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Volunteers at Little Woolden Moss translocating common cotton grass (credit - Lancashire Wildlife Trust)

‘A huge black desiccated dry wasteland’ – Little Woolden Moss brought back to life by Wildlife Trust volunteers

A Wildlife Trust organisation aims to restore a degraded Salford peatland that has been used as a commercial peat extraction […]

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“We want to work with people who really care about what they’re making” – Monton couple on the opening of their new shop, Wandering Palate

Will and Emma Evans, a couple from Monton, have started building their own unique shop in Monton called ‘The Wandering Palate’. […]

Image Credit: @LizziePatizzerie

“It’s such a great feeling to know that people enjoy my content” – Swinton baker takes over TikTok and Instagram

After starting her business in the first lockdown, the owner of Lizzie Patizzerie has racked up millions of views on […]

Tara Collette - artist at Islington Mill.
Credit: Tara Collette

“Within a few months, I had a whole extra workbench in the studio just for glass making” – ‘lockdown hobby’ becomes full-time job for Islington Mill stained glass artist

Islington Mill stained glass artist, Tara Collette, explains how her ‘lockdown hobby’ became a full-time job and how she honed her craft.

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“Making the voting process as accessible as possible to people with a visual impairment is so important” – Local charity provides braille ballots to Salfordians living with sight loss

A charity based in Manchester is supporting the people of Salford living with sight loss by providing braille transcriptions of […]

Credit: Adam Bruderer
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“Roll on the 21st August!” – Salford’s The Eagle Inn and 0161Community prepare for community BBQ

Salford’s, ‘The Eagle Inn’, in partnership with 0161Community is set to host a community BBQ for the people of Salford […]