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Local historian restores iconic Salford history with Langworthy photograph exhibition

Local historian restores iconic Salford history with Langworthy photograph exhibition

A local historian has exhibited a collection of old Salford photographs at Langworthy Cornerstone.  Striving to preserve Salford’s history at […]

Manchester Racecourse at its Catle Irwell venue. Image from YouTube.

Salford’s lost horse racing course – Thunderous galloping, noisy chattering and the Queen’s first win

With Cheltenham underway this week, attention is thoroughly focused on the horse-racing, so we’ve been saddled with digging into the […]

Alan Knight mural. Photo credit: Tony Kelzo, used with permission

“We’ve brought him home in spirit” – a moving mural appears in the car park of Salford’s St Clements Church

A moving mural has appeared on the wall of a St Clements Church in Salford ahead of this year’s Remembrance Sunday, as a commemoration to a young soldier who lost his life in the First World War.

Buile Hill Mansion restoration project is underway. Photo: Courtney Davies

An event space, a hotel, or an ice cream parlour – What Salford residents hope the future holds for Buile Hill Park Mansion as restoration project begins

Salford’s residents are looking forward to the future of The Buile Hill Park mansion, now that the long-awaited restoration project […]