Stacey Chanelle Claire Solomon (born 4 October 1989) is an English singer and media personality. In 2009, she finished in third place on the sixth series of The X Factor, and gained a number one single on the UK Singles Chart when her fellow The X Factor finalists released a cover of "You Are Not Alone". Solomon won the tenth series of I'm a Celebrity...
Get Me Out of Here!. Her debut single, a cover of "Driving Home for Christmas", was released on 19 December 2011. Solomon then released her debut album Shy on 18 April 2015. In September 2016, she began appearing as a panellist on Loose Women and in November of the same year she presented the I'm a Celebrity spin-off series I'm a Celebrity: Extra Camp.
Man transforms ‘dumping ground’ alley into a gardeners paradise
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA once-overgrown alley in South Manchester has completely changed thanks to a dedicated local resident, leaving visitors wowed.
The ginnel on the border of Greenbank Park and Mount Road was a ‘dumping ground’ covered in broken glass before a long-standing resident of 41 years decided to take matters into his own hands.
Patrick Smickle, 63, has spent the past 16 years working through all seasons and weather conditions in a bid to build and maintain a community garden in his back alleyway. READ NEXT: Residents work together to transform neglected alleyway into green oasis Now, what was once an ‘eyesore’ has been transformed into a plant-filled haven.
The garden on Guildford Road alley has even been featured on BBC’s Gardeners World in 2022. “Many years ago I saw an alleyway blossoming, and when gates were put on our ginnel I decided to try greening the space since my own garden wasn’t big enough. “The alley was a dumping ground.
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