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“I was worried that people would pity me” – Salford woman forced to fundraise for appropriate wheelchair

A woman from Salford has been forced to fundraise her own wheelchair as ones funded by the NHS are not […]

100 years since Swinton Lions icon Hector Halsall made his debut

100 years since Swinton Lions icon Hector Halsall made his debut

This past week marks the 100th anniversary of Hector Halsall’s Swinton Lions RLFC debut, where he would go onto become […]

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“Adding a women’s team to our organisation was a no-brainer” – Swinton Lions update on plans for women’s team

Swinton Lions are ready and raring to go with their Lionesses side, despite their original training date being put on […]

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Ex-Man United player is new favourite for the Salford City managers job

The current Swindon Town manager and ex-Man United player Richie Wellens is now leading the bookies as the next Salford […]

'We do really get a great feeling from doing it' - Swinton Morrisons gives away 30 meals a day during half-term

‘We do really get a great feeling from doing it’ – Swinton Morrisons gives away 30 meals a day during half-term

Swinton Morrisons say they are giving free packed lunches to families in poverty in Salford because so many people are […]

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“Immense frustration” Salford leaders’ anger after Swinton train services cut by half

Northern Rail bosses have been heavily criticised after taking the decision to temporarily cut Swinton train services in half. The […]

The coronavirus testing centre was set up in 24 hours at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford.

“Community testing is the way forwards”: Salford new testing ground for quick saliva Covid tests

Salford has been chosen as a testing site for a new kind of covid testing site. The new community testing […]