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‘Mind the poo’ – Popular beauty spot Snowdon left in vile state after Easter weekend

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One of the nation’s most popular beauty spots has been left in a ‘sad’ state after the four-day bank holiday weekend, with ‘human stool’ spotted on footpaths.

Gemma Davies, who runs guided walks around Snowdonia, posted that the ‘beautiful mountain is now a public toilet’.

She reported that the summit of Snowdon has felt ‘incredibly unhygienic’ as thousands of tourists flocked to enjoy the long weekend of sunshine in north Wales.

The guide said she even found one person defecating on the Snowdon railway line and had to start warning her group to ‘mind the poo’.

‘Mind the poo’ – Snowdon guide Gemma Davies reported seeing a person defecating on the railway. Credit: Unsplash

Gemma also noted a large amount of litter along the mountain’s footpaths, from beer bottles to disposable barbecues – which goes against the Countryside Code.

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She posted on Facebook: “Our beautiful mountain, is now a public toilet !!

“Totally disgusted with the amount of rubbish on Snowdon this morning, from glass beer bottles to BBQ’s.

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“The Llanberis path was covered in human stool, not to mention catching someone having a sh*t on the railway line. Horrified taking a group up saying “mind the poo”.

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“It felt incredibly unhygienic at the summit, I couldn’t wait to get down. This is very sad. What is to be done?”

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She later added to the BBC: “There was a lot of stool in paper cups, under stones, and as we were descending it was on the path.

“I understand people wanting to go to the toilet but doing it on the paths is not hygienic and it is not nice to see.”

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Here’s our petition for ‘Wonderwall’ to become England’s new football anthem

Danny Jones Danny Jones Oasis Wonderwall for new England football anthem petition

All things considered, England have made a great start to the 2026 World Cup, pitching themselves as one of the great entertainers this tournament, and the scenes of the supporters and players alike serenading an entire stadium with ‘Wonderwall’ after the full-time whistle gave us chills.

So why not time for a change?

After all, that feels a lot like what this World Cup squad is about: a new manager, new teammates, not clinging to the previous ways of playing – and perhaps it’s time to put ‘Sweet Caroline’ to one side.

Now, we’re by no means saying that we’re ‘done’ with the John Denver anthem that has been reborn as a Three Lions anthem, but look at how good it was watching England belting out Oasis with the fans.

“Today is gonna be the day that England beat Croatia 4-2”, as BBC’s Match of the Day cleverly quipped.

Obviously, we’re biased as Mancs, but we also think there’s something special about having that particular track feel so good to hear again.

As much as we love Oasis, for a long time, it felt like we couldn’t enjoy arguably their biggest-ever single anywhere near as much as we once did.

We assume it’s something akin to hearing ‘Mr Brightside’ non-stop for what felt like millennia, and in truth, hearing those repetitions of “ba, ba, ba… SO GOOD, SO GOOD!” over and over again at sporting fixtures beyond just national team games has taken the magic out of it at times.

Perhaps it’s just a case of saturation in certain settings and songs simply being overplayed – FIFA’s co-hosts over in the US certainly helped see to that when it came to ‘Wonderwall’ for a long time.

On the other hand, it feels like we’ve now come full circle; singing those famous lyrics at the top of our lungs in a sea of Mancs and fans travelling from all over to Heaton Park for Live ’25 last year felt better than ever, and like we’d all remembered how great a tune it’s always been. So did this…

In fact, this felt so emotional that you’ve got people who aren’t even English praising both those on the pitch and up in the stands for the moment online.

Even the admittedly rather American Man vs Food himself, Adam Richman (though he does have British ancestry), felt compelled to write a moving response on social media: “Shut up. You’re the one that’s crying. Bravo, England.”

He’s far from the only one who was left bowled over by the atmosphere – us included.

And in case you’re wondering just how strongly we feel about this one, you can sign a literal petition we’ve made for ‘Wonderwall’ to become the new England World Cup anthem for 2026 right HERE.

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SIR Kevin Sinfield among list of local names officially recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2026

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While many individuals were already public knowledge, we’re made up to hear that SIR Kevin Sinfield has now finally received his long-overdue knighthood, and he’s not the only recognisable local and/or beloved famous face to have been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours list for 2026.

There are so many worthy names on the list, but it goes without saying that the ‘Sir Kev’ campaign is one that countless have been flying the flag for rather high over the past few years.

Sinfield, 45, is not only a rugby league and England legend, but he has warmed hearts across the country and beyond through his superhuman ‘7 in 7’ ultramarathon efforts on behalf of the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) in recent times, all in memory of his old teammate and best friend: the late, great Rob Burrow.

Following his 2014 MBE, OBE in 2021, and CBE in ’23, we struggle to think of anyone more deserving of the accolade than the Oldham native, to be honest; here he is talking about the great privilege earlier this month:

Hero, legend, inspiration – these words don’t even begin to cut it.

That being said, he’s not the only ex-sportsman with a crucial Greater Manchester connection to have been honoured this year, as former Scotland international and Manchester United player Lou Macari (who still has a chippy in his name right near the ground) has also been made an MBE.

While Sinfield was recognised for services to sport and charity, 77-year-old Macari has been awarded the accolade for his work helping the homeless across not just the North West but all over the country.

Setting up the Macari Foundation back in 2016 and creating vital shelters, fundraising and support schemes – not to mention being involved in various other adjacent charitable initiatives such as the now annual Old Trafford Stadium Sleepout – it’s a cause he’s backed for more than a decade now.

Put quite simply, he’s helped change people’s lives for the better and save them full-stop.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast on Monday, 15 June, the Stoke-on-Trent-based, legendary Celtic centre-forward and retired Red was visibly humbled by what could arguably now be his most treasured medal.

As for other names this year, several Lionesses were also featured as part of the list for 2026, including Euros winners Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo, both of whom also previously played for Manchester City and Man United, respectively.

Fellow WSL stars Michelle Agyemang, Jess Carter, Hannah Hampton and Lauren James also joined the duo, along with a quintet of other national team players who were given MBEs as part of King Charles III’s New Year’s Honours List, with the prior official ceremony taking place last month.

One of those names, most notably for Mancs, was Tyldesley’s very own Ella Toone, another MUWFC star who has also shone under England Women’s manager Sarina Wiegman.

You can find the full Birthday Honours List right HERE.

Manchester United and Lionesses star Ella Toone is now officially an MBE
‘Tooney’ is just the latest in a long line of lionised Lionesses.

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