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Salford Heroes – Valerie Ivison: “Salford is the centre of the world.”
“It was a dirty, filthy, bombed-out area to start with at the end of the war,” Valerie Ivison said as […]
Exclusive: Salford Hero John Cooper Clarke on the city that shaped his voice
Post-war Salford was turbulent, gritty and loud – exactly what the future ‘Bard’ of Salford needed to inspire his poetry. […]
Salford Heroes: Shelagh Delaney – A genius playwright and ‘homesick’ Salfordian
Shelagh Delaney once said that “for a writer, Salford is worth its weight in gold, the people who live here […]
Salford Heroes: Ewan MacColl: Salford’s uncompromising voice of folk and socialism
Ewan MacColl was not simply a legendary folk singer, but a campaigner and playwright forged in the poverty of early C20th Salford.
Salford Heroes: John Virgo – The Ordsall lad who became snooker’s soundtrack
Born in post-war Ordsall, John Virgo never forgot the city that shaped his humour, grit and unmistakable voice.
New In Salford
Free travel on offer for Salford school trips
Fly-tipping prevented in Swinton & Pendlebury with footpath upgrades
Salford man charged with assault following hit-and-run incident
Appeal after hit-and-run leaves man in hospital with life-changing injuries
Counter terrorism investigation after two men arrested in Salford
New In Sport
Salford musician makes history with world-first Three Peak challenge
Veteran goalkeeper Lee Burge signs for Salford
Manchester Swinton Lionesses win victory 38-14 in tough encounter with Warrington Wolves
Swinton Lions well beaten 66-18 against London Broncos in ferocious game
Peter Cklamovski speaks following first Salford City victory “We knew if we got a goal we would get another one”
New in Lifestyle
BBC’s Contains Strong Language set to celebrate its 10th anniversary in Salford
Curious artwork comes to Salford Museum & Art Gallery this weekend
Salford pubs celebrates Boddingtons links with menu inspired by local beer
Swinton pub to host weddings after investment in function suite
Bookings “flooding in” as Salford pub reopens after £600,000 revamp
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