Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Plans to demolish church and build luxury homes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRevised plans have been lodged to demolish a former Methodist church and build luxury homes in its place. The Independent Methodist Church, Dicconson Lane, Aspull, has fallen into disrepair after lying empty and unused since 2015.
A planning application to demolish the derelict building and build two houses with a minimum of four-bedrooms each has been submitted to Bolton Council.
The church was used by worshippers from Westhoughton and Aspull for many years prior to its closure. A church building has stood at the site since 1893.
Previous similar plans to build three homes at the site were turned down by Bolton Council in 2018 after concerns about the effect the development would have on the green belt.
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