Joe Douglas will be updating you with all things Salford throughout the day, from the conclusion of the Manchester Arena bombing enquiry, to any breaking news or events from all around the city.
16:00 Barbra Keeley attacks the conservative government budget cuts on her twitter:
Today is #WorldSocialWorkDay2022 – social workers uphold human rights every day in their roles, but cuts to local authority budgets makes that increasingly difficult.
The Conservative Government must provide social work with the funding it needs pic.twitter.com/zkuFKZpY00
— Barbara Keeley đ đ·đșđŠ (@KeeleyMP) March 15, 2022
15:45
Rugby League World Cup trophies on display at Salford Selco on Friday
The Rugby League World Cup 2021 menâs, womenâs and wheelchair trophies will be on display at the Selco builder’s warehouse between 9am and 10am on Friday.
Salford Branch of Selco is located on North Phoebe Street, are partners of both the Rugby League World Cup and Salford Red Devils.
The trophies will be visiting Salford schools throughout the day before going on display at the AJ Bell stadium, when the Red Devils play Leeds Rhinos at 8pm.
A 90m long âgreen boulevard in the skyâ is part of a 240-acre, ÂŁ2.5 billion Crescent regeneration project, which begin construction in Summer 2022 at Fredrick Road.
The project, named Salford Rise, will âcreate up to 7,000 new jobs, with more than ÂŁ90m expected to be reinvested into local communities, through new revenue from business rates realised on completion of the schemeâ.
In a statement released by Muse Developments they said: âSalford Rise will be the catalyst that will unlock the ambition for the Crescent Innovation area of the masterplan.â
15:15 Roger Harris, CC BY 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Labour names Worsley and Eccles MP @KeeleyMP as new Shadow Minister for Arts and Civil Society.
Keeley has been the MP for Worsley and Eccles South since May 2005 and is a former charity consultant.
The vacancy for Shadow Minister has been open for three months, following Rachael Maskellâs resignation in December. Rachael resigned from the role so she was able vote against laws requiring NHS staff to be vaccinated.
Keeley tweeted saying she is âdelighted to be appointed Labourâs Shadow Minister for the Arts and Civil Societyâ.
14:00 Salford City Council’s ‘Spirit of Salford Helpline’ is still available if any help or advice is needed for its residents.
The number to call is 0800 952 1000.
Option 1 is for COVID advice – and the number is available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, and Saturday 9am to 12pm
Our Spirit of Salford Helpline is still available and is here to support residents. If you need help or advice, the helpline number is 0800 952 1000. Choose Option 1 for COVID advice – available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm and Saturday 9am to 12pm https://t.co/hUfAKrkHrIpic.twitter.com/n1eo9YsEYP
âOur door is open to any women, especially those where English isnât their first language and those who struggle with childcare.â- Women with Wings celebrates 5 years helping women
Charity organisation Women with Wings have celebrated 5 years of helping local women this week.
In tandem with international womenâs day and 5 years after the founding of the charity organisation Women with Wings, CEO Jasmine Bakhre organised an event to celebrate and support women in the community.
Women with wings were set up in 2017, based in Little Hulton, and its aim to help women, specifically those from ethnic backgrounds where English is not their first language, to get into career training, employment, and self-employment.
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