Food & Drink

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 […]

Sweet Genius, Swinton
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“The first week of lockdown was the quietest we’d had since opening” – Salford business going into tier 3

With Christmas just around the corner, it’s a tough time of year for small businesses. However, imagine being both a […]

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Seven Brothers brewery announces limited edition Lockdown 2.0 collection of beers

Salford craft brewery Seven Brothers is launching a series of limited-edition beers to mark lockdown 2.0. CEO Keith McAvoy from […]

Photo credits: Jalen Barlow

Support your local hip-hop themed café in Salford

A hip-hop themed Salford café is managing to adjust to lockdown and stay successful with takeaway options – despite opening […]

"Working with Kellogg's was amazing" - Seven Brothers Brewing Co. wins award for collaboration

“Working with Kellogg’s was amazing” – Seven Brothers Brewing Co. wins award for collaboration

Salford brewery Seven Brothers has won a Collaboration of the Year award for its partnership with Kellogg’s earlier this year. […]

The Wakey Bakery's new flower wall (Copyright: The Wakey Bakery)

“I just had to take the jump” – the award-winning Salford baker opening her first shop in Lockdown 2.0

Home-based business The Wakey Bakery is moving from Worsley to a shop in Swinton this week, despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Outside of Delph Restaurant & Bar. Pic provided for use by Delph Restaurant & Bar.

“We only opened a week before lockdown” – Salford restaurant & bar reflect on customer support through ongoing restrictions

A restaurant and bar in Salford has spoken of the challenges it has faced since opening just before the first […]

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Pop-up beerhouse plans on ice as second lockdown kicks in for Seven Brothers

Salford brewery Seven Brothers is closing its doors and moving back online in light of the lockdown starting on Thursday. […]

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“We’ve spent a lot of money…” – Media City bar philosophical on lockdown after spending £10K on outdoor sheds

The Dockyard at MediaCity have spent £10,000 on a number of outdoor ‘sheds’ as part of their preparation for life in Tier 3 – only to find they will go unused during a new national lockdown announced by the Government.