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The Royal Naval Association at their Trafalgar Celebration event on Friday. Image credit - Dan McNeice

Meet The Salford Royal Navy veterans celebrating The Battle of Trafalgar’s 217 year anniversary

On Friday night, Salford veterans from The Royal Navy came together to celebrate The Battle of Trafalgar 217 years on. The […]

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Salford Rum aim to raise £7,500 for Salford Lads’ Club

Salford drinkers are being invited to support the city’s iconic Lads’ Club by buying a commemorative bottle of rum. Local […]

Exhibition at Salford Museum and Art Gallery. Credit: Faith Tudor.

“Even really senior gatekeepers can feel that it’s not easy being a person of colour” – Salford portrait exhibition weighs on continuous workplace discrimination

A Black History Month exhibition in Salford Museum and Art Gallery has helped to showcase continuous workplace discrimination minorities in […]

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“It’s important to offer a diverse range of stock” – Salford libraries introduce displays to celebrate Black History Month

Libraries across Salford are celebrating Black History Month with displays highlighting key people in history and current influential figures.

The old fencing around Agecroft Chapel. Image credit: Eva Shana

“We all want to work together to give back to the community” – saving Salford’s Gothic Chapel

Built in 1903, the Gothic chapel at Agecroft Cemetery was constructed as the centrepiece of the graveyard. However, due to a lack of […]

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“I can’t imagine Salford without the canal” – The history of Bridgewater Canal

Opened on July 17th 1761, the Bridgewater Canal has cemented itself in history as a model for all canals built […]

Barry and Theresa Emberton. Image used with permission by Theresa Emberton

Meet the couple who identified 500 Pendleton WWI soldiers

A couple from Pendleton have successfully identified over 500 Pendleton soldiers from World War I. Barry and Theresa Emberton embarked […]

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Ex-Salford student’s legendary Drum and Bass night to return after 20 years

Squiggle Dee Mash is set to return to Deansgate Locks after its infamous 1998-2002 reign. The event, at Bee House, […]