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The Wakey Bakery's new flower wall (Copyright: The Wakey Bakery)

“I just had to take the jump” – the award-winning Salford baker opening her first shop in Lockdown 2.0

Home-based business The Wakey Bakery is moving from Worsley to a shop in Swinton this week, despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Campaigners calling for action to fix universal credit. Image: Liam Purcell

“We can strengthen our communities and stop people from being swept into poverty”: Salford charity organisation prepares for its annual conference during lockdown 2.0

Church Action on Poverty would normally be preparing for a daylong conference with considerable crowds to share poverty stories. But […]

“Prove me wrong” says Salford MP over government’s “paltry” green industrial revolution plans

Salford and Eccles MP, Rebecca Long-Bailey, has given a scathing assessment of the government’s green industrial revolution plan. Speaking on […]

"It was instilling ambition in everyone" How Salford students are breaking down barriers within the medical profession

“It was instilling ambition in everyone” How Salford students are breaking down barriers within the medical profession

The society GEMMS (Graduate entry Medicine Mentoring at Salford) set up by students aims to instil ambition into young people […]

Quizmaster Tony Murphy

“You get people saying ‘It’s really got us through lockdown'”- Meet the Salford quizmaster keeping spirits up during lockdown

Salford-born Tony Murphy has been “SpeedQuizzing” in pubs, bars and student unions for seven years but running his business online […]

Local Salford charity branch get involved with online national webinar to help disabled children

Local Salford charity branch get involved with online national webinar to help disabled children

Credit: Freepik.com  A Salford charity branch helps young disabled people prepare for disabled adulthood through national online webinar Transition Week […]