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Karen Gardiner, owner of the Hug in a mug cafe. All images courtesy of the Hug in a mug Twitter account.

“It’s like a big family”: The Walkden Cafe looking after its customers during Covid-19

Amid the hysteria created by the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe, one Walkden cafe has stepped up to the plate […]

Coronavirus: Long queues outside ALDI as supermarket restricts number of shoppers entering

Coronavirus: Long queues outside ALDI as supermarket restricts number of shoppers entering

People waited in long lines spaced apart waiting to get inside ALDI in Salford Shopping Centre today. The store is […]

Salford's City Mayor Paul Dennett with kids at a storytime session at Swinton Library (Photo courtesy of Nick Harrison for Salford Leisure)

Three-year deal brings nearly £500,000 worth of books to Salford children

Salford children are celebrating a deal which will provide them with free books worth nearly half a million pounds over three […]

OUtside an Asda in Broughton. Image credit: Matthew Lanceley

Supermarkets introduce social distancing measures and NHS benefits

Major UK supermarkets have now started to introduce social distancing measures in their stores across the country. Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons […]