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Salford factory switches production to make thousands of face masks for local care homes

A Salford textiles factory has begun producing face masks and distributing them to local care homes for free. Daylight Grip […]

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Virtual community raffle supports local businesses in Salford West

A business owner has created a virtual community raffle to support independent businesses during lockdown in Salford west. Susie Kwok, […]

Salford student fighting Covid-19 on frontline to be tested for virus

Salford student fighting Covid-19 on frontline to be tested for virus

Earlier this month Salford Now featured the first audio diaries of a student on the front line fighting Coronavirus. Ellie […]

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Some Salford tips will reopen this weekend – but only for ‘absolutely necessary’ visits

Salford Council have today revealed that some household waste sites will re-open from this Saturday, but have urged the public to only go if ‘absolutely necessary’.

St Bernards Avenue have raised almost £500 for the NHS.

“We wanted to pay back the nurses” Salford residents raising money for the NHS… by playing bingo

Neighbours on a street in Pendleton have been keeping spirits high during lockdown by playing bingo in aid of front-line NHS staff.

Lisa with her Swinton Ladies teammates after a cup match win during the 2019/20 season.

“Putting their lives on the line to help” – Swinton Ladies captain applauds teammates assisting fight against Covid-19

Swinton Ladies FC Captain Lisa Hill has praised the “amazing” work done by her teammates on the frontline to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Christopher Eccleston relishes The A Word’s return

First image credit: Super Festivals / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) Second image credit: Ian West Salford actor Christopher Eccleston returns to […]

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“Even if it helps to save one life, it’s worth it” The Salford ‘jewel’ printing PPE for the frontline

Challenging times like these call for everyone to play their part  – and one Salford resident has been working non-stop […]