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Salford City Council leaves autistic woman without adequate support

Salford City Council leaves autistic woman without adequate support

An autistic woman was left without adequate support for months after Salford City Council failed to carry out its statutory duties. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman issued a report last week following a complaint by Mrs W, who has not been named, a Salford resident with autism.

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Light-up musical seesaws are coming to MediaCityUK this December

Wave-Field, a Canadian company that “encourages interpersonal relationships with strangers”, will take up residence at MediaCityUK this December. The interactive […]

Markants Greyhound Charity volunteers ahead of their Saturday morning walk.

“You do tend to get attached to them” – Salford rescue charity adopts and re-homes ex-racing Greyhounds

A small self-funded Greyhound re-homing charity based in Greater Manchester has successfully adopted and re-homed over 370 ex-racing Greyhounds.  Makants are […]

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Peel Park’s writer in residence receives Arts Council England grant

Arts Council England has awarded a Salford-based writer, Adam Farrer, with a grant to write a series of non-fiction short […]

Salford University student fined £350 after sending numerous tweets about Premier League star’s little brother

Alfie Perkins, 19-years-old, has escaped a prison sentence and been fined £350 after sending distasteful tweets about the tragic death […]

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New psychotherapy programme for domestic abuse victims debuts in Salford

A new counselling service for victims of domestic violence has arrived in Salford. The programme was founded by psychotherapist Dr […]