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Here is how you can celebrate Chinese New Year in Salford

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Chinese New Year kicks off this week and Salford has music, food and art in celebration of the occasion. The […]

"It's the best thing I ever did" - 85-year-old looks back on the summer camps at Salford Lads Club

“It’s the best thing I ever did” – 85-year-old looks back on the summer camps at Salford Lads Club

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85-year-old Ronnie Critchlow said that spending his time at Salford Lads Club “was the best thing (he) ever did.” Ronnie […]

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New exhibition shows “fascinating” lives of Salford’s old working-class

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A “fascinating” new photography exhibition will showcase working-class people in Salford and the houses they lived in between 1890 to […]

New Oxford pub, Image permission given by Tony Flynn

“We’re returning The New Oxford to its former glory” – Salford pub to be taken back to its Victorian roots

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A 200-year-old pub in Salford is undergoing an impressive three week transformation to take it back to its Victorian roots.  […]

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Graham Nash on starting his musical road in Salford

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Legendary singer songwriter Graham Nash has told the tale of his “musical road” in Salford at a time when “nobody […]

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Ordsall Hall’s 16th century painting returns with new secrets uncovered

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A 16th century painting has returned to Orsdall Hall after a recent restoration uncovered previous drafts of the piece. The […]

A horse bus of the Manchester Carriage Company, the company that John Greenwood created. Museum of Transport, Greater Manchester

How a “poor bloke” in Salford invented the UK’s first ever bus service

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The first ever bus service was created in Salford by John Greenwood, a seemingly ordinary bloke who revolutionised transport services […]

Historic pub becomes one of the few independent pubs in Salford

Historic pub becomes one of the few independent pubs in Salford

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After a £1.4 million restoration, a Grade II listed pub in Salford has become one of the few independently run […]

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Peel Park protected in new listing set to “preserve its rich heritage”

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Peel Park has been recognised by Historic England for being one of the first free municipal public parks in a […]

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