Tag: council

Salford Civic Centre, home to Salford City Council, Swinton. Credit: Harry Warner

Salford City Council to write off £1.8m of council tax and business rates debt

Salford City Council will write-off £1.8m of accumulated public-owed debt in a meeting held today (October 17) at Salford Civic […]

Drax power station. Credit: wikicommons.

Green biomass energy provider awarded £4.6m contract to power Salford homes

Salford City council have awarded a 12-month contract worth £4.6m to biomass energy provider Drax to power households in Salford. […]

Salford City Council, Swinton. Image from Wikimedia commons. Image credit: Robert Linsdell

Council tax and rent set to rise as Salford council aims to balance budget

Council tax is set to rise by nearly 5% and rents by 7% as Salford City Council proposes “tough choices” […]

Salford City Council, Swinton. Image from Wikimedia commons. Image credit: Robert Linsdell

Almost half of complaints to council were upheld last year, an improvement on previous years

The council complaints watchdog The Ombudsman have found that 48% of complaints to Salford City Council were up held in […]

A pothole in front of the Lowry Theatre. Image by Harry Warner

Major pothole repair scheme grants £700,000 to fix roads in Salford

A large-scale pothole repair project will use £698,000 in infrastructure funding to repair major potholes on carriageways around Salford. The […]

Walkden Cricket Club main entrance. Image by Harry Warner.

“It should attract people” – Walkden Cricket Club to undergo £1m makeover after 14 years of planning

Walkden Cricket Club will see their ground improved thanks to a £1m makeover which has taken 14 years to plan. […]

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“This is possibly the first roundabout of its kind in the country” – Salford’s new cycle roundabout unveiled

Salford’s first cycle lane roundabout – thought to be the first of its kind in the country – is now […]

Media City Tram to Eccles
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Lib Dems claim plans to introduce late-night trams in Salford were blocked by Labour

A furious Lib Dem councillor claims Labour are delaying council debates to block his motion to introduce a late-night tram for Salford.