Dogs in Soapland: A Septet of Fictitious Canines

A random selection of canine characters from Soapland

The anorak behind East of the M60 is also a Coronation Street fan, though blogging interests and the like have got in the way of catching up with his five times a week Corrie fix. Schmeichel is one of a few dogs to have graced the cobbles of Coronation Street. As an opportunist way of grabbing more traffic on the back of this storyline, he hastily constructed this cheap and cheerful rundown of other canine characters besides the excellent Schmeichel. Barking? Yes, if you refer to our intrepid popular culture fiend, dog lover and part-owner of a Jack Russell Terrier (who sometimes adds the odd bit of creative output to this blog).

Poundland Comes to Ashton-under-Lyne

EastEnders star to open new discount store in Arcades Shopping Centre

Oldham’s had one since 1993, Manchester some two years after, now it’s Ashton’s turn. The mystery has been solved as to which retailer is going to occupy the ground floor space of the former Woolworths store