There’s a new £37 million theme park with water slides, dinosaurs and rides more opening this weekend, and it looks absolutely amazing.
Gulliver’s Valley theme park is South Yorkshire’s newest attraction and it’s sure to be at the top of the list for family trips when it finally opens its gates to the public on Saturday 11 July.
Set in 250 acres of countryside a stones throw from the popular Rother Valley Country Park, just over the border from Sheffield, the park is boasts 50 fun-filled attractions and is perfect for a post-lockdown day out, or a memorable family holiday for those staying a little bit longer.
The best part? It’s only about an hours drive away from Manchester as well.
There’s a total of 26 rides across the park that are suitable for a mixture of ages from two years upward, as well as indoor and outdoor play areas designed to let the youngsters burn off some steam while parents can relax in one of the many seating areas, or at two of the on-site restaurants.
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For those preferring to eat on the go, there are refreshment kiosks dotted around the park too.
Gulliver’s Valley / Chris Etchells
Speaking ahead of reopening, Julie Dalton, Managing Director at Gulliver’s Valley, said: “From bigger rides through to smaller rides, we are caring for that family market. Everything has been thought out so the whole family can enjoy their visit.”
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“The prime reason for choosing South Yorkshire was because of the people. What we saw when we came here is it is a really friendly group of people.”
“We think they are going to be able to give world class service.”
Sustainability is also at the heart of the resort and impressively, all the building materials for the park have been put to use which has reduced the amount of waste produced to virtually nothing.
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As per government guidelines, a number of COVID-secure measures and precautions have been put in place to ensure maximum staff and visitor safety. These include two hand sanitiser stations installed in each area, with sinks also available for children who have sensitive skin, strict cleaning programmes, and social distancing measures.
New rides and attractions are planned to be added every year to continue improving what is set to be South Yorkshire’s best family tourist attraction.
For more information ahead of reopening, visit the Gulliver’s Valley website here.
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Manchester City announced signing of top Premier League defender Marc Guehi
Danny Jones
It looks like they’ve finally got a done deal: Manchester City have finally announced the transfer of highly sought-after defender Marc Guehi.
Man City reached an agreement with Crystal Palace to sign the increasingly established Three Lions star after emerging as a suitor in recent weeks.
Pep Guardiola’s pursuit of the impressive Premier League centre-back ramped up earlier this month, as it became apparent that they were hoping to hijack Liverpool’s prospective move for Guehi.
The Ivory Coast-born England international looked all set to arrive at Anfield back in the summer, but the deal never materialised, and now rivals City have sealed his signature instead.
Finally confirmed and fully announced on Monday, 19 January, Palace and Man City are said to have reached an agreement in principle for a base fee of approximately £20 million.
However, rumoured add-ons are thought take that total closer to £30m; either way, it’s fair to say that it’s an absolute bargain for a player of his quality.
On the other hand, the acquisition will also see Man City’s total spending reach roughly half a billion pounds over the past year alone. Staggering sums for any sporting outfit.
Not that his former London team will mind one bit, of course, as it became increasingly clear that Guehi would be leaving eventually; manager Oliver Glasner – who also seems set to depart at the end of his contract – even addressed the sale ahead of completion in a recent press conference.
Guehi will wear the number 15 shirt for Man City and has penned a deal until 2031.
With Man City currently facing multiple absences, particularly in their backline with both Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias out injured, Guehi’s arrival is no doubt a welcome one.
Although many debated whether or not Pep needed to sign another centre-half, especially with two promising youth players returning from loan, supporters will nevertheless be glad to have snatched him from the clutches of Liverpool.
Over in the women’s team, they’ve also brought in a new member of the squad who could help spur on their title charge.
Can you see any more deals being down befor the end of the window?
New survey reveals half of Mancs have already given up their new year’s resolutions
Emily Sergeant
We’re into our third week of 2026 now, and according to a new survey, half of Mancs have already ditched their new year’s resolutions.
New year’s resolutions are always made with the best intentions, and it’s not like we intentionally set ourselves up to fail with them, but more often than not, that tends to be the case – and now a new survey of 1,000 Brits carried out over the past few weeks has found that 35% of us have already admitted to giving them up.
That percentage rises to a whopping 50% when narrowed down to the people of Greater Manchester.
Belfast, Bristol, Cardiff, and Glasgow are the other four major cities joining Manchester in the top five list of people in each area that have stopped their 2026 challenge early.
Half of Mancs have apparently already given up their new year’s resolutions / Credit: PICRYL | Pexels
On the other end of the spectrum, it’s the cities of Southampton, Newcastle, and Edinburgh that are staying strong, with just 25%, 26% and 26% giving their new year’s resolutions up respectively, and some of the other northern cities on the list including Liverpool and Leeds.
According to new research from greetings card marketplace, Thortful, more than half of Brits (53%) expect to give up within the first three months of the year – with the hustle of busy schedules, work commitments, families, and social activities being given as reasons why.
When it comes to the reasons people provided for why they’ve given their resolutions up this year, lack of discipline tops the list at 43%, followed by just being too busy to consider them at 21%, and different mental or physical barriers in third place, as well as a change of personal circumstances and a lack of money also cited.
The majority of people cited a lack of discipline as being the reason they gave up / Credit: Andrea Piacquadio (via Pexels)
Looking forward to next year, it seems many of us want to reframe how we set our new year’s resolutions in the future.
According to the research, 32% of respondents want to ‘improve their existing qualities rather than set an unrealistic challenge’ next time around, and 16% ‘feel like there’s social pressure to change in the new year’, when in reality, they ‘don’t have to’.
Emily Sergeant -
7th July 2020 
