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Eccles dancer encourages locals to "exercise in disguise" with a fun gym alternative

Eccles dancer encourages locals to “exercise in disguise” with a fun gym alternative

A new dance class is being held in Eccles’ Rainbow Community Centre with hopes of encouraging enjoyable exercise. Dance:X has […]

Creative Embassies artists on residency in Leeuwarden. Image by Sarah Heard

“If Manchester is the restaurant, Salford is the kitchen”: Salford artists swap skills with foreign counterparts on European exchange programme

Salford artists are being given the chance to collaborate with creators from other European cities to share skills, cultures and […]

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Worsley woman quit job and started dog confectionery business in pursuit of happiness

Rebecca ‘Bex’ Cain, 34, started ‘Lola’s Little Bakery’ in the first Covid-19 lockdown as she strived to turn her life […]

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“I just thought that our older generation was getting a little bit left behind”: Salford charity’s GoFundMe to bring Christmas joy to isolated elderly residents

A Salford charity has started a GoFundMe campaign to bring food, gifts and entertainment to elderly, isolated people this Christmas. […]

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“After I lost my guide dog, my life was never the same” – a blind man praises the Salford charity that helped him get out and about again

A visually impaired man from Salford says he is grateful to a Salford organisation after being able to exercise for the first time since Covid

"It’s a way of us helping our community": Salford pub is running its annual Christmas toy collection

“It’s a way of us helping our community”: Salford pub is running its annual Christmas toy collection

A pub in Boothstown is collecting toys for struggling families in Salford over Christmas. The Royal Oak Pub, of Leigh Road, is […]