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Litter in Salford Quays. Taken by Jason Simon.

Floating island of litter still uncleared outside The Alchemist in Salford Quays

An island of litter that built up during storm Ciara, still remains uncleared a week on. The debris is yet to be fully cleared by the council.

Food collection at Lidl
Credit: Lucy Matthews

FoodCycle Langworthy: food pick up at Salford shopping centre

FoodCycle, based at Langworthy Cornerstone, is appealing for more supermarkets to donate surplus supplies for its free weekly community meal. The […]

Long-Bailey would like to give Corbyn a place in her Cabinet if leadership bid successful

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn with Rebecca Long-Bailey (left) in Lancaster, on the General Election campaign trail. Picture by: Peter […]

"It’s really important that we have places like this where we can come together" breaking down barriers with Lunch and Learn

“It’s really important that we have places like this where we can come together” breaking down barriers with Lunch and Learn

Salford charity Inspiring Communities Together (ICT) is living up to its name by hosting lunches to bring isolated people together. The first Lunch […]

Kenyon Way, in the Little Hulton area of Salford. It's the proposed site for a brand new solar farm in Salford.

Salford Council plans huge “solar farm” in Little Hulton

Salford City Council says it wants to build thousands of new solar panels in the area, as a part of the city’s plans to create more renewable energy sources.

Worsley Wombles, Lennox and Logan

“If we all did this, we wouldn’t have a problem” – ‘Worsley Wombles’ brothers’ litter clean-up

A Worsley family have taken it upon themselves to tackle Salford’s littering problem in their home town, coining themselves the […]

Copyright Salford GMP. Posted on social media. 17/02/2020

Dangerous weapons found in Langworthy Park as part of the ‘Forever Knife Amnesty’ campaign

Knives, needles, scissors and airgun pellets were found during a police sweep of Langworthy Park on Saturday (February 15). The […]

The Working Class Movement Libary: Image by Richerman at  Wikipedia / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

“Times are not so different” – exhibition in Salford celebrates historical activist

An exhibition commemorating the great work of an English born activist is currently on show at the Working Class Movement […]

Cladding on one Salford flat. Image labelled for reuse:https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5450588

“This has got to end” Manchester cladiators speak out about Salford cladding

Seven out of nine of Pendleton’s high rise blocks still contain the highly flammable aluminium composite material (ACM) cladding. There is […]