Ex-Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh backs pound a week campaign

By Chloe McLaughlin 12th December 2018 Community, Culture, News 0 comments

Ex-Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh has set up a campaign on Facebook that will see 500 people give one pound […]

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Success for Walkden and Little Hulton Giving Day

By Laura Joffre 29th November 2018 Community, News 0 comments

A team of Salford councillors collected 11 trolleys of food and toiletries donations last Saturday, during a giving day to […]

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“The last thing on their mind right now is actually Christmas” – How a Salford woman is tackling domestic violence this Christmas

By Lauren Lomax 23rd November 2018 News 0 comments

Christmas has become a time of fear and dread. Last year Christmas day saw an increase of calls regarding domestic violence to the police- with 95 cases being reported.

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Food banks in Salford “are just the tip of the iceberg”, says charity director

By Daniel George 16th October 2018 News 0 comments

A charity director has warned that going hungry is far from the only problem for people using food banks in Salford. […]

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FiLiA Conference 2018: the future is female for Eccles

By Sophie Doherty 16th October 2018 News 0 comments

The Lighthouse in Eccles welcomes the U.K’s largest women’s rights confrence: the FiLiA conference. The two-day event takes place this weekend and […]

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WATCH: How having a home does not solve homelessness in England

By Angelina Kelly 20th May 2018 News 0 comments

The idea of youth homelessness can be difficult for some people to understand. However for thousands of young adults across England […]

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Flagship benefits system continues to roll-out in Greater Manchester

By Jim Scott 7th December 2017 News, Politics, Regional News 0 comments

THE GOVERNMENT’s flagship benefits system Universal Credit is continuing to roll-out across Greater Manchester. Universal Credit has been introduced at […]

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“People come in here crying” – Salford Foodbank manager

By Harriet Wallace 30th November 2017 News 0 comments

SALFORD Foodbank has handed out 4,000 three-day emergency food packages this year –  a 78% increase from last year. The […]

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Bambino Café supports Salford foodbank over Christmas

By Lucy Fisher 30th November 2017 News 0 comments

WORSLEY’S new Bambino Cafe is supporting Salford foodbank over Christmas as the service struggles to meet demand from people in need.  […]

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Greater Manchester Fire Stations to be used for homeless help

By Will Stevenson 12th October 2017 News 0 comments

Greater Manchester Fire Stations are to be used to help homeless people, in a pioneering new scheme. Mayor Andy Burnham […]

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