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'Momentous' - Council moves to complete Salford Community Stadium purchase

‘Momentous’ – Council moves to complete Salford Community Stadium purchase

Salford City Council will wholly purchase the home to Salford Red Devils and Sale Sharks, in a move hailed as securing the future of rugby in the city.

Salford students swap smartphones for 'bricks' as part of BBC digital detox experiment

Salford students swap smartphones for ‘bricks’ as part of BBC digital detox experiment

Students at a college in Salford have swapped smartphones for so-called ‘dumb phones’ in an experiment looking at young people’s digital habits.

Schools across Salford to close as country enters third national lockdown

Schools across Salford to close as country enters third national lockdown

Schools, colleges and universities will close across Salford after the Government announced another countrywide lockdown.

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Salford placed in Tier 4 restrictions as Covid-19 cases rise

Salford has been placed in stricter Covid-19 measures after the government moved all of Greater Manchester into Tier 4. Salfordians […]

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SALFORD NOW LIVE BLOG 20th October – Greater Manchester Covid-19 lockdown deadline passes

Phoebe Hughes will update you today on news relating to the Government deadline on imposing Tier 3 lockdown restrictions across Greater Manchester.

SALFORD NOW LIVE BLOG 5 October – news, sport, weather and more from around Salford

Welcome to Salford Now’s live blog! Keep up to date with us on our social media; Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.