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“My heart’s desire is to help other adoptees overcome some of the struggles I have overcome” – Salford author who wrote a book on her life

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Fiona Myles, an author from Salford, was adopted at around eight months old. She has now written a book about the […]

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“I try and practise before or after work, which is a struggle but you have to treat it more like a job” – Salford snooker sensation pockets another honour

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A 19-year-old snooker player from Swinton has won himself a free place at a top professional training school by pocketing […]

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“If the council weren’t trying to be progressive there wouldn’t be as many people causing an uproar” – Salford campaigner hits back at free Christmas parking

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A campaigner from Salford has said he will ask the council how much money was lost after subsiding car parking […]

Swinton Mural. Credit: Harvey Fletcher

The Mancunian mural putting Swinton, and Mr Chips takeaway on the map

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One Swinton business sick of the “scruffy graffiti on the side of his chippy”, decided to take matters into their […]

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Home Instead Salford to hold ‘Chat and Wrap’ event in Swinton

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Home Instead Salford is holding a ‘Chat and Wrap’ session this Saturday December 11. The session entails wrapping the gifts […]

Everyone at Drive-Thru Santas Grotto Image Credit: Dan Eden

“We as a church see it as our duty to serve the community” – Dan Eden talks about their Santas Grotto Drive-Thru which offers a new safe Christmas event to the community.

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Kings Church in Salford is hosting its second Santa’s Grotto Drive-Thru on the 4th December after their smashing success last […]

Bez from the Happy Monday's DJing at previous MCR Rocks event

“Will be great to see faces, old and new… See you at the front” – Bez’s Homecoming gig at the Pendlebury

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Spend a night in Salford with the legendary Bez this Christmas! MCR Rocks are back again with an amazing night […]

Gloria Egan cuts the ribbon and opens the bench to the public Credit: Age UK Salford, Paul Sherlock.

Disbanded Salford flower club donates bench to Community hub as its final legacy

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Winton Flower Club, which recently disbanded after 62 years, have donated a bench to Critchley community hub, using the last […]

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“Knit and Natter”- The Swinton community who are handcrafting a poppy display

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 © Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0> A community centre in Swinton is unveiling a display of […]

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