Tag: COVID-19

This annual 'Christmas at the Mill' is yet another Salford tradition having to adapt this year. (Image of the market taken in a previous year)

“We always have to prioritise people’s physical wellbeing” – Christmas at the Islington Mill moves online

Islington Mill has launched its Christmas market, only this year it is all virtual. The Salford-based creative space is giving […]

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“People are just trying to survive” – Salford taxi company share their struggle during Covid

Salford taxi company, Swans Minicabs, have struggled more than ever throughout the pandemic and their customers are quickly decreasing. Following […]

Sports Centre Testing Site. Credit: David Poucher

“We need to protect their vulnerable families” – Salford University on providing rapid Covid-19 tests for 20,000 students

Between the 3rd-9th December, Salford University will begin the process of mass testing students for coronavirus before their return home […]

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“At least it got my mum out of the house” – Importance of charity shops as they prepare to reopen

Nigel Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Bargain hunters are on stand-by as charity shops in Salford prepare […]

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“It has become part of the community” – Worsley florist on the impact of the pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has had an impact on many small businesses in Salford, but with Christmas just around the corner, […]