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'We need to do something about this terrible disease' - Hundreds gather in Salford to raise money for The Christie

‘We need to do something about this terrible disease’ – Hundreds gather in Salford to raise money for The Christie

By Community, Health 1 comment

Over the weekend, more than 800 people took part in the 5k walk around the Salford Quays and MediaCityUK in […]

“I’m not exactly built like an endurance athlete" – Salford man to walk, cycle and kayak 123 miles along the Bridgewater Canal to raise money

“I’m not exactly built like an endurance athlete” – Salford man to walk, cycle and kayak 123 miles along the Bridgewater Canal to raise money

By Community, Cycling, Langworthy, Swinton, Swinton 0 comments

David Rogers, 47, a landscaper from Swinton, is challenging himself to travel the length of the 41-mile Bridgewater Canal three […]

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“There’s a generation that would come and tell you that they were the best days of our lives” – Salford scouting exhibition at RHS Garden Bridgewater

By Community, Worsley 1 comment

A new exhibition will explore 73 years of scouting at the RHS Bridgewater. Salford provided opportunities for young people in […]

PM Boris Johnson during a Covid-19 announcement. Photo by Andrew Parsons, Flickr

“The government have lied time and time again” – Salford residents discuss government handling of pandemic

By Community, News, Politics 0 comments

Salford residents adding their voices to the social media uproar over how the government has dealt with the Covid pandemic […]

Yasmin with her dog, Tilly. Permission to use by Yasmin Tenk

“I think that people set them off to cause trouble, not because they’re pretty” – The fight to ban fireworks in Salford

By Community, Irlam, News 0 comments

Yasmin Tenk, who recently graduated from the university of Salford, is one of the residents who are petitioning against the private […]