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Top 3: Most inspirational Salford women in celebration of International Women’s Day

© Copyright David Dixon and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/>   With International Women’s Day approaching […]

The Man on the Bench at Irlam Station. Photo Laura Joffre

New life-size statue unveiled at Irlam station

The local community gathered at Irlam Station on Monday morning for the unveiling of a new artwork, known as the Man on the Bench. The 200kg life-size statue of an old man resting on a Victorian bench is a bronze cast of a work originally created 40 years ago, by a then pupil of the local high school, Simon Law.

Suffragette relative ‘proud’ to represent Salford University in statue march

A Salford university employee and graduate, Amber Goulden has explained her pride at joining the University on a march to the unveiling of the Emmeline Pankhurst statue on December 14.