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The Manchester Tram System that runs through the Greater Manchester Area. As of January 2019, it has 4 zones and over 90 stops making it the largest light rail system in the UK.

It opened in 1992 and is considered by the locals as efficient and inexpensive.
Mark: Want to go into Town?

Twain: Sure! Lets take the Metrolink
by Albino_Peach1 January 20, 2019
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A bundle of sticks held together with string or a cord, can also be arrows. Used to represent power through unity and is used as a symbol in governance such as in the US House of Representatives chamber and the flag of the Italian Fascist movement.
It's origin is from Rome, where one of the two Consuls (Leaders of the Roman Republic) would hold the Fasces to represent that they are holding power, after a year long term it would be given to the other Consul.

The political ideology, Fascism gets its name from Fasces as Fascism worships the state though a collective effort.
Fascism derives it's name from Fasces
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Ashton-under-Lyne or just "Ashton" is a town in Eastern Greater Manchester and located in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside. It is the Administrative Head-Quarters of Tameside and contains Tameside Hospital and Tameside Council.

Ashton is also known as 'Little Karachi' for its large Pakistani minority.

It is often connotated as quite a rough area with high poverty and a higher crime rate than average.

If you go to Manchester for vacation, don't say in Ashton!
Nikki: I need to go shopping, want to go to Ashton-under-Lyne?

Gina: Of course not, I don't want to be stabbed!

Nikki: Good Point.
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