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Complete with bow tie, toothy grin and green jiggling eyes, the 30-year-old costume was handmade for the BBC TV show Noel's House Party in the 1990s. Credit to eBay/mrwifey01

Buyer of Mr Blobby suit backs out from £62,000 bid Patrick Hollis

An artist's impression of a revamped Leigh town centre

Wigan Council bids for Government millions for "levelling up" Charles Graham

The neighbouring island is owned by Richard Branson (Photo: Shutterstock)

You could buy a Scottish island for as little as £80,000 - here's how Sarah Wilson