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Salford dance school launched bid to build new studio

Salford dance school JD Dance has launched an appeal to create its own centre to accommodate the growing number of children on […]

Pupils working on up cycling their clothes. 
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Salford activist encourages upcycling clothes as “it’s unique and good for the planet”

A Salford activist is encouraging people to upcycle their unworn clothes through sewing workshops at Islington Mill. Charlotte Keyworth-Clarke, a […]

Immediate effect theatre uses play to challenge mental health stigma in men

Chris Woods and Joel Conlon, founders of ‘immediate effect theatre’ company, have taken inspiration from their own experiences to create […]

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“If you tell it in a more simple way, they’re not expecting it to be as dark as it gets”- Libby Hall: the new playwright challenging theatre’s best

When you think of a writer, what springs to mind?  Although talented, Shakespeare, Beckett and Pinter are among an endless […]