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How Walkdens Community Hub are combatting loneliness within dementia this Christmas.

“Christmas can be a dismal time for those that are vulnerable, events like this are massively important.”- Lesley Fisher, carer. […]

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Salford health team walks 10 kilometres to help the homeless

Last night, a team from health organisation Salford Primary Care Together joined hundreds of people to walk 10 kilometers across Manchester to raise money for homeless charity Shelter.

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Broughton House fundraiser optimistic of final push in veteran home redevelopment

Broughton House is a home in Salford for ex servicemen and women, which is currently undergoing a £15 million redevelopment […]

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“Whatever I can do to help even one child at Christmas is worth doing” -Salford Christmas gift appeal

A Salford resident has organised a gift collection to benefit less fortunate families across the city this Christmas.  Claire Havey […]

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“No childcare, no housing, it doesn’t help people” Third of young mums in debt

A 23-year-old mum from Salford, Demi Eddison told us “I’d rather myself go without” so that her son Logan doesn’t […]

FoodCycle in Salford provides free meal for the community. Copyright Abdul Shikhmous

“We rescue it and transform it into healthy food” – Salford Food bank prevents food waste to provide free community meal

FoodCycle in Salford has been recycling used food to providing a free meal for Salford’s less fortunate. With an estimated […]

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First look at the new I’m A Celebrity…Jungle Challenge at Salford Quays

Images have been released of the new I’m A Celebrity…Jungle Challenge attraction, which will feature tasks and trials themed around the […]

University of Salford graduate wins prestigious creative writing award

Sean Gregory, 39, was awarded the Aesthetica Creative Writing Award for his short story ‘Louish and Benim’, which he describes […]

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“Once they get to 25 there’s nobody picking up that support” Salford charity says care leavers are being shut out of work

Young care leavers are struggling to secure employment once they leave care as they are not receiving adequate support, according […]