Tag: Salford

Manchester and Salford Boys and Girls Refuges in 1890. Ardfern, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

150 years of Together Trust in Salford caring for those in need

Manchester and Salford Boys and Girls Refuges in 1890. Ardfern, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons ‘Together Trust’ is celebrating 150 […]

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“It’s important that we can talk about it at any time without being worried” – Lecturer warning over domestic abuse during lockdown

Image credit: Alecska [Follow the Story] on Flickr, by CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 A lecturer from the University of Salford says […]

The Working Class Movement Libary: Image by Richerman at  Wikipedia / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)

‘Invisible Histories’: A Series of Talks by the WCML

Richerman at English Wikipedia / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) The Working Class Movement Library has been hosting online Zoom meetings to […]

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Local food poverty charity offering delivery Christmas dinners to vulnerable families in Salford

A food poverty charity is aiming to feed 60 families in Salford and surrounding areas during the festive season by […]

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“They made a terrible, terrible mistake” – Salford Councillor slams RHS Bridgewater’s decision to cull deer

A councillor has attacked the decision of RHS Bridgewater to cull a “small group” of deer. Councillor Lewis Nelson, who […]

Rubbish build up in Eccles. Permission to use from Paula Kane's Facebook.

“It just gets to the point where you say ‘why always me'” – Eccles residents’ fury over fly-tipping and overflowing bins

Church Street in Eccles has become the home of a mountain of rubbish and fly-tipping recently, with residents getting increasingly […]

Helen Crossley, The Skipping Bee. Photo credit Helen Crossley, permission to use.

5k jump rope challenge in Media City to raise £2,000 for skipping in schools

An arthritis and fibromyalgia sufferer will do a sponsored 5k skip to raise money to introduce jump rope to Salford […]

Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett speaks at the 'A Bed Every Night' remote conference. - Image taken from youtube

“It will push more families into destitution” – Salford Mayor Paul Dennett’s discussion on cuts to Universal Credit

Salford Mayor Paul Dennett says low-income families could end up homeless if the £20 per week Universal Credit bonus is […]