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Captain Tom Moore’s family say getting rid of spa pool ‘not an option’ they’ve looked at
They family said they ‘hadn’t looked at that as an option’
In an interview with Piers Morgan on Talk TV, Captain Tom Moore’s family made no commitment to getting rid of the controversial spa pool, built after the late fundraising veteran’s death.
Hannah Ingram-Moore, the daughter of the late Captain Tom Moore – who raised £38 million to donate to the NHS during the Covid lockdowns by completing 100 laps of his garden before his 100th birthday – built the spa pool at her Bedfordshire home without planning permission.
In the interview she was asked whether she would ‘get rid of it’, but the family said they ‘hadn’t looked at that as an option’.
They told Morgan on his Talk TV show that the ‘resistance pool’ was planned to help Captain Tom with his rehabilitation.
Ingram-Moore said: “People would have seen we had a small above ground pool on the driveway and when [Captain Tom] had fallen and broken his hip and was terribly ill, he came home and wanted to rehabilitate and said ‘I fancy walking up and down in the pool’.
“No chance of that – maybe we could get one [where he could] walk against the resistance.”
Ingram-Moore also said she wanted somewhere to store all the cards the family were sent from well-wishers.
She told Piers: “Storage, multipurpose, to be able to put some of his things, his memorabilia, and a community building to help the local aging population, holding Pilates classes, walking up and down in the resistance pool, and have meetings, as the perfect place to speak about the legacy my father left.”
However, the presenter made the point that Captain Tom had already died by the time the plans were introduced.
Mrs Ingram-Moore said: “We wanted it as part of that legacy and because it was a nice thing to do.”
Asked whether they would get rid of the pool, Mr Ingram-Moore replied: “We haven’t looked at that as an option…we don’t want to commit to it.”
Mrs Ingram-Moore said the family had even received death threats. “There is a forum… they were all discussing how they were going to come and kill us all,” she said.
She said the family kept the £800,000 in profits made from the three books because her father ‘wanted them to’, saying he wanted them to retain the money in the family’s Club Nook Ltd accounts – a firm they owned separately from the Captain Tom Foundation charity.
Mrs Ingram-Moore continued: “These were father’s books, and it was honestly such a joy for him to write them, but they were his books.
“He had an agent and they worked on that deal, and his wishes were that that money would sit in Club Nook, and in the end…” As Morgan interrupted: “For you to keep?”
“Yes, specifically,” Ingram-Moore replied.
Mrs Ingram-Moore said there was nothing in the books that referred to the Captain Tom Foundation, set up to celebrate his legacy.
But since recording the interview, Mr Morgan said: “We discovered a statement on the charity’s website and a tweet from Captain Tom’s account which do imply that the books could support the foundation. The charity is mentioned in one of the books.”
The prologue of his autobiography also seems to suggest the money would go to the charity in his name.
It reads: “Astonishingly at my age, with the offer to write this memoir I have also been given the chance to raise even more money for the charitable foundation now established in my name.”
Captain Tom Moore was knighted by the late Queen in July 2020 in recognition of his fundraising achievements. He passed away in February 2021 at the age of 100.
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As part of this change, the Proper Manchester brand, including its social media channels, will transition to the Finest City Guides name.
This is a rebrand of the existing platform rather than a new or unrelated business. The same team behind Proper Manchester will continue to operate Finest City Guides as we develop the platform under its new identity.
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Oasis announce huge reunion tour as Liam and Noel Gallagher ‘make peace’
The news we’ve all been waiting for!
After years of will-they-won’t-they speculation, Oasis are officially BACK together for a reunion tour.
The Gallagher brothers have put aside their differences in the name of music, making thousands of fans extremely happy in the process.
The band teased the news on their socials over the weekend, posting a video on Sunday morning with today’s date (Tuesday, August 27th) and the time 8am.
And now shows have been announced for multiple dates in the UK and Ireland, with tickets going live this Saturday, August 31st.
The legendary Mancunian rockers will take to the stage next summer, with gigs in Cardiff, London, Edinburgh, Dublin and, of course, Manchester.
15 years after splitting, the band confirmed they would be back for 14 shows, saying: “The guns have fallen silent. The stars have aligned. The great wait is over. Come see. It will not be televised”.
The gigs will be Oasis’s ‘only shows in Europe next year’, with tickets on sale this Saturday at 8am in Ireland and 9am in the UK.
The Oasis 2025 tour dates in full:
July
4th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
5th – Cardiff, Principality Stadium
11th – Manchester, Heaton Park
12th – Manchester, Heaton Park
19th – Manchester, Heaton Park
20th – Manchester, Heaton Park
25th – London, Wembley Stadium
26th – London, Wembley Stadium
August
2nd – London, Wembley Stadium
3rd – London, Wembley Stadium
8th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
9th – Edinburgh, Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium
16th – Dublin, Croke Park
17th – Dublin, Croke Park
You can grab your tickets HERE.
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Stagecoach hiring over 100 new bus drivers for Bee Network with £31k salaries
Fancy a career change?
Stagecoach Manchester is hiring over 100 new bus drivers to work from its Oldham depot, following the second phase of the Bee Network launch in March.
You can apply for a range of roles, from positions with no experience required to fully qualified bus drivers.
Successful applicants will receive full training as part of the job, and trainees will get paid to train. Then after only 12 months’ service at Stagecoach, drivers can expect to earn up to £16 per hour, which equates to £31.6K per year, before overtime.
As well as that, drivers that already hold a PCV licence may be eligible to receive a £1,200 joining bonus.
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There’s also a host of other benefits available to all Stagecoach employees, like 28 days paid holiday, generous pension and free Stagecoach bus travel for successful applicants and a companion.
Rob Jones, Managing Director at Stagecoach Manchester said: “Expanding our offering in Oldham means we’ll be investing more in the economy and supporting our local community, as well as strengthening our workforce.
“Whether you’re looking for a career change or you’re a fully qualified, experienced bus driver, there’s a role for everyone here in Oldham.
“We’re looking for personable and dedicated drivers who are ready to help us build on the success of the Bee Network and connect the people of Oldham and Greater Manchester with the places and people that are important to them.”
Stagecoach
Phil Cornwall, bus driver at Stagecoach Manchester, said: “I’ve been a driver at Stagecoach for 25 years and I couldn’t recommend it more.
“From the perks to the people to the passengers, it really is a great place to work.”
To apply, head to the Stagecoach website HERE.
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