Tag: Poverty

Regent Retail Park Redevelopment. Credit: Harry Warner

“We’re being squeezed out and priced off our own estate”: Ordsall locals give thoughts on proposed Regent Retail Park redevelopment

Ordsall locals descended onto Salford Lads Club on Friday to dispute a project that have left them feeling “squeezed out […]

Greater Manchester Home to Nearly 3 million people but over 600,000 residents live in poverty

The Greater Manchester Poverty Action is an organisation that focuses on settling poverty in Greater Manchester with emphasis on supporting measures that prevent and […]

“We need to be helping these young people, they’ve been through a lot” – Salford Survivor Project start prom dress appeal

“We need to be helping these young people, they’ve been through a lot” – Salford Survivor Project start prom dress appeal

With prom season just around the corner, Salford Survivor Project have set up a prom dress appeal to help pupils […]

Credit - Bridgewater School
Given permission by Caroline Saunders

“Our office was completely filled” – Bridgewater School collects donations for Salford Loaves and Fishes and Mission Christmas

A school in Worsley has sent off donations to a local charity which supports homeless and vulnerable adults.  Bridgewater School asked […]

Boothstown landlady is ‘absolutely blown away with the support’ as a Christmas present appeal is launched for Salford’s disadvantaged children

Boothstown landlady is ‘absolutely blown away with the support’ as a Christmas present appeal is launched for Salford’s disadvantaged children

A selfless landlady at a community pub in Boothstown is asking for donations of presents to provide disadvantaged children with […]

“I wanted to make a real difference to people” – Buy-One-Give-One stall on food poverty, Covid and the kindness of people in Salford

“I wanted to make a real difference to people” – Buy-One-Give-One stall on food poverty, Covid and the kindness of people in Salford

After finishing his degree in business and economics, Duncan Swainsbury set up his own social enterprise Bounceback Food to help […]