Little legs and big climbs aren’t usually compatible and this is why they can benefit from a lift up from from time to time.
As most pet owners will tell you, our pets are our best friends, but not everyone is particularly fond of having their pets climb on furniture items. For those who don’t mind, or actively encourage it though, we’ve found some handy pet stairs on Amazon and there’s probably more benefits to them than you initially thought.
The Pet Gear Step Stairs are designed to “help maintain and protect your pet’s joint health”.
It’s widely known that “pets who constantly jump off sofas, beds, and other furniture can place unnecessary strain on the joints” and this could potentially lead to arthritis in the future.
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As with any steps some dogs may need a bit of training at first, but once they’ve mastered the knack, it’ll do them a world of good in the long run.
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These stairs are best suited for pets up to 150 pounds and over a year old.
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According to the product description on Amazon, the Pet Gear Step Stairs “has wide, deep steps to give smaller dogs the ability to get their entire body on each platform and large dogs the ability to comfortably climb the stairs.”
“The innovative incline of each step reduces the amount of stairs needed to climb, eliminating stress on your pet and the carpet tread is easily removable and machine washable.”
They’re also really easy to assemble by snapping together in a matter of seconds and requiring no tools.
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The stairs are retailing on Amazon from £44.97 + postage/packaging and has a multitude of positive reviews from plenty of satisfied customers, so if you’ve been wondering whether it’s worth the buy or not, have a read of a few of those to help make you’re mind up.
Other colours and size/weight models that are suitable for different dog breeds are available, but do note that pricing does tend to vary.
They’re also eligible for Amazon Prime delivery perks too for those subscribed to the service.
If you know a pair of little pup legs that could do with a helping hand every now and then, you can get the Pet Gear Step Stairs from Amazon here.
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Travel warning issued as tens of thousands to descend for Manchester Half Marathon
Daisy Jackson
A travel warning has been issued ahead of the Manchester Half Marathon this weekend, with tens of thousands of runners and spectators expected to arrive in the city.
People are being urged to plan their journeys ahead of time, with significant road closures in place from the city centre as far out as Sale.
Road closures – and subsequent bus diversions – will also affect parts of Stretford, Chorlton, Trafford, and surrounding areas.
Around 32,000 people are expected to take part in the Manchester Half Marathon this Sunday, with thousands more coming out to cheer the runners on.
Transport for Greater Manchester is advising people that the Bee Network trams will be the best way to get around over the weekend.
Extra trams will be operating to provide as much capacity as possible.
Road closures and bus diversions will start on Saturday 3 October and continue until the actual race day on Sunday 4 October, lifting fully by 8.30pm.
Tens of thousands of runners and spectators will descend on Manchester for the half marathon
Earlier this year, the Manchester Marathon led to a record-breaking day for Metrolink trams, with the highest number of passengers ever recorded on a single day in the network’s history.
Whether running or cheering, people are advised to use the Bee Network app to plan their journeys and are strongly encouraged not to drive within the affected areas.
Steve Gilholme, Head of Events at Transport for Greater Manchester, said: “The Manchester Half Marathon is another one of those special occasions where the people of Greater Manchester and beyond come together, with thousands of people taking on the challenge and raising money for good causes, while many more will line the route to cheer them on.
“This does mean the city centre and especially trams will be incredibly busy so please plan ahead and give yourself extra time to make journeys.
“The Bee Network app and website will be the best places to get the latest travel information and tap and go contactless payments are the quickest and easiest way to pay.”
You can see all the road closures for the Manchester Half Marathon HERE.
Funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), the 14 national museums of the UK are all located in England – including the Imperial War Museum North, and the Science and Industry Museum in our region – and free entry to was first introduced all the way back in 2001, with millions of visitors having benefitted since.
National museums are said to add more than £1 billion a year to the economy, and bring in visitors from all over the world.
In fact, seven of the UK’s 10 most visited museums are national museums, and 7.1 million people visited the Natural History Museum and 6.4 million visited the British Museum in 2025 alone.
The Government has announced that all national museums in the UK will remain free for everyone to visit / Credit: Science Museum Group | Wikimedia Commons
Earlier this year though, the Government committed to working with local leaders and the museum and tourism sectors to explore whether charging overseas visitors could help museums’ finances.
But following this, it’s now believed that charging could deter visitors, and that the impacts and benefits would ‘not be felt equally’ across the sector.
Instead, the free entry will be funded by the £1.5 billion Arts Everywhere Fund – which is providing £760 million for museums – while £600 million of infrastructure funding is supporting national museums and DCMS-sponsored cultural organisations.
The latter funding will be used to address critical maintenance and works to estates, and enable institutions to deliver on their commitments to share collections with visitors from around the world.
Emily Sergeant -
9th June 2020 
