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"We want to rebuild our community" Northern Independence Party candidates say trams should be extended in Salford

“We want to rebuild our community” Northern Independence Party candidates say trams should be extended in Salford

A new political party that proposes a breakaway North is hoping to win council seats in Salford in the local […]

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Pendleton housing and regeneration project set to move into phase three

The third phase of a £1.91 million regeneration project to build more than 100 new homes in Pendleton has been […]

The Dispensary, in Walkden. Image Credit: Fay Watts

“I’m not a Tesco. I’m not an Aldi. I’m a tiny little shop” – Eco-shop not eligible for emergency funding

The Dispensary in Walkden had just a few months of standard business operation before Covid struck and changed everything. The […]

Rubbish build up in Eccles. Permission to use from Paula Kane's Facebook.

“It just gets to the point where you say ‘why always me'” – Eccles residents’ fury over fly-tipping and overflowing bins

Church Street in Eccles has become the home of a mountain of rubbish and fly-tipping recently, with residents getting increasingly […]

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Salford City Council kick-start lateral flow testing to combat Covid-19

The small-scale trial of Direct LAMP saliva testing which aimed to combat the coronavirus pandemic has ended in Salford. The accuracy of the […]