Tag: Eccles

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Eccles restaurant overwhelmed by public’s “goodwill” after charity collection tin was stolen during November lockdown

A restaurant in Eccles has thanked the public for their “phenomenal” reaction after a charity collection tin was stolen from […]

Barton Swing Aqueduct is just one of the Salford landmarks with a rich history. (Image is in the public domain.)

“People have no idea what’s on their doorstep” – Salford tour guide on the importance of local history and how lockdown has affected business

A Salford tour guide has spoken about the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on her business. Elizabeth Charnley, who runs […]

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 […]

Eccles Cake, with the flag of Greater Manchester. Photo Credit: James Jones via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eccles_Cake,_from_Greater_Manchester.jpg

Why Eccles Cakes should be honoured on National Cake Day

Jamesjones79, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons The Salford delicacies Eccles cakes have been a staple of the Northern […]

Tez (left) with one of his students (right) Copyright: Tez Skachill

“We felt like we didn’t have a voice” – Salford guitar tutor battles through pandemic

Many private tuition services have been unheard of throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and Tez Skachill, founder of Salford Guitar Lessons […]

Bisi Apata. Copyright: Natacha Pires@ Salford Now

“The lockdown won’t stop us” – New Afro Caribbean store opens in heart of Eccles

A new Afro-Caribbean food shop, Busketi B Afro Caribbean Superstore, opened in Eccles Shopping Centre during the lockdown. Bisi Apata, 44, shop owner […]