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This one-eyed rescue kitten in Bury needs to find a forever home

Blinky arrived Kitty Rescue Bury with one blown-up eye and an ulcer on the other. After a lot of hard work, he's fighting fit again.

The Manc The Manc - 25th June 2020
Kitty Rescue Bury

A cat rescue centre in Greater Manchester has revealed their “brave” 12-week old kitten with one eye is ready for a brand new home.

Blinky arrived Kitty Rescue Bury with one blown-up eye that needed to be removed and an ulcer on his other.

According to representatives at the organisation, he has been treated with medication and is now well enough to join a loving family.

The rescue centre has called Blinky the “bravest kitty [they’ve] seen in a while”, and a lot of work has gone into getting him “fighting fit.”

He needs an indoor-only environment with no dogs, and ideally a place where he can spend time with another a kitten of a similar age.

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Kitty Rescue Bury

“[Blinky] doesn’t let having one eye hold him back though although he may bump into and miss the odd thing,” said the rescue centre.

“Blinky is great with other cats, they’d just need to be tolerant because he has A LOT of energy and loves playing!

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“He will need an indoor only home and brushing daily or he ends up looking a hot mess! 

“He has been flea treated, dewormed, vaccinated and chipped. He’ll be neutered when he’s old enough.”

They added: “Who ever adopts Blinky will be so lucky he has so much love to give!”

For more information about adopting Blinky, head over to the Kitty Rescue Bury Facebook page here.

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A tribute festival in memory of Mani from The Stone have been announced

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After plenty of talk and rumours ever since his passing, a tribute festival in memory of Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield will honour the late great Stone Roses and Primal Scream bass player later this year.

Despite various organisations and regional residents having observed their own memorial services following his death on 20 November 2025, the city and Greater Manchester as a whole made it clear that they wanted to carry out a more dedicated form of remembrance.

And we couldn’t agree more.

Deciding to remember him in the past best way possible – by celebrating one of his greatest loves and legacies: music – ‘Manichester’ festival will be held this spring.

Hosted in partnership with Madchester.com and simply dubbed as “a tribute to a true Manc legend”, names both new, old and current will be joining the inaugural Manichester lineup.

Organised by the website and iconic Manchester streetwear brand GIOGOI, not to mention being “blessed by Mani’s family” directly, artists playing will range from those who were lucky enough to have played with him or, like us all, were simply left inspired by his unforgettable basslines.

As well as a ‘AAA headliner’ still yet to be confirmed, there are some serious legendary names on here, both local and beyond; at the minute, the roster of acts is looking like this:

Manichester 2026 lineup

  • Cast
  • Peter Hook (Joy Division, New Order)
  • The Kowloons
  • A “specially assembled core band” featuring Aziz Ibrahim (The Stone Roses), Rowetta, Simone Butler (formerly Primal Scream) and Mick Rossi (Slaughter and The Dogs)
  • Dave McCabe (The Zutons)
  • Baz Fratelli (The Fratellis)
  • Zak Starkey (Mantra of the Cosmos)
  • Steve White (ex-Oasis drummer)
  • Jon McClure (Reverend and the Makers)

However, as they have teased in the announcement, “that’s just the start”, and with more names incoming, many are already trying to guess who the headliner could be. Some have even suggested Ian Brown himself might get up on the stage…

As per an official statement, key artwork for the event comes from the one and only and equally influential Stone Roses guitarist, John Squire, whose new designs will feature on flyers, limited-edition physical tickets and other promotional materials.

Most importantly, all the proceeds from the special one-off in memoriam show will go towards Mani’s and Imelda’s twin boys, Gene and George – and who knows? This could be the start of a brand-new annual festival spawned in the name of a very special Mancunian.

GIOGOI added: “Manchester is the best city in the world, and we do things differently here. This is Manchester showing up. This is Madchester showing love. This is ‘Manichester’.“

Taking place on Saturday, 30 May and held at Diecast on Ducie Street in Manchester city centre from 2pm, it’s sure to be a momentous ocassions with thoughts of Mani and his family looming large in everyone’s minds.

You can sign up for presale tickets right HERE.

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The Premier League is keeping its crucial cap on away game ticket prices – for now

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The Premier League has announced it is extending its crucial price cap for away games, as the general cost of match tickets continues to creep up all over the country.

Most season card holders, be they here in Greater Manchester or elsewhere, are likely looking at their annual spending going up simply, so steps like these are key in keeping first division football as affordable as possible.

And that’s just the ongoing cost of living, let alone the clubs that are continuing the trend of charging more each year and, unfortunately, even pricing some supporters out entirely.

With that in mind, the news of England’s top-flight sides voting unanimously to keep the £30 cap intact for at least another two years comes as relief to those who spend most of the year putting their hard-earned cash towards following their team home and away.

Now confirmed to remain in place until the end of the 2027/28 campaign, travelling fans obviously still spend plenty of money on transport and so on every year, but at least they don’t have to worry about rising general admissions.

At least not for the time being…

Writing in a statement, the Premier League said: “Away fans help create the incredible atmosphere Premier League matches are renowned for. Since the cap’s implementation in 2016, it has contributed to attendance at away games increasing from 82% to 91%.”

They also acknowledged the significant and regular funds that supporters still spend on these trips, with plenty of people online also praising the Football Supporters’ Association (FSA), which helped spearhead the campaign over a decade ago.

With so many other obstacles still getting in the way of fans making it to games either at their usual stadium or on an away day – not least of all the constant and increasingly frustrating rescheduling of fixtures – it’s good to see this isn’t an area the Prem are trying to target.

As always, the multi-billion-pound business can always seek out other, newer money spinners, and we’re absolutley certain they will. For instance, there’s at least one happening over in Spain that we’d happily see carried over here.

The Premier League and EFL should follow La Liga’s lead and bring Retro Matchdays to the UK
Please make it happen.

Following the news, this now means that fans will ultimately have enjoyed 12 back-to-back seasons of the benefit, and long may it continue.

Nevertheless, the biggest barrier for people to watch the beautiful game at its highest level in the UK remains the cost of standard tickets.

The likes of Manchester United, Arsenal, Leeds and more have already let matchgoers know that their season ticket prices will be going up, and the likes of Man City have already seen backlash for increasing rates amid the expansion of the Etihad Campus.

Swings and roundabouts for some, you could say.

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