Tag: Eccles

Ian McLaren holding his finalist certificates. Photo courtesy of Ian McLaren.

Eccles salon finalists at the UK Hair and Beauty Awards for second year running

An Eccles-based salon are finalists at the UK Hair and Beauty Awards for the second year in a row. After […]

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“He’s costing me a fortune in books” – Eccles year 7s praised for reading more than 1m words

A trio of Eccles year 7 students have been celebrated for reading more than a million words in books since […]

The outside of Ian's salon. Photo credits to Manuela Sanchez Lopez.

Eccles salon in district’s Top 10 at the UK Hair and Beauty Awards

An Eccles-based salon has been placed in the district’s Top 10 in all four nominated categories. McLaren and Co Barbering, Hair […]

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.