History

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Local residents challenge council’s plans to demolish Buile Hill Greenhouse: “There’s nothing like it”

Residents in Salford are urging the city council to re-think the potential demolition of a 90-year-old greenhouse in Buile Hill […]

Local historian restores iconic Salford history with Langworthy photograph exhibition

Local historian restores iconic Salford history with Langworthy photograph exhibition

A local historian has exhibited a collection of old Salford photographs at Langworthy Cornerstone.  Striving to preserve Salford’s history at […]

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65 years on: Remembering Salford star Harold Brighouse

From working as a textile buyer, to writing the nationally renowned Hobson’s Choice whilst stationed in the Air Military Intelligence […]

Ordsall Park

“It’s changing so fast and lots of people want to hear from those who have the memories”: Meet the man working to capture the unheard memories of Ordsall

A musical event dedicated to exploring the unheard stories of the Ordsall community is coming to the area. Taking place […]

Inside Salford's long lost pubs that YOU want to see return

Inside Salford’s long lost pubs that YOU want to see return

Earlier this week, we revisited some of the lost Salford pubs our readers said  they’d like to see return. Now, […]

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Acts you don’t want to miss in Salford this Greater Manchester Fringe

From techno bingo to binmen-turned-drag stars Salford has much to offer in the way of eclectic acts this Greater Manchester […]

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Salford in the 50s/60s: Exclusive reminiscence session at Swinton library

An exclusive session looking at Salford sports in the 1950s-60s has been organised at Swinton Library. The reminiscence session is […]

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Salford’s Stations: How Irlams o’ th’ Height women helped win the war

In this series, we’ll be taking a look at the history surrounding Salford’s past and present railway stations and their […]