Tag: Health

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“It’s never been this bad” – Angry residents complain of overflowing bins and missed collections

Langworthy residents have reached their tipping point over the state of bins in their streets which have not been emptied […]

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In-game lootboxes linked to rise of gambling in young people

In October 2019 The Gambling Commission’s annual national survey discovered that 11% of young people had spent their money on […]

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Salford schools can access free period products following new government scheme

Salford Schools will now be able to access free period products for all students, following the launch of a new […]

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Researcher to teach parents to deal with kids affected by alcoholic pregnancies

A researcher from the University is developing a training programme for parents and carers of people with alcohol foetal spectrum […]

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Will displaying ‘exercise calories’ on food packaging tackle obesity in Salford?

New research has shown that displaying how much exercise people need to do in order to burn off calories, could […]