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Beat-Herder is a magical oasis of pleasure seeking mayhem, hedonistic self-gratification and electronic debauchery.Nestled away slap bang on the Lancashire/Yorkshire border, it’s been three whole years since the disco lords of the North West’s festival scene held their last weekend of mad house shenanigans.2022 was destined to be a classic – and boy did it deliver on a colossal scale.Here are Duncan Whittaker's favourite eight things about what will probably end up being his favourite weekend of the year...Beat-Herder usually has headliners such as Orbital, Basement Jaxx, Leftfield or Faithless – so Nile Rodgers & Chic were definitely a surprise when the promoters announced the bill.However, Nile Rodgers unleashed his artillery of monster tracks and gave us two hours of arms in the air euphoria.David Bowie’s Let’s Dance, Madonna’s Like A Virgin and Material Girl, Duran Duran’s Notorious and The Sugarhill Gang’s Rapper’s Delight were all there – because Rodgers either wrote or produced the original versions of these hits.But the bomb was really dropped when they played Daft Punk’s Get Lucky – full on festival pandemonium.For 361 days of the year, these trees are home to deer, hares and other elements of Mother Nature.But for this weekend only, the wildlife appeared at the hands of Rob Da Bank, Marshall Jefferson and Roger Sanchez who all made sure that even the trees were rocking from side to side.Toil trees is the heart and soul of Beat-Herder – from 10am until 4am every day, the place was full on bouncing.There was a bar in there, a cave with a flashing dance floor, a man made waterfall – and a hairdressers just in case you fancied a snip.

Nathan Scoggins Guest ColumnistAnne Heche, the award-winning star of “Six Days Seven Nights” and “Walking and Talking,” died Aug. 14 at the age of 53 after being involved in a car crash in Los Angeles.

Love Island winner Mille Court took to Instagram to show off her stunning figure and natural beauty as she posed in front of a wall made up of car tyres.Millie let her golden blonde wavy locks flow in the wind as she posed in a tiny black crop top and bright neon green tracksuit bottoms that she tugged on to reveal her toned abs.She added the simple caption: "1 of 2," referring to the double post she uploaded, with the second shot showing off her outfit from a closer angle.READ MORE: Love Island's Georgia Steel puts killer abs on display in slashed bodysuitThe reality star posted to pic for her two million Instagram followers to gawk at, with many flooding the comments with thoughts on how she's "glowed up" since her break up from co-winner and ex-boyfriend Liam Reardon. One commented: "I can’t choose which one I like more because you look gorgeous in both.""You are gorge," another wrote.A third added: "You're so beautiful."Love Island co-star and close pal Lucinda Strafford wrote: "Actually unreal," while recent contestant Paige Thorne dropped some heart eye emojis into Millie's comments.

Hope Solo revealed the biggest mistake of her life, as well as her struggle with postpartum depression in the latest episode of her podcast.

Samantha Womack is back home after confirming she's had breast cancer surgery and is now being looked after by her Coronation Street actor boyfriend, Oliver Farnworth, 40. The actress has undergone an operation, just days after announcing her diagnosis and taking to Instagram on Thursday (August 18), Samantha, 49, shared a photo of her delicious healthy dinner – a bowl of homemade soup – and wrote: "Recuperating after breast cancer op. "My love makes me turmeric and ginger in the morning and homemade butternut squash soup in the evening…….

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorViva Kids has acquired North American distribution rights to the Sky Original animated adventure “The Amazing Maurice,” set to be released stateside and only in theaters on Jan. 13, 2023.

Gemma Owen has made sure to introduce Luca Bish to the other man in her life - and we don't mean her dad Michael Owen. The Love Island star appears to have taken her new man home to her family's £4m Chester mansion after a whirlwind couple of weeks since leaving the villa.

Sir Alex Ferguson has arrived at Manchester Crown Court to give evidence in the trial of former United star Ryan Giggs. He was pictured by press photographers at Crown Square this afternoon.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are "clearly in love" ahead of their second wedding. The 'Marry Me' star and the 'Deep Water' actor are preparing for a lavish three-day wedding this weekend. The power couple are set to be joined by friends and family at their second wedding after the pair got hitched in Las Vegas last month.

Manchester United star Ryan Giggs to his ex-girlfriend Kate Greville, where he referred to his genitalia as a "totem pole", was heard in the court. Several messages between Mr Giggs, 48, and Ms Greville, 38, which are believed to have been shared during their initial days of romance, were read out by his attorneys at the Manchester Crown Court on Thursday.

Bjork spent lockdown "eating chocolate pudding every day". The 56-year-old singer was in the Icelandic capital of Reykjavik at the height of the global health crisis, and she actually relished the experience of spending so much time at home. The 'It’s Oh So Quiet' hitmaker shared: "I don’t think I’ve been that much home since I was 16.

tragic death aged 41 on 11 August. News emerged of his passing on 16 August after his family released statement revealing that he had been found "unresponsive" in his Minnesota, US, apartment. Claire, 53, who is the former wife of Darius' friend, Phones4U founder John Caudwell, told MailOnline that she and Darius had enjoyed an 18-month relationship which started in 2018 and lasted three years, but that the pair had remained "great friends" following their split.

booze, half-naked women and bad hangovers.But now it could have a theme nobody would have expected.For someone company has come up with the perfect stag go for dog loving grooms.READ MORE: Passenger flight misses the runway after both pilots 'fell asleep' before landingWould-be husbands can pay for a weekend of dog-friendly games and activities including obstacle courses, doggy-paddle boarding, paw golf and even canine yoga.Dozens of venues in Newcastle have signed up to allow grooms to enjoy their stag dos with man's best friend - as well as their best man - in tow.The wacky “doggy do” parties are being run by Geordie-based stag and hen company Last Night of Freedom.Managing Director Matt Mavir said: "They say a dog is a man's best friend, so it seems only right that they should be able to spend the stag or hen by their owner's side."Millennials went dog mad during lockdown."Now a couple of years later they are all getting married, so that's left many customers facing the problem of what to do with their dog during their weekend away."Rather than dump them in a kennel, we believe this is the solution, plus having your canine by your side only enhances what will already be one of the most memorable weekends of your life."Animal-loving stags can pay a few hundred pounds to have a wild night on the Toon at dog-friendly pubs, bars and hotels.Joining in the fun is Gateshead's Central Bar which overlooks the iconic Tyne Bridge in the city.Activities on offer include stags taking their dogs on an “It's a knock-out”-style assault course and team up for a game of doggy dodge ball.Stags can also take their dogs paddle boarding and join them to watch rugby Premiership team Newcastle Falcons play a home fixture.More relaxing

Georgia Steel has left fans speechless by posing in a slashed bodysuit.The Love Island star, 24, is known for sharing sizzling snaps with her masses of online followers.Posting to her Instagram stories earlier this week, Georgia continued that trend with a racy bodysuit snap.READ MORE:Love Island star claims she was told to wear thong while Jess and Eve were bannedSporting her newly acquired fringe, the brunette beauty put on a bronzed display while posing in the asymmetric brown one-piece.With one shoulder bare, Georgia's toned abs were on full display in the sizzling image.Georgia wore her hair in a wavy style in the smoking picture.She completed her look with dark eye makeup and a nude lipstick while staring into the camera lens.The gorgeous snap comes as Georgia confirmed she is "best friends" with a Love Island star from a different series.Georgia appeared in the fourth season of the ITV2 dating show in 2018.Posting once again to her Instagram stories, Georgia confirmed her close relationship with Cally Jane Beech. Cally Jane appeared on the first season of the ITV2 dating series when she made an unexpected appearance to join former boyfriend Luis Morrison.Asked by a fan if Georgia was her best friend on a recent Instagram stories Q & A, Cally replied: "She sure is.

Davide Sanclimenti is the only contestant on this year's Love Island who smoked, according to some of his fellow Islanders.The hit ITV2 dating show stopped filming contestants smoking in 2018 putting an end to dramatic rows and juicy chats in the villa's infamous smoking area. Now, villa residents who do smoke are instructed to do so outside the front door of the villa next to a tree and have to go it alone away from the cameras.

Charlotte Teideman, 30, from Berkshire, is mum to Bella, 4, and Bailey, 18 months, with husband Alex, 33. She’s also an Intensive Care nurse and runs an online business on the side. Like many new mums, she found the pressure to get 'back in the sex saddle' unappealing, but she found a way through...

They got engaged back in January, and now Selling Sunset’s Vanessa Villela and her fiancé Nick Hardy have opened up about their wedding plans. Revealing they are planning a “theatrical” big day, Nick said the putting together their nuptials has turned into a “full-time job”. Speaking on the Three on Thursday podcast with Vanessa, he said: “The wedding has turned into a full-time job at the moment.

Coronation Street fans were left saddened for newcomer Aaron Sandford after he finally revealed who was behind his shocking injuries. Last month viewers of the ITV soap were horrified when newbie Aaron told girlfriend Summer Spellman he had been 'jumped' before meeting her in the Rovers.

Love Island star Kem Cetinay's car, an inquest has heard.

We might be half way through August but BBQ season is far from over. And Aldi have slashed one of their most popular BBQs to less than £50 - saving shoppers £70 on the original price.

Greentea Peng has returned with a spiritual new song called ‘Look To Him’ – listen below.The new track follows the track ‘Your Mind’, which was shared back in March, and is a precursor to a new project from the singer that is touted to drop “imminently”.“‘Look To Him’ explores the idea of originality and the notion of tapping into source energy for creativity and inspiration rather than just searching for it amongst your peers and surroundings,” Greentea Peng said of the new song in a statement.“At the same time, it challenges the idea that anything is truly original as nothing is truly our own rather seeped into us from a Higher Power and thus channelled from God him/herself.”Listen to ‘Look To Him’ below.Earlier this year, Greentea Peng cancelled her March UK headline tour due to the uncertainty caused by COVID-19. “If it was just me on the mic over a track it would be different but manoeuvring a 6 piece band plus team is a different story and we need time, full energy and a lot of money to make shit happen.