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Lidl are offering a reward for their Liam Gallagher plaque to be safely returned

It's Liam Galla-gone.

Danny Jones Danny Jones - 9th December 2024

Supermarket chain Lidl are desperate and in dire need of our help: they’re offering a reward to whoever safely returns one of their most treasured possessions – a Liam Gallagher plaque.

If you don’t remember the rather silly story from earlier this year, Oasis’ soon-to-return lead singer did plenty of poking fun at the Co-op Live‘s opening date being pushed back and multiple cancellations.

The iconic frontman ultimately ended up playing his four nights at the state-of-the-art arena with no issues, but as a tongue-in-cheek testament to his joke that’d he play a “gig in Lidl” if the venue wasn’t ready in time, the German-founded group erected a plaque in memory of the gag.

However, Lidl’s beloved Liam Gallagher plaque has since gone missing but rather than launch a full-scale manhunt, they’re trying to keep up the festive spirit and instead offering a pretty significant reward to the person that brings it back to them.

Although leads on the missing bit of royal blue metal are scarce, the plaque that was hung outside their Newton Heath store back in June disappeared this month.

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Not only was it an amusing bit of history for the brand but the sign itself actually became a bit of an ironic but nevertheless genuine tourist attraction, with people grabbing snaps next to it and it even featured on the Manchester Taxi Tour itineraries.

This little plaque was actually just the start of a weird love affair between the two; back in October, Lidl also dropped an absolutely perfectly placed advert right in front of a giant poster of Liam Gallagher’s Berghaus ad campaign in the centre of Manchester.

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Very good indeed.

All that being said, they really would love to be reunited with the memento of their relationship, so much so that they’re offering a whopping £500 to spend in Lidl vouchers for its safe return.

Credit: James Speakman/PA Media Assignments (supplied via Lidl GB)

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Just think of all the nonsense you could buy in the ‘Middle of Lidl’ aisle, a.k.a. the best part of the whole shop.

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Those who have any information on the whereabouts of the Liam Gallagher plaque should email the following address: [email protected]. The Burnage brothers aren’t holding grudges anymore and neither are Lidl.

Let’s bring Liam home for Christmas. As you were x

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All the major Manchester locations used in Netflix’s Missing You

Daisy Jackson Daisy Jackson All the major Manchester locations used in Netflix's Missing You

Netflix and Harlan Coben thrillers have become bosom pals in recent years, and they love nothing more than to use Manchester as a filming location for all that action.

The popular streaming platform was back in town last year filming Missing You, a series that has immediately shot to the top-watched list since its release.

The eagle-eyed among you may have spotted more than a few familiar sights, with filming for Missing You taking place all over Manchester city centre and beyond.

You might also have spotted a few places that look familiar but not quite right, thanks to a bit of CGI rearranging the city.

Believe it or not, this is the ninth time that Netflix has adapted one of Harlan Coben’s books, and this is the third time they’ve filmed in Manchester.

Set to release on 1 January 2025, Missing You stars Rosalind Eleazar in the lead role as Kat Donovan, a detective specialising in Missing Persons.

Starring alongside other big British names like Ashley Walters, Richard Armitage, Sir Lenny Henry; Steve Pemberton, Jessica Plummer and James Nesbitt, the series is once again produced by Quay Street Productions (part of ITV Studios).

As the thrilling series goes on, you’ll see scenes like a meeting in Manchester Art Gallery, a tense conversation at Ancoats Marina, and even more tension (the whole thing is honestly quite tense) beneath the Pomona Island tram stop.

There are also a few scenes that take place on a band stand in a park, with Deansgate Square in the background. What the hell park is this, you ask? It’s actually Sefton Park in Liverpool, with our skyline edited in.

Trafford Town hall also doubles up as a police station in Missing You, again with the Manchester skyline added into the background.

Our heroic main character’s apartment is slap bang in the heart of Castlefield, and even the opening scene shows the familiar sight of a bustling Edge Street.

How many locations did you spot in Missing You?

Manchester Art Gallery in Missing You. Credit: Netflix
Manchester Art Gallery in Missing You. Credit: Netflix

Ancoats Marina

Missing You used Ancoats Marina as one of its filming locations
Missing You used Ancoats Marina as one of its filming locations. Credit: Netflix

Pomona Island

Pomona Island
Pomona Island. Credit: Netflix

Edge Street

Edge Street in the Northern Quarter in Missing You
Edge Street in the Northern Quarter in Missing You. Credit: Netflix

Castle Armoury, Bury

Castle Armoury, Bury
Castle Armoury, Bury

Trafford Town Hall

Trafford Town Hall in Missing You on Netflix
Trafford Town Hall in Missing You on Netflix

Mason’s Restaurant in Manchester Hall

Mason's. Credit: Netflix
Mason’s. Credit: Netflix

Castlefield

Castlefield in Missing You, Netflix.
Castlefield in Missing You, Netflix.

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David and Victoria Beckham’s son Cruz is kicking off his own music career

Danny Jones Danny Jones Cruz Beckham music career

David Beckham’s son, Cruz, is the latest member of the Beckham family to try and make a name for themselves, as he is now making his first foray into the music business.

Cruz, 19, is the third child of David and Victoria Beckham and while daughter (youngest of the four) Harper is still just a kid, each of the famous couple’s boys has begun making a name for themselves.

First-born Brooklyn has already enjoyed multiple ventures at just 25, trying everything from modelling, photography, being a chef, as well as investing in everything from hot sauce to saké and more. As for Romeo, the former footballer looks to have hung up boots at just 22 to focus on his fashion career.

Now, though, it’s the turn of Cruz who is looking to follow not in the footsteps of his dad but rather ‘Posh Spice’, as he has now started releasing the first glimpses of his new music.

@cruzbeckham

For ya love

♬ For ya love – Cruz Beckham

As you can see, Becks junior has been spending plenty of time in the studio and trying to create his own unique sound.

While the fledgling musician will no doubt have greater access to the industry thanks to his mum’s massively successful career in pop, and no doubt a few contacts through his dad here and there, there’s clearly plenty of natural talent there the youngster it clearly putting the work in.

It’s also worth noting that the 19-year-old dabbles in various different instruments: as well as the guitar, he has taught himself to play drums, piano, mandolin and isn’t shy from offering vocals either.

Cruz looks to be working with multi-platinum songwriting and production duo, The Wavys – made up of musicians Jack Brady and Jordan Roman – and although he hasn’t properly released anything of his own just yet, we have now had a snippet of his original track, ‘Ya Love’, which is rumoured to drop very soon.

This isn’t all entirely new information, however. It’s been a couple of years or so since we last saw anything from him but Cruz famously impressed locals with a rendition of ‘Come Together’ by The Beatles in a pub back in 2023 and even played guitar with the Spice Girls at his mum’s 50th.

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Rewind to 2016 when he was just 11, the little lad even did his own festive single for charity entitled, ‘Every Day Was Christmas’, which was his first-ever bit of original music.

It’s safe to say that while he’s still a pretty fresh-faced teenager, his general creative direction has come quite some way since then.

From what we’ve heard, it’s all sounding pretty too; you only have to head to the comments to see followers complimenting the funk guitar and overall sound, as well as even drawing comparisons to the likes of Oasis and more. One person conceded: “Nepo baby aside this is actually very good.”

Son of a Man United legend and British popstar or not, there’s enough style to his stuff so far that we’ll be keeping on his music – who knows, maybe the next famous Beckham will be an artist called Cruz?

@cruzbeckham #2 ♬ original sound – Cruz Beckham

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