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“Sweaty Mama is a place where you’re not isolated” – Mother-baby workout classes offer safe space for parents

Sweaty Mama is a parent-baby workout class aiming to offer mums a safe support network. Anna Holvey, leader of the […]

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“When you’re caught in the middle of it, it feels like it’s never going to end” The importance of raising awareness for, and understanding, grief

A Salford lecturer is using National Grief Awareness Week to encourage bereaved people to talk more about their experience. There […]

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“You are very critical of yourself, not just of other people” – Salford TikTok dancers explain how they use social media to gain exposure

Dance students use the social media platform TikTok to enhance their careers, but claim ‘it’s harder for artists now.’ Christos […]

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“There are only 80 people in the world with her condition”– The Salford parents’ desperate plea for support for their daughter who suffers from a rare condition

Barbara ‘Babs’ Mason, from Irlam, suffers from a rare, life-limiting brain condition known as ‘Iron on the Brain’ (PLA2G6) or […]

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“They think we deserve death and nothing else” – Salford graduate trapped in Afghanistan desperate to escape the Taliban’s rule

A Salford graduate from Afghanistan is looking to escape the Taliban with his young family to move back to the […]

Actors brought audience members on stage during the theatres' last panto, Dick Whittingdon. 
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“I’m sure when the lights go down, the music starts to play and the lights go back on again it’ll be quite exciting!” – Panto returns to Salford Arts Theatre

The Covid pandemic led to Sleeping Beauty being “postponed” last Christmas at Salford Arts Theatre. Now, the traditional pantomime is […]

"Christmas without the carols and things was difficult last year" - Salford singers celebrate the return of in-person Christmas concerts

“Christmas without the carols and things was difficult last year” – Salford singers celebrate the return of in-person Christmas concerts

Singers in Salford are celebrating the return of in-person Christmas concerts this year. After the coronavirus pandemic forced many music […]