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FIND OUT MOREIt's the M.E.N. Arena, but not as you know it. Next month, the world's top selling indoor concert venue will be temporarily transformed into a very rock 'n' roll swimming arena when it hosts the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships.
Recently revealed plans show a competition standard pool, where all the action will take place, surrounded by 8,000 seats. There will also be a second pool, hidden behind a curtain, where athletes will warm up before they race.
The five-day FINA World Swimming Championships, which will start on April 9, will be the first event of its kind ever to be staged in the UK. With 800 athletes from 130 different countries taking part, it will also be the biggest world swimming championships ever. In another pioneering move for Manchester, the M.E.N Arena will be the first music and entertainment venue in the UK to host competitive swimming.
For more information on tickets visit www.manchester2008.com.
Barton Square, the high-end homeware shopping complex at The Trafford Centre, is set to unveil a whole new world of interior delights this month.
The 200,000 sq ft development, which opens on March 20, houses some of the biggest names in the homewares sector, including Habitat, Marks and Spencer Home, Dwell, Next Home and British Home Stores.
Set to become a major shopping destination in itself, Barton Square is linked to The Trafford Centre by a glazed bridge. Its design mirrors that of the adjoining pound;1.6 billion shopping and leisure temple, with opulent architecture, water features and grand structures.
You may not think twice before asking friends or family to drop you off at the airport before a flight, but the environmental impact of these frequent 'kiss and fly' trips has prompted Manchester Airport to launch an alternative - a new valet parking service providing fast and convenient access to terminals 1 and 3.
Travellers are now able to pull up in a dedicated VIP enclosure outside Terminal 1 and hand their car keys to a team of specially trained valet parkers before jetting off on holiday or business. The valets then park the cars in a safe and secure car park and return them to the VIP area for collection when the customers return.
The valet parking service costs around pound;7 per day, so parking for a week's holiday adds up to pound;56 - less than the pound;66 average taxi fare to and from Manchester Airport. To find out more about this service visit www.manchesterairport.co.uk.
The naturally preserved body of an Iron Age man is heading back North to go on display at The Manchester Museum - just a few miles from where it was first discovered.
Known as Lindow Man, the mummified body was found in a peat bog near Wilmslow, Cheshire, by commercial peat cutters in 1984. Thought to have died between AD 20 and 90, he was notable for the savage way in which he was killed, which was suggestive of ritual sacrifice.
The body was freeze dried and moved to the British Museum, where it is now seen by millions of visitors every year.
In April, it will travel on long-term loan to The Manchester Museum to go on public display in a special exhibition, Lindow Man: A Bog Body Mystery, from April 19, 2008 - April 19, 2009. This will be Lindow Man's third homecoming since his excavation.
Neil MacGregor, director of the British Museum, said: "It is a major undertaking to transport Lindow Man to Manchester for obvious conservation reasons but I am delighted that people in the North West of England will once again have the opportunity to meet this everyman of pre-historic Britain at The Manchester Museum."
The verdict is in and it's a decisive thumbs up for Manchester International Festival. According to a recently released independent evaluation, the inaugural festival was worth pound;29 million and attracted an extra 200,000 visitors to the city.
The report, by Morris Hargreaves McIntyre and Arts About Manchester, shows that the ground-breaking 10-day festival, which included 25 world premieres and 105 different events in 25 venues during June and July 2007, exceeded the city's expectations.
Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, said: "The International Festival was an exceptional event, which was challenging and thought-provoking.
"It brought visitors and income to Manchester, and increased our profile as a cultural magnet, vital to any world-class city seeking to increase the amount of businesses and families looking to base themselves here."
If you missed the inaugural festival last year, make sure you are here for the second round, scheduled for July 2 - 19, 2009. The line-up for Manchester International Festival 2009 will be announced later this year.
Manchester's award-winning Lowry Hotel, part of the Rocco Forte Collection, has just raised drinking to new heights of luxury with the launch of Manchester's only Bollinger Bar.
Founded in 1829, Bollinger is synonymous with high quality champagnes. Its association with The Lowry Hotel means that the popular River Bar can now offer an exceptional range of bubbly, including Special Cuvee, La Grand Annee 1997 and R.D 1995, cementing its reputation as an über-fashionable venue for after-work drinks or special celebrations.
The Lowry Hotel's general manager, Jason Harding, said: "It is a fantastic honour to be working with a luxury brand such as Bollinger and we are excited about the contribution that the brand will make."