Eccles

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“It’s a good way of de-stressing” – ‘pay what you feel’ arts classes launch virtually in Salford

Following Humbug Art’s online ‘Art Brunch’ classes during the first lockdown, the creator of the business has now launched another […]

Rubbish build up in Eccles. Permission to use from Paula Kane's Facebook.

“It just gets to the point where you say ‘why always me'” – Eccles residents’ fury over fly-tipping and overflowing bins

Church Street in Eccles has become the home of a mountain of rubbish and fly-tipping recently, with residents getting increasingly […]

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“People are just trying to survive” – Salford taxi company share their struggle during Covid

Salford taxi company, Swans Minicabs, have struggled more than ever throughout the pandemic and their customers are quickly decreasing. Following […]

John Edmondson, who is raising money for MND. Credit: John Edmondson.

“It’s inspiring to see John doing what he can for others” – Salford hairdresser raising money for MND doing 1000 press ups in 10 days

A Salford hairdresser recently diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) has taken on the MND1000 Challenge in the hope of […]

Eccles Cake, with the flag of Greater Manchester. Photo Credit: James Jones via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eccles_Cake,_from_Greater_Manchester.jpg

Why Eccles Cakes should be honoured on National Cake Day

Jamesjones79, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons The Salford delicacies Eccles cakes have been a staple of the Northern […]

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“It was a group of people just laughing about on Twitter and then the next thing we’ve raised £1,000” – Novice charity bake off raises over £1,000

A fun bake-off between five baking novices has raised more than £1,100 for charity. Last Sunday (22nd November), Richard Caulfield, […]

Previous donations from last years Christmas Appeal. - Photo Credit: Jane Gregory

A local survivor charity is appealing for Christmas donations to help struggling families

This Christmas, Salford Survivor Project is helping people and families who have been affected by abusive or violent relationships. The […]