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Ordsall Hall. Picture credit: Lucy Fieldhouse.

“A real flavour of the building’s dramatic history” – Ordsall Hall to host lecture series about its rich history

Ordsall Hall, Salford is hosting a lecture series about the famous landmark’s rich gothic history. The lecture will be live on Zoom.

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“My goal is to not give up until I’m proud” – Salford designer tackles lockdown by setting up own clothing brand

A Salford-based fashion designer, with no formal training in designing her own clothes, is determined to help empower women to […]

Tara Collette - artist at Islington Mill.
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“Within a few months, I had a whole extra workbench in the studio just for glass making” – ‘lockdown hobby’ becomes full-time job for Islington Mill stained glass artist

Islington Mill stained glass artist, Tara Collette, explains how her ‘lockdown hobby’ became a full-time job and how she honed her craft.

Johannah Winstanley and her mother Christine Ryder

“It’s difficult to choose just one charity when so many of them have been struggling but The Christie is personal to me” – Salford graduate taking the leap from 11,000 feet to thank The Christie

A Salford graduate is launching herself out of a plane to repay The Christie for the help and treatment that […]

“We thought it would be a good way to reconnect with the community”- Salford Arts Theatre plans to create a new Secret Garden

“We thought it would be a good way to reconnect with the community”- Salford Arts Theatre plans to create a new Secret Garden

New plans have been introduced by Salford Arts Theatre to create a “secret” community garden. Salford Arts Theatre has launched […]

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“That game changed the whole history of football in Spain” – The day a Salford priest scored five goals against Real Madrid 114 years ago

It has been 114 years to the day since a Salford priest scored five goals against Real Madrid in a […]

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Creative Salford student launches festival and swimwear brand ‘Psychocoww’ right from her University halls

A 19-year-old student has launched her own fashion brand from her bedroom during the pandemic. At the start of 2021, […]

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Art classes restart at Eccles studio after a year of online teaching

An Eccles art studio is reopening its doors following the easing of Covid restrictions. Hannah Brown is looking forward to […]

The illustration is from a newspaper in 1824.

Islington Mill showcasing their fascinating heritage on their virtual opening day

The Salford creative space, Islington Mill, is opening with a free public screening of the rich heritage of the building […]