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Salford’s Seven Brothers brewery and Four Sisters distillery to merge

Two Salford drinks companies are set to join forces in an ambitious merger which will create the largest alcohol family in the […]

GMB members working for Usdaw picket the union's Salford headquarters on a recent strike day

Salford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey defends workers’ rights as strikes hit schools, trains and universities

Salford and Eccles MP Rebecca Long-Bailey has accused the Government of trying to pass “an authoritarian and undemocratic bill” to […]

Salford City Council, Swinton. Image from Wikimedia commons. Image credit: Robert Linsdell

Almost half of complaints to council were upheld last year, an improvement on previous years

The council complaints watchdog The Ombudsman have found that 48% of complaints to Salford City Council were up held in […]

Salford to be hit by Tesco's 2,100 job cuts

Salford to be hit by Tesco’s 2,100 job cuts

Salford will be affected by a national round of cuts by supermarket giant Tesco, with up to 50 jobs predicted […]

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Major pothole repair scheme grants £700,000 to fix roads in Salford

A large-scale pothole repair project will use £698,000 in infrastructure funding to repair major potholes on carriageways around Salford. The […]

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Don’t miss out on your chance to vote: Free voter ID available ahead of controversial rule changes

Salfordians can apply for free photo ID ahead of voting changes for the upcoming local elections. New rules in place […]

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Salford police officer sacked after ‘improper relationship’ with vulnerable woman

A Salford police officer has been sacked following an ‘improper relationship’ he had with a vulnerable woman he met during […]