Every dog deserves a second chance, but could you provide a suitable home for these rescue dogs in Manchester searching for a place to call their own?
The pups at Dogs Trust Manchester’s rescue centre in Denton may not have had the best starts in life, but that doesn’t mean they can’t have bright futures.
Since lockdown alone, more than 350 dogs from the Denton centre have found love with new owners – but there are always more looking for their forever family.
Reckon you’re a good fit for these five searching for a place to call their own?
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Apache
Siberian Husky | 6 Years Old | Male
Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
Apache is a beautiful six-year-old Siberian Husky who loves muddy puddles, tennis balls and the outdoors. He is looking for a home that can match his energy and take him on long walks and hikes in the hills. It can take time for Apache to build a bond with new people but with patience and tasty treats you’re sure to win his heart.
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Dogs Trust Manchester say that Apache’s playful side and his cheeky character “can’t help but make his handlers smile.”
Apache needs his own good-sized private garden with 6ft solid fencing where he can relax and play to his heart’s content. He is looking to live with a maximum of two people in the home and both of these will need to be adults so he can really build a bond.
Apache has had mixed reactions to other dogs – because of this, it’s best to walk him in quiet areas where dogs won’t run up to him and take him by surprise. He can be worried by people he hasn’t got to know yet, so would appreciate his new family keeping visitors to a minimum. Apache will need to be the only pet in the home.
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You can find out more about giving Apache a home here.
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Denzel
Greyhound | Male | 4 Years Old
Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
Denzel is a friendly four-year-old boy looking for a nice quiet home to call his own. Denzel has made friends with everyone at the centre and likes a gentle stroke and some fuss. He loves to play with his favourite toys.
Denzel is looking for a home with a secure garden for relaxing and playing offlead. Denzel can live with children over the age of 14. He can be worried by loud traffic so will need to be walked in quiet areas away from busy roads.
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Denzel has mixed well with some of the other dogs at the centre but should be kept away from smaller dogs. He needs to be the only pet in his new home.
You can find out more about giving Denzel a home here.
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Benson
Staffordshire Cross (SBT) | Male | 6 Years Old
Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
This handsome staffie is six-year-old Benson. He likes going on gentle walks to explore his surroundings and will happily jump in the car to explore somewhere new. He loves cuddles and fuss from people he knows well, but he can be worried by some people in certain settings.
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Benson knows some simple commands and would benefit from mental stimulation as well as a couple of walks a day. He is always happy to snuggle up to you on the sofa in the evening.
Benson will need a single adult only home as he prefers to bond with just one person. This also means no young visiting children and minimal visitors so he can feel relaxed in his new home. Benson likes his own space so will need a non open plan house to help him settle in. He will need his own secure garden with a 6ft fence that he can play in.
Benson walks well on lead and would like to be taken to places where he can slowly be introduced to other dogs. He will need to be the only pet in the house.
You can find out more about giving Benson a home here.
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Nacho
Collie Cross (Border) | Male | 4 Years Old
Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
The team at Dogs Trust describe Nacho as a “cheeky chappie” who has a “loving, mischievous side.” He’s a four-year-old Romanian crossbreed looking for a calm and patient home to take him on and give him time to settle in.
Nacho takes some time to trust new people, but once he does he loves sitting next to you for a fuss. Ear scratches are his favourite! He will also put his paws on your shoulders for a bear hug.
Nacho is a big foodie and will do anything for a tasty treat. He has shown himself to be very responsive to training and enjoys working for his food using a puzzle feeder. He also loves his toys and playing tug of war.
Although Nacho is quite active and enjoys going out on adventures, he prefers quieter areas. He loves to explore but can get overwhelmed in busier areas and has been reactive to strangers, cyclists and traffic.
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Nacho can find it difficult being around other dogs, Dogs Trust say “he prefers his own space where he can relax in peace with his favourite humans.”
Nacho will need to live in a quiet area with access to calm walks and a private, secure garden with 6ft fences. He needs an adult only home with minimal visitors and no visiting children as he is worried and reactive towards new people. He will need to be the only pet in his new home.
You can find out more about giving Nacho a home here.
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Peanut
Crossbreed | Female | 3 Years Old
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Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
Peanut is a lively three-year-old crossbreed looking for a very active home to keep up with her energy levels. She loves getting lots of fuss and attention from the people she knows and has lots of affection to give to her new family.
Peanut is very playful but can sometimes get over-excited playing certain games. She would love to go on lots of long adventures and is great while travelling – she’ll happily hop straight in the car to explore somewhere new.
As she has been under-socialised with other dogs, she doesn’t yet know how to interact with them appropriately. She will need her own medium/large private secure garden with 6ft fencing so she has a place to play where she feels comfortable while settling in.
She will need walks in areas without many other dogs and should be kept on lead at all times. Peanut will also need an adult only home and her new family should have breed experience and/or knowledge. She cannot live with any other pets.
She’s ready to have lots of exciting adventures with adopters who are committed to her ongoing training and are happy providing her with plenty of time to settle in.
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You can find out more about giving Peanut a home here.
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The full list of Greater Manchester Olympians representing Team GB at Paris 2024
Danny Jones
The Paris Olympics are nearly here and this year Greater Manchester happens to have eight athletes competing at the 2024 Summer Games.
It just so happens that eight is also the exact same number of local Olympians who brought home medals from Tokyo 2020, and we’re hoping these lot will help Team GB bring back a record number, with the previous competition seeing them match their all-time record (65) set at London 2012.
Honestly, there are few times in the year that we love as much as when the summer of sport fully kicks in and with the heartbreak of the Euros finally starting to drift, we can fully throw ourselves into the Olympics and get behind our Mancs flying the flag for 0161.
But who exactly is representing Greater Manchester at Paris 2024 and what events are they competing in? Look no further.
Greater Manchester’s 2024 Team GB athletes and their sports
Without further ado, let’s meet our local Olympic heroes:
Keely Hodgkinson – Wigan – Athletics
Starting out over in the home of the Latics, pie barms and The Verve, we have Wigan‘s very own Keely Hodgkinson: a two-time European champion who also recently broke the all-time British record in the 800m at the Diamond League in London on 20 July.
Born in Atherton, the 22-year-old middle-distance runner’s career is already off to a flyer and having already picked up the silver in her event at the last Olympics at just 19, we have every faith she’ll be bringing home the gold this time.
Aimee Pratt – Stockport – Athletics
Over to Stockport (don’t start with that Cheshire nonsense today, just be proud she’s from around here) and our 3000m steeplechase specialist, who already broke the national record twice in 2022 and produced the UK’s best-ever finish (7th) in the women’s event at the World Athletics Championships.
A long-standing member of Sale Harriers running club and a University of Manchester graduate, Aimee Pratt, 26, has got so much local backing behind her and has quickly gone from rising star to very much looking like she’s going to live up to the expectations of becoming ‘world-class’ as coaches predicted.
The third and final Manc representing us in athletics events is Bury-born and bred Hannah Kelly, 23, who is also a member of nearby Bolton United Harriers.
She was part of the crack team at the World Indoor Championships in Glasgow that helped Great Britain reach a women’s 4x400m national record, picking up the bronze medal and will no doubt be looking to go on further in her Olympic debut.
Now into the world of combat sport and the incredible story of Trafford boxer Pat Brown’s journey to Paris 2024 who beat Poland’s Mateusz Bereznicki in a qualifier back in March and now finds himself heading to his first-ever appearance at the Olympics.
Coming through the ranks at his local clubs Moss Side Fire Station and Sale West ABC, the 24-year-old has gone through his fair share of challenges of late, losing his best friend and cousin shortly after sealing his place at the Games but now has more spirit and motivation behind him than ever.
Moving over to the world of cycling and there’s just one local name taking part in two-wheeled events this year: 28-year-old sensation, Charlotte Worthington, from just down the road in Chorlton.
One of the select few Team GB athletes who managed to pick up an Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020, the BMX star is not only ready to defend her title – becoming the first women’s champion freestyle park champion in history – but is looking to come back stronger than ever after some time out.
Insane stuff.
Anthony Harding – Ashton-under-Lyne – Diving
On to those wading through Paris waters in the name of Manchester, the first of two aquatic athletes competing at this year’s tournament is Antony Harding from Ashton-under-Lyne in Tameside.
Joining forces will Britain’s first-ever Olympic diving champion, Jack Laugher (who won the gold at Rio 2016), the duo have already brought home Commonwealth and European gold in the 3m synchro, as well as a pair of World Championship silver medals in the last two years. Is 2024 set for more gold?
And completing the water-bound Team GB athletes hailing from 0161 is multiple-gold medal-winner James Guy who, to use a phrase the kids are using, really is ‘that guy‘.
Another Bury native, the 27-year-old swimmer already has a big collection of gold medals in both the 200m and 4x200m freestyle at the Worlds, as well as silvers across multiple events over the past few years. With five Olympic medals in total to date, we’re desperate for him to add a gold to that list.
Georgia Taylor-Brown – Droyslden – Triathlon
Last but certainly not least is Droyslden’s Georgia Taylor-Brown, who was born to be an Olympian after her mum and Dad swam and ran, respectively, but continues to chase her own story of greatness, having picked up silver on her Olympics debut at Tokyo 2020 – even whilst nursing an injury.
With two golds at the 2019 World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series and AJ Bell World Triathlon in Leeds as well, we already know the colour looks good on her. You can listen to her full interview about going for gold yet again on BBC Sounds HERE but, for now, we’ll admit that her talking about coping with missing her dog come race time has made us love her even more:
Passport ✅ Hotel ✅ Alfie the cavapoo 🥰@TeamGB triathlete Georgia Taylor-Brown from Droylsden on what she can't live without at the Olympics.
Fingers crossed out Greater Manchester Olympians will absolutely smash it at Paris 2024 and regardless of how many medals they come home with, we already know they’ll give it their all.
No matter what, they’ll be welcomed back with a lovely homecoming party over at the AO Arena and we already have a great place to watch the events too.
Best of luck to our Mancs and all of Team GB – now go and do us proud!
Beloved Manc butty shop Bada Bing set for a sensational return to the city centre
Danny Jones
Sandwich lovers rejoice because one of the finest butty shops to ever grace Manchester is returning: that’s right, Bada Bing is bada-back!
The Sopranos-inspired deli and sandwich shop that took its name from one of the central locations featured in the iconic US drama (yes, the strip club), was a huge success when it first opened in Manchester a few short years ago, so it was a huge blow when it closed in February 2022.
Starting out by serving sandwiches out of a window at The B Lounge pub on Paton Street near Piccadilly, before moving to a small kitchen on Radium Street and eventually setting up their stall inside Ancoats General Store, they would regularly have lines around the block every lunchtime.
These Italian-American sarnies were so popular you’d often struggle to get your claws on one – and believe us, they really are a two-handed task – as they’d sell out on what felt like most days. But now, whether you were a regular or someone who missed out, there is hope once again:
Announcing their sensational return to a new site over in the Northern Quarter, which will now mark the fourth premises they’ve popped up at, Bada Bing is back with a bang and, as you can, they dropped the news with one of the best reveal videos we’ve ever seen.
If you know, you know…
Set to take over 125 Oldham Street, owners Sam Gormally and Meg Lingenfelter haven’t yet graced us with an opening date but the new unit should hopefully be open sooner rather than later.
The duo, who previously worked at fellow NQ favourite Another Heart to Feed, came up with the concept during lockdown and it didn’t take long for the idea to take off, nor for them to earn their spot amongst the very best sandwich places in Manchester.
Seriously, these things were so big and unwieldy (in the best way possible) that they even used to come with eating instructions: both hands and the trademark Tony Soprano hunch recommended, though the slightly stained wife-beater, boxer shorts and open dressing gown look is optional.
From slices of provolone cheese, all the thinly sliced Italian meats you could think of and the closest thing to actual ‘gabagool‘ as you’ll find in Greater Manchester, the menu was fitting of being served up to the iconic characters that once sat outside Satriale’s and a big approving grin from the man himself.
Simply put, we cannot wait and we will certainly keep you posted when we find out exactly when Bada Bing confirms their official reopening date.