Mr McAsh is the Southwark Labour cabinet member for clean air, streets and waste. He follows Southwark councillor Sam Foster, who revealed in December that he had joined the Greens from Labour, and Rotherhithe councillor Kath Whittam, who also defected to the Southwark Green Party in November.

The iconic Disney Channel series first premiered in 2006

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It’s been quite some time since Hannah Montana graced our television screens. The beloved programme first launched back in 2006, and a film followed in 2009.

Running for four seasons, the comedy series centred on apparently ordinary teenager Miley Stewart. Yet Miley harbours a secret – she’s simultaneously living as a globally renowned pop sensation performing under the alias Hannah Montana.

To conceal her real identity from both the public and her classmates, she wears a blonde wig during her performances as Hannah, depending on her father, brother and best mates whilst attempting to balance schoolwork with her clandestine celebrity career.

In a case of life mirroring fiction, the show’s lead Miley Cyrus subsequently became an international music superstar, recognised for chart-toppers such as Flowers, Wrecking Ball and The Climb. The ensemble also included Miley’s actual father, country musician Billy Ray Cyrus, alongside Emily Osment, Mitchel Musso and Jason Earles.

Two decades later, Disney+ has confirmed a 20th anniversary special featuring the pop sensation herself. Recorded before a live studio audience, the performer and actress will sit down with Call Her Daddy podcast presenter Alex Cooper to discuss everything Hannah Montana, reports the Mirror.

Disney’s description hints: “With heartfelt nostalgia and fresh perspective, Cyrus will revisit the moments, music and memories that defined an era.

“Viewers will be treated to never-before-seen archival footage, while some of the most memorable sets from ‘Hannah Montana’ are brought back to life – including the Stewart family living room and the legendary Hannah Montana closet. There will also be some familiar *notes* that find their way back into the spotlight.”

The special programme will broadcast on Disney+ on March 24. Prior to its arrival, the streaming service released a teaser clip showing a vehicle with the registration plate ‘HM 20’ arriving at a backlot, whilst a muted version of Hannah Montana track ‘The Best of Both Worlds’ plays. It accompanied the footage with: “Going back to where it all began.”

Before the special’s launch, Miley Cyrus revealed: “Hannah Montana will always be a part of who I am. What started as a TV show became a shared experience that shaped my life and the lives of so many fans, and I’ll always be thankful for that connection.

“The fact that it still means so much to people all these years later is something I’m very proud of. This ‘Hannahversary’ is my way of celebrating and thanking the fans who’ve stood by me for 20 years.”

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If you’re of a certain age, you likely remember when it was at its height – parades, music, floats, celebrities.

And sadly, you also probably remember its gradual fading in the early noughties, where expanding costs and shrinking crowds brought the former summer mainstay to its knees, culminating in its eventual cancellation.

The Bethel Crowd Amateur Dramatics Society at the Westhoughton Carnival procession August 2005 (Image: Karen Hope)

But now, Westhoughton community group Howfen Wakes is set to bring back the Carnival after an absence of around 20 years.

That’s 20 summers without the sight of costumes and parades, without the smell of hotdogs and popcorn, without the sounds of the brass band or the rollercoaster.

The carnival will start small and hopefully expand, depending on popularity, as the team try to turn their much-loved childhood memories into a reality once again.

Westhoughton carnival float (Image: Kerry Dunk Leigh)

Hazel Bumby from Howfen Wakes said: “I remember it from when I was a teenager, so it was last on probably about 20 years ago.

“We’d have celebrities, floats, open top cars, people throwing sweets into the crowd – although you probably couldn’t get away with that now.”

‘Howfen’ is a slang term for a Westhoughtoner, so ‘Howfen Wakes’ refers to the reawakening of the Howfens as they revive their carnival.

The Bourbon Street Roof Raisers provide the music at the Westhoughton Carnival procession. August 14, 2005.. (Image: Karen Hope)

According to Westhoughton councillor David Wilkinson, the carnival began as an agricultural show, where locals could display their wares.

The show expanded, however, eventually blooming into a full carnival with all the usual trappings – stalls, food, floats, a ‘carnival queen’.

“We’d go down Bolton Road across Market Street and into central drive over to then park then we’d have a celebrity open the carnival.”

Members of Bolton Spartans Scooter Club got into the carnival spirit back in 1962 when they prepared to take part in the procession for Westhoughton Carnival dressed in home-made costumes (Image: Archive)

The new edition of the carnival is starting small with a party in the park – stalls, amusements, food, face painting and hair braiding for the kids.

This nullifies one of the largest carnival expenses – paying for road closures.

According to Cllr Wilkinson, it was this this and other expenses that lead to the dissolution of the carnival the first time around.

Sarah Hall, the Westhoughton Carnival Queen Elect at the Westhoughton Carnival procession August 2005.. (Image: Karen Hope)

“Road closures are expensive, traffic management is expensive.

“But after such a long period of time you have to start somewhere.

“It was well attended in its heyday – everyone looked forward to it but there was a lot of cost.”

The Westhoughton Carnival procession. Photo by Karen Hope, Bolton Evening News, Sunday August 14, 2005. (Image: Karen Hope)

Cllr Wilkinson himself related a story of how he used to enter the carnival show with homegrown goods of his.

If this first carnival is a success, however, the team are planning to expand until it begins to approach its former pomp, with street parades, floats, and live entertainment.

A Wetherspoons customer baffled people after sharing the cooked breakfast they ordered with an unlikely additional item that some said had no place on the plate

We Brits love a fry up, but we all have our own ideas for what should and shouldn’t go on the plate.

Some of us love loading up on sausages, some of us think beans shouldn’t go anywhere near the plate, and there’s often a difference of opinion when it comes to additions like black pudding.

No matter what you consider to be the perfect cooked breakfast, many cafes and restaurants that serve the morning meal will let you customise your dish to your liking.

That’s what one Wetherspoons customer did recently at their local pub in Ramsgate, Kent. But when they posted their customised breakfast on social media, people were baffled by one addition.

On Reddit‘s fry up forum, one person said they had ordered the “Freedom Breakfast” from their local Wetherspoons. This comes with two rashers of bacon, two hash browns, two eggs, two servings of mushrooms, two grilled tomatoes, and baked beans.

They then said they added a sausage, two pieces of black pudding, and the controversial addition – haggis.

They said: “I added a sausage, two black pudding and haggis (seems to be a new addition to the menu here). The pint of Guinness went down very well with it. Just over a tenner all in, including the pint. Overall very satisfying, especially for the price, and haggis was a great addition.”

The addition of haggis to the cooked breakfast split opinions in the comments section. Some believed haggis makes the “perfect side to any meal”, while others said it had no place on a fry up.

One person said: “Haggis and Guinness are a guaranteed winner.” Another added: “Solid breakfast! You can’t beat the helping of haggis and black pud!”

However, someone else was less convinced, stating: “Haggis looks like sheep [poo] infested with maggots.”

Several other commenters simply couldn’t believe the Wetherspoons patron had managed to get a breakfast and a pint of Guinness for around £10, describing it as a “bargain” no matter what food items were on their plate.

There were also people who were surprised that a Wetherspoons in Kent was serving haggis as a side dish – as it’s usually only available in Scotland.

It is sometimes available in wider parts of the UK around Burns Night on 25th January, but it would normally be gone from menus again by the middle of February.

When one person said they were surprised to see haggis available outside of Scotland, someone replied: “I think they sell it everywhere around Burns Night. Didn’t know they’re still selling it outside Scotland, though.”

But someone else theorised: “This will have been farmed, doesn’t taste the same. You only get proper wild-caught Haggis in Scotland these days.”

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