Tag: Eccles

Viv Ormrod and Lucy Collins. Photo taken by Colleen Lamb

“It’s a really hard system for families to get their heads around” – Community forum working to improve the lives of Salford’s SEND children

A family community group is working with professional authorities to help improve Special Educational Needs and Disability services for children in […]

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‘Grow your own food’ – Salford farm campaigning against ultra-processed food

An Eccles-based farm is campaigning against ultra-processed meats after new scientific evidence has come to light that it can cause serious long term health risks.

SELNEC plans for Salford in 1962.  Image: Manchester City Council under Creative Commons license.

A road to the past: Salford’s unbuilt motorway that would have destroyed landmarks and neighbourhoods

Many drivers in Salford today use the M602, however, plans from the 1960s could have made Salford look very different to how it does today.

ForHousing HQ. Image from Google Maps

Scalding open letter sent to ForHousing interim CEO from Salford Mayor and MPs over excessive director pay

Salford Mayor, Paul Dennett, three MP’s and 20 councillors have sent an open letter of complaint to the interim CEO […]

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“Incredible Education… is very much about the local community” – Eccles-based enterprise nominated for innovation award

Incredible Education has been nominated for the Innovation UK Community Project at this year’s Green Heart Hero Awards. These awards […]