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“We still face further challenges” – How Salford furniture business Forest Sofa rode out Covid-19

The owner of a Salford furniture manufacturer and retailer says that after a tough 2020 business has bounced back as […]

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Salford microbakery launches new eco-friendly Bread by Bike delivery service

Swinton microbakery Our Dough is two weeks into its new bike delivery scheme and is thriving as a local business […]

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“Keep your eyes peeled for nature and take care of the green spaces” – Friends of Peel Park educate park users about appreciating and respecting nature

Friends of Peel Park are running ‘Eyes Peeled for Nature’ month to raise awareness of our local wildlife. Eyes Peeled […]

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“We’ve always done things differently” – Salford buses are coming back under local authority control

Buses are being brought back under local authority control in Greater Manchester for the first time since deregulation in the […]

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Six arrested during Friday night drug searches in Salford

Slinkierbus268, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons   Five men and a woman have been arrested after police searches […]

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“They’ll last a lot longer than an Easter Egg” – Wood Street Mission launches book appeal for Salford children

Wood Street Mission has launched their Books Forever 2021 Appeal, which asks people to donate brand new books for children […]