Loved and lost Cheshire book shop where customers would 'spend hours'

A water attraction loved by generations of kids is still a much missed despite closing 20-years ago.

Love Island runner up Gemma Owen has shown off her astonishing horse riding skills and revealed the ginormous training grounds at her £4m mansion.The reality star demonstrated her top tier dressage skills as she rode elegantly around the stables.The video was released as an Instagram story on Sunday night of Gemma riding her horse, Sirius. Gemma also shared the video on her TikTok as she put the horse through its paces. She captioned the post: "Not at all rider fit yet but loving being back." Luca Bish and family watched on for the day, as Gemma was filmed gallivanting around on horseback.

Love Island star Gemma Owen has explained how her boyfriend Luca Bish and footballing father Michael Owen got on when the family enjoyed a family holiday in Portugal last week. Fresh from a stint on the hit ITV show, the dressage rider, 19, and her fishmonger beau, 23' joined the Owen family for fun in the Algarve sun.

Gemma Owen and Luca Bish have been enjoying their new celebrity lifestyle after leaving the Love Island villa a matter of weeks ago. Gemma, 19, and Luca, 23, came in second place on the hit ITV2 dating show, with the pair being beaten to the top spot by Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sanclimenti.

Love Island star Jacques O'Neill has returned to social media after sharing a statement apologising for his behaviour during his time in the villa and upon leaving Spain. The former rugby star quit the ITV2 dating show last month in one of the most emotional moments in the 2022 series.

Love Island star Luca Bish made his first solo red carpet appearance without Gemma Owen as he attended the House of the Dragon premiere in Leicester Square on Monday.The 23 year old’s outing comes after he reportedly met Gemma’s famous footballer dad Michael Owen for the first time.The couple have been attached to the hip since leaving the villa as runners-up as they recently travelled to Portugal together, where Luca became acquainted with the Owen family. Gemma, 19, decided to sit this event out though, leaving Luca to experience the premiere all by himself, which he certainly looked excited about.

Love Island's Luca Bish has reportedly finally met beau Gemma Owen 's famous footballer father, Michael Owen. A "nervous" Luca, 23, and his 19 year old squeeze have flown out to the Algave, Portugal, to visit the Owen family's luxury villa in Quinta Do Lago, and to reportedly spend some quality time with Gemma's parents, dad Michael and mum Louise.

Michael Owen has managed to avoid meeting his reality star daughter Gemma's boyfriend Luca Bish by jetting off on holiday.The 42 year old former professional footballer, who had only just reunited with his daughter following her time in the Love Island villa, took to his Instagram feed to announce he had flown off to hotter climates. Sharing a snap of himself dressed in a black T-shirt with his arms folded as he sat in a restaurant, he simply told his 427,000 followers he was out catching "a few days of sun," with a sunglasses emoji.

Love Island's Gemma Owen and Luca Bish were spotted looking very loved-up on an outing in London.The runners-up of this year's series enjoyed a lunch date with Gemma's mum Louise after appearing on the Love Island reunion show, which aired last night, Sunday 7 August. The two appeared to be in great spirits as Luca carried Gemma's luggage, while they also hugged and kissed before saying goodbye to each other.

Love Island 2022 will go down as one of the most memorable and dramatic series ever. The latest edition of the ITV2 dating show came with many memorable moments from Ekin-Su’s crawl along the terrace to kiss Jay to Davide’s reaction to the pair’s kiss that became a TikTok hit. While the pair reunited after plenty of drama and on-off-on again moments, they went on to win the show and with it won the hearts of viewers.

Love Island star Gemma Owen returned home last week following her eight week stint in the villa in Mallorca. The beauty, 19, was a runner up in this year’s series with beau Luca Bish and following her return to the UK, her family threw her a welcome home party. Gemma returned to her stunning family mansion in Cheshire to find that her parents, Louise and Michael, had thrown her a Love Island-themed party to celebrate her return.Taking to social media she showed off the adorable party and the emotional moment she reunited with her beloved pet dogs and horse.

Love Island couple Gemma Owen and Luca Bish were quizzed on reports of a recent row following recording of the show's much-anticipated reunion. The pair, who made it to the final of the ITV2 dating contest and finished runner-up, appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday (August 8).

Gemma Owen has revealed that she likes Luca Bish more after leaving the Love Island villa, but admitted that he is yet to meet her famous footballer dad Michael. Gemma, 19, and Luca, 23, opened up about their romance during the Love Island reunion episode on Sunday (7 August) evening, where host Laura Whitmore questioned them about life outside the villa and their future together.