Retail & Business

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“It’s a place where people can come with a sense of dignity” – New community grocery offers £3 food shops to Salford families

A new grocery store that will help families impacted financially by the coronavirus pandemic has opened in Salford this month.

Mocha Parade entrance. Photo Credit: The Urban Collective

‘It’s like time stands still’ – Hanky Park estate and Mocha Parade shops remembered in new video blog

Capturing the history of the area you grew up in is something few people think to do, until those landmarks […]

Kandy Kabin, photo credit: Alex Smyth

“It supported us, as a family…for almost 30 years” – Former Salford sweet shop being raffled for £2

A former Salford sweet shop is being raffled off for just two pounds after serving the community for over a […]

Staff at Yetti's Kitchen, Eccles. 
Copyright: Yetti Tabai

“Dance your socks off” – Eccles restaurant hosts virtual Christmas party

An Eccles restaurant is inviting customers to a virtual Christmas party tomorrow evening.  The African and British-style restaurant Yetti’s Kitchen, in Liverpool Road, […]

“They really show the spirit of a working-class town” – the bakery bringing Eccles cakes up to date in Salford

“They really show the spirit of a working-class town” – the bakery bringing Eccles cakes up to date in Salford

A family run bakery in Salford has rekindled the tradition of producing Eccles cakes – in Eccles. The Albert Street […]

Image credit: Salboy

“I’ve had some fabulous times here”- Salboy restores Castle Irwell’s Racecourse Turnstile building as part of 500-home urban village

Image credit: Salboy Property development company Salboy has restored a Salford landmark as part of its 500-home urban village. The […]

David Dixon / New Metrolink Stop at Exchange Square

“I will be working a minimum of 46 hours in just one week” – Retail and hospitality staff on working during Christmas

With Christmas fast approaching, many people who work in shops will be busier than ever, working to match the demand […]