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Community Grocery set to give free meals on Christmas Day

A community grocery in Salford will be sharing the Christmas joy by giving out free meals to those who may need it on the 25th of December.

The free meals would be given out at the Victory Outreach Manchester building on 19 Liverpool Street from 2pm.

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Enjoyable employment and good homes found to be priorities for Salford young people

Feedback from a new project group has found that enjoyable employment and good housing are key priorities for young people […]

Strategy Day at the Humphrey Booth Center

“If this building goes, we’d all lose our jobs”: The Salford charity fighting to keep its centre open

A Salford charity is appealing for support with maintenance and running costs of its building after the ongoing cost-of-living crisis […]

Credit: Maisy Hall

“We’re trying to keep our eyes open for people who are going to need help”: Salford woman sets up community hub in restored church

A new community hub is being opened in a recently restored church with hopes to provide a number of services to aid people […]

Mary Tantrum and her colleague, Joan, who run ‘The Inner Wheel Club of Irlam 2000’
Photo taken and given permission to use by Scarlett Mullender

“We’ve only been here twice, and it’s been fantastic”: Irlam market joins Christmas with community

A local market has united Irlam for the fifth year running, beginning the start of its Christmas run on Sunday. […]

Credit: Elizabeth Charnley

Worsley village lantern tours are back again this December

Worsley village and the Bridgewater Canal will be decorated with Christmas lights and lanterns this December with guided tours. The […]

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Salford café owner forced to get a second job due to energy crisis

A Salford business owner claims he has had to take on extra work to ensure his Chapel Street-based coffee shop can […]

Wayne, a local Salford Busker. image credit: Joe Hatton

“We don’t want handouts, I just want to pay a reasonable price for my gas”: Salford residents voice their financial struggles on the cost of living crisis

Salford locals have expressed their fears over increasing bills and some are already turning off the heating and using blankets […]

Rector Andy Salmon discussed Sacred Trinity Church and the cost of living crisis

“Our worst case scenario is we’ll be paying £8,000 for electricity, that’s a four fold increase”: Salford Church Rector on cost of living crisis

Sacred Trinity Church on Chapel Street is struggling to cope with paying its own energy bills as it pledges to […]

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New ‘Love Your Woodland’ sessions set to bring Salford’s community together

The Garden Needs centre in Kersal are introducing new Love Your Woodland sessions to show the Salford community what nature can do for mental health. Emma Ellison talks about how previous woodland event sessions drastically helped her mental health.