Every dog deserves a second chance, and there’s plenty of pups in Manchester currently looking for their “forever homes”.
Dogs Trust Manchester’s rescue centre in Denton has been responsible for the rehoming of countless four-legged friends since it opened in 2014, and since lockdown alone, more than 350 dogs have found love with new owners – which staff say is “a real testament to how effective our virtual rehoming has been”.
But there’s always more dogs with love to give to those ready to receive it.
Last week, we shared the details of five dogs in our city who are ready for rehoming – and you all seemed to love them, so we’ve chosen to shine a worthy spotlight and share the stories of another five this week.
Reckon you’re a good fit and can provide a suitable home for these five dogs in Manchester currently searching for a place to call their own?
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Tilly
Border Collie | Female | 1 Year Old
Manchester
Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
Tilly is a fun-loving and very smart one-year-old Border Collie who loves learning new things and playing with toys, and is looking for a quiet but active home of adopters who can keep up with her energy levels, and are committed to only using positive training methods to get the best out of her.
She is known to get very excited when she meets other dogs and loves to walk and play with them, so although Tilly cannot live with any other pets, she would love to have some regular doggy friends.
Tilly will need her own secure garden with 6ft solid fencing, and due to her shy nature, she will need a home where visitors are kept to a minimum.
You can find out more about giving Tilly a home here.
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Kyza
Staffordshire Bull Terrier | Female | 9 Years Old
Manchester
Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
Kyza is a lovely nine-year-old Staffie who is looking for her forever home to settle her paws into.
Despite her age, Dogs Trust Manchester says she does love going on small adventures and loves nothing more than curling up on the sofa with her favourite people or relaxing on her own comfy bed.
Kyza can be a little nervous at first and is worried by loud noises, but she enjoys a gentle fuss and is therefore looking for a calm, patient home with children over the age of 16 only and her own private garden with minimal interaction with other dogs.
You can find out more about giving Kyza a home here.
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Ringo
Crossbreed | Male | 10 Months Old
Manchester
Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
Ringo is a lively 10-month-old Dobermann x Lurcher who will thrive in an active home prepared to give him plenty of time to settle and be able to keep him busy with different forms of entertainment and accompanying him on lots of adventures.
Dogs Trust Manchester say Ringo has shown to be a little anxious of new environments and people at first, but will grow in confidence with a bit of time and patience.
Due to being a little shy around new people, Ringo will need to be the only pet in the home, have a secure garden to play in, and will need a quiet home that initially has minimal visitors and no young visiting children – although he could live with children aged 14 and over who are confident around big and bouncy dogs.
You can find out more about giving Ringo a home here.
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Teddy
Crossbreed | Male | 2 Years Old
Manchester
Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
Teddy is a goofy and cuddly two-year-old St Bernard x Newfoundland mix who likes playing with his toys – particularly chasing a ball – loves going out on adventures, and being by your side wherever you go, and although Teddy’s a big chap, Dogs Trust Manchester says he walks calmly and nicely on the lead.
He will need to be the only dog in the home, have private secure garden away from loud road traffic, and while he is comfortable meeting dogs, he will pull towards them so adopters will need to be comfortable with his strength
Teddy also struggles to be left on his own, so will need minimal leaving hours that can be built up at his pace over time.
You can find out more about giving Teddy a home here.
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Humphrey
Great Dane | Male | 18 Months Old
Manchester
Credit: Dogs Trust Manchester
18-month-old Great Dane Humphrey loves his food, playing sit and paw for some tasty treats, a good fuss, and is at his happiest when he’s wrestling with his doggy pals.
Dogs Trust Manchester has recommended for Humphrey’s life to be as stress free as possible that his forever home have access to quiet walks where he can enjoy exploring on lead without the stress of lots of distractions, and have minimal visitors with adults only and no visiting children, with any visitors introduced outside of the home.
Due to his size and breed, Humphrey’s adopters should have experience of living with a large breed, and have a private and secure garden where he can blow off some steam and use it as an area for some of his training.
Humphrey is friendly and enjoys playing with other dogs, so would love to have regular doggy friends, but he sadly can’t live with cats.
You can find out more about giving Humphrey a home here.
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Manchester City issue statement as they reach agreement over ‘APT’ controversy
Danny Jones
Manchester City and the Premier League have agreed a settlement over their long, drawn-out APT rules controversy.
For starters, no: this is not to do with the outstanding 115 charges still alleged against the local side; that’s to do with FFP.
In case you weren’t aware of the latest with this story, after winning a watershed court case against the English top flight last October regarding ‘Associated Party Transactions’ (APT) – an outcome with the Premier League contested – Man City have now put the case behind them.
Updating supporters on social media this week, the club revealed that the situation has now been resolved and is essentially over.
Sharing the update on social media, they gave a brief overview of how the debate related to transparency surrounding sponsorship deals and commercial dealings was finally concluded.
A statement reads as follows: “The Premier League and Manchester City FC have reached a settlement in relation to the arbitration commenced by the club earlier this year concerning the Premier League’s Associated Party Transaction, and as a result, the parties have agreed to terminate the proceedings.
“This settlement brings an end to the dispute between the parties regarding the APT Rules. As part of the settlement, Manchester City accepts that the current APT Rules are valid and binding.
“It has been agreed that neither the Premier League nor the club will be making any further comment about the matter.
Although the decision was ultimately reached following extensive investigation by an independent commission, some are already speculating about what this could mean in terms of wider controversies surrounding the club. It’s also opened the door for them to resume partnerships already in the pipeline.
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Conversely, the Premier League itself is yet to offer any public response of its own, with the assurance that the City Football Group (CFG) accepts that said APT Rules are “valid and binding” essentially being the final word.
Many fans have been quick to question online whether this has any impact on the aforementioned FFP saga (don’t forget City’s 115 charges were actually increased to 130 back in December), but very little is still publicly known about the latter.
The hearing itself technically began this time last year, but we have yet to actually find out what the result was, despite the 10-week process ending in December.
Meanwhile, that isn’t the only concern for die-hard Blues of late…
Ruth Jones and James Corden are making a new Gavin and Stacey follow-up project
Danny Jones
TV writing, directing and acting double act, Ruth Jones and James Corden, are teaming up once again for a follow-up show to UK comedy favourite, Gavin and Stacey.
After the success of last year’s one-off reunion, de facto third Christmas special and series finale – which was one of the biggest British telly events in some time – the two are getting back together to deliver their next project.
The aforementioned 2024 conclusion broke multiple records when it aired on BBC One, so it’s little surprise that there was plenty of interest in commissioning the next chapter, though it’s still unclear as to how connected to the Gavin and Stacey universe it will be.
Either way, you know there’ll be plenty of people grabbing a subscription to watch this one.
Ruth Jones and James Corden in 2008, at the height of Gavin & Stacey‘s popularity. (Credit: Ben Salter via Flickr)
Amid Netflix, Amazon Prime and their long-time collaborators at the BBC all courting the new series, it is Apple TV that has picked up the latest script from Jones and Corden, as per the Radio Times.
Set right here at home, the duo will be keeping things domestic, as they are set to star alongside an all-British cast over the course of 10 episodes.
Having picked up the inaugural season for a reported £8 million, Apple’s streaming platform will no doubt be banking on a big hit.
Once again, details remain tight-lipped at the moment, and it’s unclear if any familiar faces (be they actors and/or their actual on-screen characters) will be returning besides Jones and Corden, but an insider told RT that fans can expect it to be “uplifting, gentle and very funny.”
The source goes on to add that, besides just appealing to folks on our side of the pond, by introducing a “new format and new characters, they wanted to let an international audience enjoy their work”, and hopefully, have moments like this:
It goes without saying that America is obviously a big target market, given the former Late Late Show host’s eight years spent in the States, but Apple TV’s global reach is a big plus for the pair.
Nevertheless, they are hoping to achieve a similar heartwarming feel and those ‘water cooler’ moments with the Gavin and Stacey follow-up, and we can’t wait to see what they come up with.
Already said to be hard at work writing the show, we don’t care if it’s a sequel or spin-off show per se, we just pray it’s as touching and funny as their magnum opus.
That ending was pretty perfect, wasn’t it? Well, by one little niggle we had…
Emily Sergeant -
30th September 2021 
