A local animal shelter has shared horrific details of a litter of kittens being dumped in a Manchester park.
The seven tiny cats were left in an airtight plastic box with their mother in Debdale Park, where they were discovered by a dog walker.
Tragically, one of the eight-week-old kittens had to be put down after he started suffering seizures believed to be caused by the lack of oxygen in the container.
The box the animals were dumped in was taped shut, with no holes to breathe.
Millstream Animal Shelter in Oldham named the six remaining kittens after the Game of Thrones dragons – Balerion, Vermax, Syrax, Tessarion, Vermithor and Sunfyre.
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Millstream posted on Facebook: “These adorable kittens with their mummy were Dumped in Debdale Park. Hidden in bushes all of them crammed into 1 plastic box with the lid taped down and no holes to breathe. Luckily a kind member of the public found them and brought them straight into us.
“We assessed them all and unbelievably they were all healthy and in good condition, sadly apart from one little boy who soon after started fitting. We rushed him straight off to the vets, where he had further seizures and heartbreakingly died.”
All of them have now found loving new homes.
The shelter also told the Manchester Evening News: “It’s awful. The mother was traumatised and needed a lot of love and coaxing when brought to us, and if they hadn’t been found they would have all died.
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“It’s absolutely sickening and needs bringing to attention that people would kill their pets than bring them into shelters.”
You can find out more about Millstream Animal Shelter, make a donation or buy items from their Amazon wishlist here.
Featured image: Millstream Animal Shelter
The Debdale Park Dumping UPDATE ALL KITTENS ARE NOW RESERVED.
😭 So we’ve now got these 6 cuties ready for homing Next Weekend. They are 8 week old. We have 3 females and 3 males. Syrax black and white female Sunfyre black female Tessarion black and white female Balerion black male Vermax black and white male Vermithor black and white male They are all confident friendly well handled and socialised A real sweet lovely cute family of kittens. They can go in any combination. Any kitten that goes by themself Must Go where there is an existing friendly cat if Not where someone is home Most of the time. They should be OK with children 6 years old plus used to cats. If you think you can give any of them the right home please ONLY Private Message us on here with details of Yourself Family and Home and any other pets you may have. You Must be ready to adopt Next Weekend and Not Due to Go Away Anytime Soon. The adoption fee is £70 for one and £120 for a pair Cash Only They are flead and wormed. Thanks
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Full list of road closures set to be in place for Manchester Day 2024
Emily Sergeant
Manchester Day is back for 2024 this weekend, and the full list of road closures set to be in place has been confirmed.
Now that schools are officially out across Greater Manchester, and the summer holidays are well and truly here, the hugely-popular Manchester Day is making a return once again this Saturday 27 July, and as always, it’s set to be “the day summer officially starts” in the city centre – with a massive celebration of “all things Mancunian” on the cards.
The theme of this year’s annual event is ‘Let The Games Begin’, and it’s inspired by the international summer of sport, just 2024 Olympics kicks off over in Paris.
The day will be packed full of free events and activities to get involved with.
Some city centre roads will be closed on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 July for Manchester Day.
These will include:
🛣️Deansgate 🛣️St Ann Street 🛣️St Mary’s Gate 🛣️Market Street 🛣️King Street
— Manchester City Council (@ManCityCouncil) July 21, 2024
But of course, in order for the all the fun to go ahead as safely as possible, and as tends to be the case for events like these, Manchester City Council says it will need to make some temporary road closures to facilitate it.
The full list of road closures has now been confirmed by the Council, and there’s some major city centre thoroughfares set to be out of action.
Here’s everything you need to know.
Manchester Day is back for 2024 to celebrate the international summer of sport / Credit: Manchester City Council
Manchester Day 2024 – Road Closures
Saturday 27 July
From 6am to 11:59pm, Manchester City Council has confirmed that the following roads will be closed:
Deansgate (Manchester Cathedral to John Dalton Street) – access will be maintained to Marks and Spencer’s car park and Number One Deansgate.
St Ann Street (Deansgate to Cross Street)
St Mary’s Gate (Exchange Street to Deansgate)
St Mary’s Street (Southbridge Street to Deansgate)
Market Street (Exchange Street to Cross Street)
Fennel Street (Corporation Street to Cathedral Street) – access will be maintained for morning deliveries only.
Cathedral Street (Fennel Street to Exchange Square) – access will be maintained for morning deliveries only.
Cateaton Street (Exchange Square to Deansgate)
Barton Square (St Ann’s Square to St Ann Street)
King Street (Cross Street to Deansgate) – no access for deliveries.
All accessible bays, bus lanes, and taxi ranks within the closed areas will also be suspended during from 6pm on Friday 26 July to 11:59pm on Saturday 27 July.
The parking suspensions set to be in place are:
Deansgate (Manchester Cathedral to John Dalton Street)
St Ann Street – including the bays outside St Ann’s Church (Deansgate to Cross Street)
St Mary’s Gate (Exchange Street to Deansgate)
St Mary’s Street (Southbridge Street to Deansgate)
Southgate (St Mary’s Street to King Street West)
Market Street (Exchange Street to Cross Street)
Fennel Street (Corporation Street to Cathedral Street) – access will be maintained for morning deliveries only.
Cathedral Street (Fennel Street to Exchange Square) – access will be maintained for morning deliveries only.
Cateaton Street (Exchange Square to Deansgate)
Victoria Street (Cathedral Approach to Deansgate)
Todd Street (Corporation Street to Station Approach)
King Street (Spring Gardens to Southgate)
South King Street (Ridgefield to Deansgate)
Barton Square (St Ann’s Square to St Ann Street)
King Street West (Deansgate to St Mary’s Parsonage)
St James’s Square (John Dalton Street to South King Street)
Cross Street (King Street to Corporation Street)
Museum Street (Peter Street to Windmill Street)
Marsden Street (Cheapside to Brown Street)
Manchester Day 2024: Let The Games Begin! will take over the city centre on Saturday 27 July from 12pm-6pm.
Check out everything you need to know ahead of the event here.
‘Complex’ Metrolink repairs to the Rochdale via Oldham line could take weeks to complete
Emily Sergeant
Work currently underway on the Rochdale via Oldham line is expected to take several weeks to complete.
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has confirmed that land movement affecting the Metrolink network near Derker has now “slowed”, and this means that detailed ground investigations and temporary repair works have been able to get underway.
In order for trams to run again on the crucial line from the city centre to the two major Greater Manchester towns, TfGM says that a small section of track has to be moved back – also known as ‘slewed’ – into its original position.
The overhead line poles also need to be repaired too, the transport operator revealed.
Rochdale line update
Land movement affecting the Metrolink network near Derker has slowed, enabling detailed ground investigations and temporary repair works to get underway.
To get trams running again, a small section of track has to be moved back into its original position… pic.twitter.com/byERjitdi1
Unfortunately though, due to the “complex” nature of these works, and despite the fact that TfGM says it’s actively looking to “accelerate” the repairs, the project is expected to take up to five weeks to complete in full.
On top of this, the detailed ground investigations will also establish whether any further work to strengthen foundations beneath the track will be needed at a later date.
TfGM has apologised for the inconvenience caused to passengers.
‘Complex’ Metrolink repairs to the Rochdale via Oldham line could take weeks to complete / Credit: TfGM
Speaking on the scale of works currently underway, and how long he expects them to continue for, Pete Sommers, who is TfGM’s Network Director for Metrolink, said: “I’m sorry for the impact this is having, and will continue to have, on people’s journeys.
“We are working to get trams running through the area again, but this remains a complex and challenging issue and it could still be a few weeks before this happens.
“We will of course keep passengers updated, and I’d encourage people to check our social media channels and website for the latest information and advice.”
Daisy Jackson -
30th November 2022 
