Tag: Eccles

Irlam railway station. © Copyright Robert Eva and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.

Labour MP for Worsley and Eccles South Barbara Keeley demands better accessibility for our railway stations

Campaigning Eccles MP Barbara Keeley was left disappointed in her latest attempt to make Salford railway stations more accessible, particularly […]

Workers on a break at the Protector Lamp and Lighting Company Eccles. Credit: George Shepherd

100 photographs from 1960s Salford will be showcased in a new nostalgic exhibition at the Salford Museum and Art Gallery

Hundreds of Salford snaps from the 1960s will feature in a new exhibition ‘A Trip Down Memory Lane’ as soon […]

Detysha Harper playing for Eccels RFC. Credit: Detysha Harper

“My brothers played for Eccles clubs – I said to my mum ‘why can’t I play?'” – Six Nations success for Salford-born Detysha Harper

A Salford-born rugby player says she is ‘overwhelmed’ after winning the Six Nations with England. Detysha Harper, 22, began playing […]

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“That game changed the whole history of football in Spain” – The day a Salford priest scored five goals against Real Madrid 114 years ago

It has been 114 years to the day since a Salford priest scored five goals against Real Madrid in a […]

Image credit- Ian Bocock - Plant Swap Pallet at Cleavley Forest Community Garden- permission to use from Ian Bocock

“It’s a nice way of connecting with the local community”- Community garden launches new Plant Swap Pallet

Cleavley Community Forest Garden in Winton has launched a new ‘Plant Swap Pallet’ enabling Salford residents to connect through growing, […]