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Some messages written in post-it notes in the windows of Peel Park Quarter's Lowry building. Image credit: Matthew Lanceley

“I didn’t feel safe” Salford students fear return to university due to covid

Salford students returned to the University of Salford started last week, but life as a student has drastically changed amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Trick or treating banned in Salford

Image Copyright: Matt Olson 2010 (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) (https://www.flickr.com/photos/gomattolson/5141029289) The centuries-old tradition of trick or treating has been banned in […]

Image of Salford Western Gateway- soon to be Alan Henning Way

Alan Henning Way – road renamed in honour of former International aid worker

Bob Linsdell / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) A road in Salford is to be renamed Alan Henning Way in honour of […]

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Salford-born Sir Harold Evans, legendary Sunday Times editor, dies aged 92

Image credit: David Shankbone / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) Former newspaper editor Sir Harold Evans, who was born in Eccles, has […]

Exciting, scary, challenging – what Salford University’s new students feel about starting university life in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic

Exciting, scary, challenging – what Salford University’s new students feel about starting university life in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic

Thousands of young people from across the country are heading to Salford to start university amid the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. […]

Back In Business:  "It was scary" The Marble Beer Ltd's Taproom on serving the public again

Back In Business: “It was scary” The Marble Beer Ltd’s Taproom on serving the public again

After nearly 5 months in lockdown, the public rushed to the pubs for a much-needed drink. Marble Beer Ltd’s Taproom […]

Southport-bound train at Walkden station. Photo Laura Joffre

“Immense frustration” Salford leaders’ anger after Swinton train services cut by half

Northern Rail bosses have been heavily criticised after taking the decision to temporarily cut Swinton train services in half. The […]

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Islington Mill gets go ahead for £7m project to help “communities resist gentrification”

Renowned arts institution Islington Mill, in collaboration with Salford City Council, has been awarded a £3.3m grant from the European […]