Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Council planning portal has been down for more than a week
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe website used to search for and comment on planning applications submitted to Wigan council has been down for more than one week.
The planning portal, which is used by members of the public who wish to view and comment on or object to applications, has been temporarily closed since the start of last week due to 'circumstances beyond [the council's] control'.
Wigan council was alerted to the software issue last week – but the local authority does not know how long it will take for the issue to be resolved. READ MORE: Huge plans to transform Wigan town centre approved as council agrees to demolish Galleries shopping centre and market The same problem is said to be affecting some other councils too.
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