Giant Lego animals made from a million bricks have arrived at Knowsley Safari for the summer holidays . The Ultimate Brick Safari features more than 80 animals including Tenzin the Tiger, a towering Bengal tiger made from around 85,000 bricks, and Earl Grey the Elephant, who took a team of six builders more than nine weeks to create using more than 270,000 bricks. There's everything from a meerkat family and panda cubs, to hyenas, a gorilla and even Lego bats dangling in the trees. Families can search for the animals along the attraction's Foot Safari, answering questions on a trail map as you make your way round. The Brick Safari officially opened on Saturday, July 20, and the M.E.N's Manchester Family was able to take a sneaky peek. It's unlikely you'll see all 80 on your trip and you don't need to find them all to complete the trail questions, as they're based on the bigger animals, like the tiger and gorilla, which are harder to miss. The collection of models has taken more … [Read more...] about Take a look at the giant Lego animals at Knowsley Safari
How to beat the crowds on a trip to the Lake District
We’re lucky to live in this part of the world. Not only do we have the UK’s best city (Liverpool’s only up the road as well), we’ve also got the Lake District on our very doorstep. Of course, with it being a UNESCO World Heritage Site, we don’t get to keep the Lakes for ourselves, and millions enjoy it every year. Most of them aim straight for Bowness, Ambleside and the other tourist traps - but if you bypass those places and head further west, you’ll find a Lake District that’s just as majestic … and without the crowds. Our thrilling drive over the tops along Austhwaite Brow takes us into Eskdale - home to Scafell Pike, England’s highest peak, and a place that’s perfectly set up to give you exactly the kind of break that you want. The wide-open landscapes offer the relaxation and breathing space, while for the more adventurous it’s a proper playground. Our base for the weekend offers both. West Lakes Adventure near the … [Read more...] about How to beat the crowds on a trip to the Lake District
999 call-out to kitchen fire
Sunday, 21 July 2019 - Emergency Services by The iomtoday newsdesk - Reporter [email protected] Emergency services were called out to a kitchen fire in Peel. Fire crews from Peel and Kirk Michael responded to a 999 call at about 6.30pm yesterday (Saturday).They arrived to find that the kitchen was smoke logged. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property with a high-pressure hose reel and thermal imaging camera.They made their way to the kitchen where it was discovered that the smoke logging was caused by an unattended food cooking under the grill.Crews checked for any fire spread and isolated the power. The property was then ventilated using a positive pressure ventilation fan.One adult was treated at the scene for burns to their hand. Crews remained in attendance for about 45 minutes.The Fire Service has been called to a number of incidents over the past few weeks involving pans of food that have been left unattended.Thankfully in each of these … [Read more...] about 999 call-out to kitchen fire
Arsenal triumph over Fiorentina
Arsenal maintained their impressive pre-season form with a commanding 3-0 victory over Fiorentina in Charlotte. Eddie Nketiah was the hero again, scoring in either half as Unai Emery made plenty of changes ahead of their meeting with Real Madrid on Tuesday. Another youngster, Joe Willock, scored the late third. Here are Telegraph Sport’s key talking points from North Carolina. Eddie strikes again What to do with Eddie Nketiah? This is a tricky situation for Arsenal, who have a supremely talented young striker on their books but a lack of depth in attack that is threatening to stunt his development. Nketiah scored the winner against Bayern Munich in Los Angeles last week and he impressed again in Charlotte. His composure, dropping a shoulder to lose his marker before firing low into the bottom corner for his first and then tapping in a second, was further proof of his predatory qualities in front of goal. The 20-year-old also held the ball up well and caused problems for the … [Read more...] about Arsenal triumph over Fiorentina
Bayern 3-1 Real Madrid: Hazard’s debut ends in Houston drubbing
Eden Hazard may have earned his dream move to Real Madrid this summer, but the former Chelsea star's Los Blancos debut ended with a nightmare result in Houston, Texas. Bayern Munich ran out 3-1 winners in the International Champions Cup clash, with the only surprise being that the Bundesliga champions were unable to add more goals to the scoreline as Real wilted badly in the second half. The result should not necessarily come as a surprise given that Zinedine Zidane changed his entire starting XI at half-time, but the nature of Bayern's dominance after the break will be of concern to the Bernabeu boss - even this early in pre-season. Hazard is still without an official squad number since signing from Chelsea, but the Belgian took the opportunity to tip his hat to history by wearing the number 50 shirt on the anniversary weekend of the Apollo 11 moon landing. While Hazard seemed to be playing within himself early on, though could have had an assist were it not for Karim Benzema … [Read more...] about Bayern 3-1 Real Madrid: Hazard’s debut ends in Houston drubbing