Paws and Claws, Ashton-Under-Lyne

08/05/2025

A street party on market avenue today to celebrate VE Day 🇬🇧

VE DAY STREET PARTY – TOMORROW from 10AM FREE ENTRY - Market Avenue, Ashton-under-Lyne
🇬🇧🎉🇬🇧🎶🇬🇧

Join us TOMORROW for a full day of activities and entertainment 🎶, the weather is looking great from 10AM until late! 🌞

Want to get involved?
We’re looking for:
• Community groups 🤝
• Face painters 🎨
• Performers 🎤
• Caterers 🍰
…and anyone else who wants to bring the energy!

Message the Make Ashton Great Again page to join in!

But most of all — WE NEED YOU TO ATTEND!
Let’s pack out Market Avenue and turn this into a yearly tradition 🇬🇧 that grows and grows!

Let’s make it one to remember!
🇬🇧 SEE YOU THERE! 🇬🇧

06/05/2025

Look how amazing market avenue looks in this weather!

Market Avenue in Ashton-under-Lyne looks absolutely fabulous!

The Union Flag bunting strung high across the street - perfect for marking the 80th Anniversary of VE Day.

A patriotic display honouring the heroes of World War II.

📸 Cameron’s Tea Room

18/04/2025

Please see our opening times this Easter weekend

Closed today

Open Saturday 9am - 5pm

Closed Easter Sunday and Easter Monday

Open as normal 9am Tuesday

Have a great Easter everyone 🐰

16/04/2025

Some more …….. changes to parking in our town centres!

New free parking plan for Tameside town centres

CAR parking in Tameside town centres will be free for the first two hours if council proposals to support local residents and businesses get the green light.

A report, due to go before Tameside Council Executive Cabinet on 23 April for approval, recommends a competitive new tariff due to launch in June 2025 that will offer two hours of free parking Monday to Saturday before 6pm in all council run car parks in the borough to make it easier and more convenient for people to shop in local town centres.

The plan follows a full review of parking, which has involved extensive consultation with stakeholders, businesses and the wider community - including direct feedback from over 700 people and nearly 250 further comments on council social media that have also been taken into account. The review has also involved benchmarking with other areas and taking on learning and good practice.

Tameside Council Executive Member for Towns, Transport and Connectivity Cllr Stephen Homer said: “I’m excited about this proposal – this is a fantastic offer of two hours free parking that will really help businesses, residents and shoppers and support our town centres to thrive and move forward with modern shopping, living and leisure habits and needs.

“The offer is among the very cheapest in Greater Manchester – only one other authority currently offers free parking for as long as two hours – which will make Tameside a very competitive place to visit, shop and do business.

“We have listened to feedback and what people need and this offer underlines our commitment to supporting residents and businesses and backing our town centres. We have major plans underway to redevelop and revitalise Tameside’s towns and this offer is an important piece in the masterplan in helping them to transform and prosper.”

The proposals will require over a £1m investment from the council to cover lost revenue and support highway maintenance and improvement, but it is hoped the investment will be counterbalanced by a positive return in the form of town centre growth.

The report also recommends changing some long stay car parks – namely Beeley St in Hyde, Old St in Ashton and Denton Wellness Centre - to become short stay to support higher turnover and footfall and help ensure availability of free spaces for users. While Queen St Car Park in Denton will change from short stay to long stay to provide all day parking for those that need it.

It also proposes that car parks with very low usage – Hodgson St, St Peter’s St and Welbeck St in Ashton, Market St in Droylsden, Ward St in Hyde and Harrop St in Stalybridge – are closed in June 2025 as they are a drain on maintenance costs and an inefficient use of land that could instead be freed up to unlock regeneration plans, further boosting the local economy.

The recommended offer will also mean patients and people visiting their loved ones at Tameside Hospital will also be able to get two hours free parking Monday to Saturday before 6pm if they use the council run hospital car parks.

The proposed new tariffs are set out below:
· Charges apply 8am to midnight (with no charges from midnight to 8am)

Monday to Saturday:
From 8am to 6pm.
Up to 2 hours – Free
Up to 3 hours – £1.00
Up to 5 hours – £2.00
All day (to midnight/8am next day) – £4.00
Evening (from 6pm until midnight/8am next day) – £1.00

Sunday:
All day (to midnight/8am next day) – £1.00
· Short stay car parks limited to maximum 3 hour stay.
· Pre-paid contract passes / season tickets can only be used in long stay car parks.
· Tariffs to be paid while charging an electric vehicle.

19/03/2025

We went for a long walk Saturday evening

We went down the canal 💧 💧
Across the field 🟢🟢
Through the woods 🌳 🌳
And back home on the roads

Tired when we got home but it was nice to see some improving weather 🐶

06/03/2025

With the redevelopment of the outdoor market ongoing we are taking a trip down memory lane

Here’s some photographs of Ashton town centre from days gone by.

We can see a welcoming, vibrant, clean, safe, bustling, colourful and busy town centre…

Tell us you’re thoughts in the comments section below 💭

15/02/2025

Something to keep you’re eyes peeled for, exciting projects underway in Ashton, bringing our town back to life

25/12/2024

🎄 Merry Christmas from Paws and Claws to YOU, our valued customers who come to us in the wind, the rain, the snow and the occasional Ashton sunshine 🎄

As we reflect on another year we would just like to say for you to enjoy today with you’re families, we hope you’re Christmas is full of joy, laughter and time with those who matter most

All the best everyone and thank you for youre support

23/12/2024

Ashton market hall opening times through this festive period.

Opwn now until 5pm

Open Christmas eve 8.30am - 4.30pm

Merry Christmas 🎄

21/12/2024

🎁 We still have plenty of festive gifts for you’re furry friends available 🎁

Dog, cat and small animal chews, stockings and toys 🐶 🐱 🐹

Gourmet Christmas Eve boxes, festive cat laser pens, Christmas dinner stocking, festive cookies, natural selection boxes,Christmas crackers and lick-e-mats to name a few

⏰ paws and claws open today til 5pm ⏰

📍 Ashton market hall 📍

Please note we are open tomorrow, Sunday 9am til 3pm

12/12/2024

🎄 🎅 🎁 We have plenty of Christmas goodies, treats and presents available this year, keep you’re eyes peeled over the next few days as we will be posting our Christmas selections on here 🎁 🎅 🎄

First up today we have we the season of good dog pedigree doggy stocking, priced at £3.75 and contains tasty minis treats, dentastix, a jumbone and a packet of rodeo

We all pull the Christmas crackers on Christmas Day don’t we, well this time you’re doggies won’t be left out as we have a doggy Christmas cracker, it contains a gift, a hat and even a joke, don’t worry though there isn’t the usual bang that a normal cracker has. The crackers are £1.99

A Christmas cracker vinyl dog toy, this is our Beckhams favourite ever Christmas toy, he’s had too many over the years but he’s a good boy! £2.29

Webbox Christmas cracker box £2.99 with tasty chicken trees 🎄 made with 100% chicken, joy in every moment

Last up today we have the bakers Christmas selection box, for £3.50 you have a selection of rewards variety ideal for training, a bag of whirlers, tasty chicken bites and a bag of meaty allsorts, paw-fect for Christmas Day

Keep you’re eyes peeled over the next few weeks for more of our Christmas stock, as ever if you have any questions don’t hesitate to message our page or ring opus on 0161-330-3589

Paws and claws open today 9am til 5pm

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20/04/2024

Good morning everyone, just dropping in to let you all know that this morning Mr Paws and Mrs Claws have jetted off on there holidays ✈️ ( lucky buggers )

We are open as normal though don’t worry, we maybe a slight bit slow in getting back to you as they are travelling most of today

There’s also a bit of a time difference so if you do text/whatsapp or message us we may take our time getting back to you regarding deliveries etc but we will 100% get back to you.

As said though nothing changes in Ashton and we are open as normal and it would be great to see you all now the suns finally out ☀️

I’ll be here today til 5pm thank you