Food & Drink

"People have been really supportive of businesses and hopefully that will continue even after Covid"- Salford vegan takeaway to use new website in lockdown

“People have been really supportive of businesses and hopefully that will continue even after Covid”- Salford vegan takeaway to use new website in lockdown

A MediaCity-based vegan eatery called Vertigo Manchester has recently opened a new takeaway service for the Christmas period. Consumers can order […]

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“It is a once in a lifetime opportunity” – Woman opens new Salford vegan cake business

A local baker has taken the plunge and opened a new Salford vegan cake business, despite the coronavirus pandemic. Jessica […]

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Salford home baker uses talent to raise money for children’s hospice

A woman living in Salford has been baking treats so that she can fundraise for Derian House Children’s Hospice. Sophie […]

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“My Christmas has been decimated” – Local restaurant owner slams tier system

The government’s decision to put Greater Manchester in Tier 3 has ‘decimated’ the Christmas of restaurant owner Robert Rossario. Rossario who owns […]

"They really show the spirit of a working-class town" - the bakery bringing Eccles cakes up to date in Salford

“They really show the spirit of a working-class town” – the bakery bringing Eccles cakes up to date in Salford

A family run bakery in Salford has rekindled the tradition of producing Eccles cakes – in Eccles. The Albert Street […]

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Wipe your ‘tiers’: Seven Brothers launches new pink beer

As part of its Lockdown 2.0 collection, Seven Brothers has released its first-ever gose beer: Salty Tiers. For those that don’t know, […]

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Salford woman starts her own takeaway business to help overcome anxiety

A local woman has opened up her new takeaway business in Salford, Fully Boxed Meals, specialising in Caribbean food. 30-year-old […]

Eccles Cake, with the flag of Greater Manchester. Photo Credit: James Jones via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eccles_Cake,_from_Greater_Manchester.jpg

Why Eccles Cakes should be honoured on National Cake Day

Jamesjones79, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons The Salford delicacies Eccles cakes have been a staple of the Northern […]

Lisa bringing Meals on Wheels to Salford residents

Ordsall ‘meals on wheels’ team works through pandemic to be “here for everyone”

The team at The Tatton community cafe in Ordsall is helping out vulnerable residents by providing affordable meals on wheels […]