as mustard, as the newly elected councillor for Pendleton he met for a chat and a photograph. His aim was simple: he wanted the block demolished. 'He was not afraid to speak out that day at the inertia of his own council. It is a principle he has maintained throughout his political career.' Coun Warmisham recalls his days as a teenage shop steward and tells how he rejected his father's Christian faith to embrace socialism and trade unionism, before converting to Roman Catholicism in his early 20s. And he explains why he resigned from what he calls the 'immoral' Labour Party after being a member for 40 years and accuses the party of 'losing its moral compass' under Keir Starmer. It's an intriguing portrait of the ups and downs, struggles and hard-earned victories of a principled man who has spent a lifetime fighting for his community. Traffic police swooped when they saw Zac Cooper pull into Tesco in Gorton to fill up his £100,000 khaki-green Audi RS7. The officers, from GMP's Operation Wolverine, seized the 27-year-old social media influencer's beloved car and he hasn't seen it since. Zac suspects police impounded his flash motor because they saw his 'Turkey teeth', shaven head and tattoos and wrongly assumed he was a drug dealer. He told crime reporter John Scheerhout: "My first thought when they stopped me was 'it's a nice car driving through Gorton' so the police thought 'let's pull him', especially with the way I look - it screams out illegal drug dealer.' But Zac, who says he makes his money through his social media channels and managing OnlyFans accounts, insists everything was above board. He's accused GMP of 'stealing' his car and says the seizure means he has lost a £20,000 deposit. The Manchester Evening News asked GMP to comment, specifically on the allegation the force had 'stolen' the car, but a spokeswoman declined to comment. Op Wolverine is GMP's initiative to seize illegal cars 'linked to serious crime'. It removes about a thousand vehicles from the roads every month. Staying with luxury motors for a moment, Chris Slater has been speaking to the senior police officers tasked with tackling the thorny issue of 'car meets'. The controversial gatherings have become a hot topic recently, with drivers filmed speeding through the airport tunnels while hundreds of motorists and spectators turned up to 'Spring Drive Day' in Alderley Edge. A backlash led organisers to complain they were being 'tarred with the same brush' by the public and unfairly 'targeted' by police. But Supt Andy Blizard, from Cheshire Police, warned of drivers 'playing up' to watching crowds, speeding and performing dangerous stunts 'for likes on social media'. Damp, grey and covered in mould, even its champions admit it's 'pretty hard to love'. But for a certain type of architecture buff the Grade II-listed Hollaway Wall off London Road is an artwork worthy of much acclaim. However, just like its better-known and much-derided soulmate in Piccadilly Gardens, developers also want to knock part of the 225ft long sculpture down. Here we report on the fight to save Manchester's ';other Berlin Wall'. Jenna Campbell has joined her fair share of queues. There's been massive cake slices, giant beauty giveaways and teen-sensation pop stars. And now she's stood in line for a table at Chinatown's new viral restaurant Kung Fu Noodles. You can read her thoughts on the food - and the psychology of queuing - here. Keep up to date with all the big stories from across Greater Manchester in the daily Mancunian Way newsletter. You can receive the newsletter direct to your inbox every weekday by signing up right here. Scorchio: It looks like we're for a cracking week weather-wise, with wall-to-wall sunshine, blue skies and temperatures in the high teens. Roadworks: One lane is closed in both directions on Chester Road, Stretford due to gas main work. Expect delays. Shooting: A mum has spoken of her ordeal after a masked man armed with a knife and a 'gun' turned up at her house in Bury and 'opened fire'. Read more Train delays: Passengers on Northern and TransPennine Express services faced long delays this morning following a train fault in Manchester. A number of services were also cancelled following an incident at Ashburys. Suspect hunt: Police are hunting for a second suspect after a man was slashed with a knife in Stockport. A 45-year-old-man has been arrested in connection with the attack on Lancashire Hill on Friday night. More here
