With Breast Cancer Awareness Month events taking place across Salford throughout October, one cancer survivor is trying to communicate a positive message.
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‘We need to show people that this space is for them, not for the government.’ Salford community reclaims Blackfriars ‘urban farm’ land
Salford campaigners are banding together to restore a community garden in Blackfriars and stop flats being built on it. Salford […]
The Lowry receives praise in the House of Lords
Salford’s prominent arts and culture hub, the Lowry, has received praise in the House of Lords for representing the diverse […]
‘The LGBT community has a big racism problem’ – a talk on LGBT race issues
Why is there a hidden discrimination in inner LGBT circles? Salford Proud’s LGBT chairman Helen Clegg tells us more about the unspoken racism problem.
New figures show more than two-thirds of pupils in Salford state secondaries are attending underperforming schools
Almost seven in 10 children in secondary state education in Salford are attending an underperforming school, new figures reveal. The latest school performance tables show that only three state-funded secondary schools in Salford have achieved progress scores above average, while nine showed scores “well below” England levels.
‘It breaks my heart every time I walk through the park’ – Salford musician talks memories of Buile Hill Mansion
A woman from Salford has shared her heartbreak as Buile Hill Mansion, a place she played in as a young […]
Salford animators face a ‘Big Fight’ for Netflix deal
A group of Salford animators is trying to raise £25,000 to create an animated comedy series in the hopes it […]
Jobs lost as William Hill shuts down Salford stores
Two Salford-based William Hill stores closed their doors for the final time last week, as part of the company’s major closure programme.
‘It’s helped me to get into the community’ – Community centre offers free meals during school holidays
A community centre is feeding Salford children for free over the October half term. For some, the holidays might mean […]
Salford student’s life-saving augmented reality app helps flood-prone families
A student at the University of Salford has developed an app that aims to prepare families should their homes flood.
New In Salford
Residents asked to nominate Salford’s local historic buildings, places, and spaces
Salford’s first electric bin wagon hits the road
Three Salford men who kept books detailing decade-long drug racket jailed for 40 years
Fourth man charged in relation to chaotic scenes on Lower Broughton Road
Salford operation nets 67 arrests as cops target crime in Little Hulton
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Lowry to celebrate Quentin Blake in a new free family exhibition this summer
New touring show of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz heads to Ordsall Hall
Review: Electric open-mic poetry night ‘brimming with writers’ debuts in Eccles
World premiere adaptation of best-selling book ‘A Squash and a Squeeze’ heads to the Lowry
Raw, relatable, and resonant: original play coming to Salford this summer
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