Politics

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Cancelling Salford’s £1.8m contract with Russian gas provider could see bill rise by 800%

Salford is asking for help to cancel its £1.8 million contract with Russian state-owned Gazprom which provides vital public energy to Salford’s […]

Mixed reaction from Salfordians on proposed constituency changes for England

Mixed reaction from Salfordians on proposed constituency changes for England

The boundary commission for England has launched a consultation into the proposed constituency changes across England. The changes would mean […]

Graham Stringer
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Salford Labour MP backs PM’s removal of Covid-19 restrictions

The Labour MP for Blackley and Broughton, Graham Stringer, took to Talk Radio to commend Boris Johnson’s decision to lift all the […]

Rebecca Long-Bailey
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Rebecca Long-Bailey MP reselected to represent Salford and Eccles constituents

Rwendland, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons   The incumbent MP for Salford and Eccles, Rebecca Long-Bailey, has been […]

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“Without them, we would not be able to cope” – Salford City Council announces Real Living Wage increase to £9.90 for care workers

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bcgovphotos/45061808394   Salford City Council has announced it will pay all social care workers in Salford the Real Living Wage […]

PM Boris Johnson during a Covid-19 announcement. Photo by Andrew Parsons, Flickr

“The government have lied time and time again” – Salford residents discuss government handling of pandemic

Salford residents adding their voices to the social media uproar over how the government has dealt with the Covid pandemic […]

Peter Roberts receiving his first vaccine on December 16th. (Image:  Salford CCG)

Salfordians react to the news that unvaccinated employees could be ‘outed’ at work

New rules state that from today anyone that has come into close contact with someone that has tested positive with […]

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“My five-year-old is in year one now and he’s struggling to read and write” – Salford schoolchildren still suffering lockdown learning issues

Schoolchildren across Salford are at different stages of learning as a result of COVID-19 lockdowns, almost two years on. Children […]

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“They think we deserve death and nothing else” – Salford graduate trapped in Afghanistan desperate to escape the Taliban’s rule

A Salford graduate from Afghanistan is looking to escape the Taliban with his young family to move back to the […]

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“Why are we not talking about ways to stop men being violent towards women?” – Women and girls commission to launch in Salford

Left image: Jacob Teagle. Right image: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Action on key issues facing women and girls in Salford will be the […]