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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.
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Greater Manchester council forced to make change after switch to working from home
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe switch from the office to working from home during the Covid pandemic has forced the council to cash in on a vacant office building in Wigan.
A decision to sell Progress House has been made by Wigan Council in order to recoup money from the sale, as well as saving on maintenance and holding costs.
The Westwood Park site is a three-storey office space for various businesses in the area that has seen a reduction in users since the pandemic hit back in 2020, the council explained.
Aidan Thatcher, director for place at Wigan Council, said: “Progress House has previously been used to provide office space for a range of council services. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community “Following the Covid pandemic, ways of working have changed and as we have moved out of the pandemic, the council has continued to adopt more flexible working arrangements, meaning that less office space is needed. "A decision has therefore been made to sell Progress House, with staff and services based there being relocated to other council offices within the town centre to ensure there is no disruption to service delivery.” In the decision notice published on the council website, the document stated that the alternative of keeping the site would only increase the financial burden.
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