Cheshire

Pets Corner partners with disability charity

Pets Corner announced it has formed a partnership with disability charity Leonard Cheshire. The charity aims to help young, disabled people, and as part of the collaboration, funding from Pets Corner will enable them to take part in the charity’s ‘Can Do’ programme. The programme encourages them to learn new…

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Pets Corner launches partnership with Leonard Cheshire

Pets Corner has announced its new partnership with disability charity Leonard Cheshire. As part of the collaboration, funding from Pets Corner will enable more young disabled people to take part in the charity’s ‘Can Do’ programme, where participants learn new skills to help build their confidence while also giving back…

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Cremation tattoos: A guaranteed way to keep your loved ones forever?

“We never really get over the passing of someone, we just work out how to smooth out the painful spikes of losing them,” says Bubblegum Ink’s tattoo artist Paul Cutler. “Cremation tattoos are the only guaranteed way to keep your loved ones with you forever.” Alongside the increasing number of…

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Feldyfare Limited celebrates continued expansion

Cheshire-based bird food manufacturer Feldyfare Limited has continued to expand its product range and business investment in manufacturing and sales. It said sales of its flagship complete diet Goldenball wild bird food ball “continue at a pace”, and added retailers and consumers realise that “pure quality is affordable” when compared…

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Woman dies following Widnes dog attack

A woman has died after two dogs attacked her at an address on Graham Road in Widnes. At around 5.15pm on Tuesday 24 September Cheshire Police received reports that a 44-year-old woman had been attacked. Officers attended the property and discovered that the woman was in a serious condition. The…

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Butcher’s aims to donate one million meals to less fortunate dogs

Dog food manufacturer, Butcher’s Petcare, has launched a social campaign #nourisheverydog to help less fortunate dogs in the UK. For everyone who tweets #nourisheverydog, the company will donate a Butcher’s meal to a dog less fortunate. It aims to donate one million meals in the next year. The social media…

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UK’s ‘first autism friendly’ vet practice launches

A veterinary surgery in Cheshire has become the first in the UK to be recognised as ‘autism friendly’, by the National Autistic Society. Vets4Pets Alsager received the Autism Friendly Award, which recognises businesses that have made themselves more accessible to people with autism and their families, ahead of World Autism…

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Cheshire veterinary hospital to get new £2.5m site

A Cheshire veterinary hospital is to get a new £2.5m site after outgrowing its current location. The Woodcroft Veterinary Group will transform a Cheadle office block into a new ‘state-of-the-art’ hospital, providing a 24-hour service and expanding its referral services. The new 11,000 square foot site at Atlas House, on…

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Vet secures cash boost for dog charity CAESSR

An elderly rescue dog who has found a forever retirement home has visited a vet who has secured a cash boost for the charity which has been looking after him. Horlicks, a 13-and-a-half-year-old lemon and white Sprocker, which is a cross between a Cocker and Springer Spaniel, has been looked…

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Millions of dog owners failing to treat for flea and ticks, says new survey

A new survey by nationwide chain The Vet has found that found one in seven dog owners – 14 percent – admit they do not treat their canine for flea and tick infestations. With an estimated 8.5 million dogs in the UK, it suggests that up to 1.2 million animals not…

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