All dog-owners know how important our four-legged family members are, and want to make sure they’re well taken care of in both their waking hours and their resting ones.
Whether your dog’s a pampered couch potato or a mud-loving explorer, it’s important that they have a bed that will support their joints while they sleep, ready for the next adventure.
Ivy and Duke is a small family-run business, fully based here in Manchester, that’s created a whole range of genuinely gorgeous dog beds that you’ll be proud to have on display in your home.
The Vasco memory foam beds have excellent orthopaedic qualities to look after growing puppies and older dogs alike.
Ivy and Duke dog beds in action. Credit: Ivy and Duke
The stylish fabric beds come with a removable cover that can be washed at a 30 degrees and line dried, or there’s even the option to order beds made from a waterproof fabric, so if your dog’s a fan of a spontaneous dunk in a pond, you can just wipe or hose down their bed.
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All Ivy and Duke beds come with a waterproof inner liner, to protect the memory foam from any accidents.
The high-quality materials used are sourced from within the region, and every step of the journey from manufacturing to fulfilment to customer services are handled locally too.
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The beds can be custom-made to fit dogs of all sizes. Credit: Ivy and Duke
Can’t find a bed that suits your dog’s exact size? The local brand offers a bespoke sizing service to find one that fits just right.
Designed to be comfortable, practical, durable and stylish, Ivy and Duke’s beds come in a range of colourways and fabrics that look beautiful and can withstand even the most energetic of dogs.
You can even have your pet’s name embroidered onto any pillow, blanket or even Christmas stocking.
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Ivy and Duke have now opened a factory showroom in Failsworth where you can take your dog to test out and choose their own new bed.
After all, if we humans take our time shopping for the perfect mattress, why can’t we extend the same to our pets?
The showroom is located at Unit 7, Castle Industrial Estate and is open Monday to Thursday, from 10am to 3pm – bookings are recommended to avoid clashing with other visiting dogs.
Ivy and Duke are offering 15% off their entire website until 28 November at midnight, with a free pillow on all orders over £100.
New state-of-the-art modern wellness and recovery destination opens in Manchester
Emily Sergeant
Manchester’s wellness landscape has just changed… for the better.
Brysk has arrived in our city, unveiling a premium, design led studio dedicated to recovery, performance, and preventative health.
Opening its doors just off St Ann’s Square, offering what it calls a ‘technology-led approach’ to everyday health, Brysk is all about helping people stay ahead of stress, poor sleep, inflammation, skin concerns, and low energy.
Designed as a wellness studio rather than a spa or clinic, Brysk aims to bridge the gap between premium comfort and clinical level care, and is currently the only place in Manchester to provide a full suite of modern recovery and wellness services under one roof – including the city centre’s only hard-shelled hyperbaric oxygen chamber delivering 1.8 ATA sessions.
Whole body and localised cryotherapy treatments are also available, alongside red light therapy and compression therapy.
Manchester was chosen for Brysk’s launch due to the city’s strong wellness and fitness culture.
Tailored for everyday people, not just amateur and elite athletes, Brysk supports busy professionals, parents, and shift workers, as well as those managing menopause symptoms, skin concerns, chronic inflammation, or recovering from injury.
The studio is also set to host a weekly run club, wellness events, and group recovery sessions now that it’s open to the public, while corporate wellness mornings and private group bookings are also available in Thursdays and Saturdays, supported by Proflex Therapy – the studio’s physiotherapy partner.
Brysk is a new modern wellness and recovery destination in Manchester / Credit: Supplied
Brysk owners, father and son team Chris and Nathan, say their aiming to become Manchester’s go-to destination for cryotherapy and modern wellness, building a culture where recovery and preventative health are viewed not as a luxury, but as essential to everyday life.
All services on offer are delivered through structured safety-led protocols, backed by sports science and nutrition knowledge.
Single sessions, tailored service packages, and flexible credit-based memberships are all on offer, meaning clients are able to integrate recovery and preventative health into their routines in a way that suits their lifestyle.
Brysk is now open off St Ann’s Square in Manchester city centre, and you can find out more and book any treatments here.
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JD and Nike are hiding free pairs of Air Max shoes in InPost lockers at the Trafford Centre
Daisy Jackson
JD are celebrating the return of the Nike Air Max 95 ‘OG Neon’ with a major giveaway, hiding pairs of the limited trainers inside InPost lockers at the Trafford Centre.
There’ll be a chance for Mancs to unlock exclusive prizes, including those iconic shoes, plus Air Max 95 jackets, pants, and t-shirts.
JD started teasing the drop of the Neons last week, with a video of a stock room filled with Air Max boxes and a crew packing.
Then details started dropping too, with Liverpool grime star Kasst 8 revealing himself as the sender.
In the campaign, the unapologetically Northern artist appears stationed on JD x Nike Air Max branded lockers, firing off texts reading ‘I’ll be there soon’, ‘SHIPPED OUT’, and ‘Check your InPost’.
And now JD has revealed its major competition with Nike, giving you the chance to bag a pair of Air Max 95 OG Neons.
Special Air Max branded InPost lockers will be stationed in-store at JD at the Trafford Centre (and at Liverpool One), each one stuffed with Air Max shoes and apparel.
To be in with a chance of unlocking a locker, you just need to submit your details HERE.
Then select winners will be chosen from a random draw and sent a unique code, which you can take to your chosen locker and reveal what you’ve won.
The Air Max 95 OG Neons are an iconic shoe designed by Sergio Lozano, with a human anatomy-inspired design that includes ribcage laces and vibrant neon accents against grey gradients.
JD have been teasing the launch of this campaign, with the Air Max 90 and 95 Neons dropping in-store and online on Thursday 5 March.
If you missed last year’s Air Max OG Neon drop, JD’s throwing you a lifeline.
Enter before 9am on Tuesday 3 March HERE for your chance to unlock – winners will be picked at random and contacted this week to collect at JD Manchester Trafford Centre.
Daisy Jackson -
11th November 2022 
