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“It’s very welcome news” – Eccles Rugby Club excited as date set for return

Eccles Rugby Club has welcomed the latest government announcement which means the club could be opening up at the end […]

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“We are overwhelmed being nominated” – Local taxi service nominated for Salford award

An Eccles taxi firm has been nominated for the Spirit of Salford Award after being put forward by locals. Established […]

Credit: Steph Green at Stage Directions.

“Using theatre to thrive” – The theatre-making programme offering Salford’s children a free creative workshop

Salford theatre-making programme ‘Stage Directions’ will host a free online creative classroom this Thursday, February 11. “Theatre Thursday” will be […]

Salford Survivor Project toy collection from 2019. Image from Facebook page.

Salford charity in urgent need of donations due to lockdown restrictions

Salford Survivor Project is appealing to the local community to help raise funds after their charity shop has been forced […]

Eccles tapas cafe is under new management for the eighth time in eleven years

Eccles tapas cafe is under new management for the eighth time in eleven years

The Eccles tapas cafe, Ajo, currently occupies the premises on Church Road but has once again changed hands. Eccles tapas […]

The Cavs. Credit: Holly Pritchard.

“He looked like someone who wanted to be in a band”- Meet ‘The Cavs’, indie-rock band with Eccles roots

Laid-back local lads, ‘The Cavs’, are a five-piece indie-rock band with roots in Eccles, Salford. The band members are: (Absent […]

Eccles family-run café opens during pandemic

Eccles family-run café opens during pandemic

A new Eccles family-run café has found its feet despite enduring a global pandemic. The new family-run business, Nineteen cafe opened its […]

Staff at Yetti's Kitchen, Eccles. 
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“Dance your socks off” – Eccles restaurant hosts virtual Christmas party

An Eccles restaurant is inviting customers to a virtual Christmas party tomorrow evening.  The African and British-style restaurant Yetti’s Kitchen, in Liverpool Road, […]

The Unicorn Pub in Salford, soon to be demolished. Photo credit: Lee Hodson, used with permission

“They could have supported us better” – Unicorn pub campaigner blasts Salford City Council in email

A campaigner behind the failed bid to save Salford’s Unicorn pub has hit out at the city council. Gary Parsons […]

"They really show the spirit of a working-class town" - the bakery bringing Eccles cakes up to date in Salford

“They really show the spirit of a working-class town” – the bakery bringing Eccles cakes up to date in Salford

A family run bakery in Salford has rekindled the tradition of producing Eccles cakes – in Eccles. The Albert Street […]