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Salford nursery appeals for seedling kits from M&S shoppers

A Salford children’s nursery is appealing for shoppers to help them collect seedling kits from Marks and Spencers. As part […]

Students and mentors at the DEVAhack workshop

“I’ve learnt to give myself more credit for what I can do” Digital workshop comes to Media City

Last week DEVA Hack (Digital Entrepreneurs and Video Artists Hackathon), came to Media City to develop college student’s digital skills. […]

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Researcher to teach parents to deal with kids affected by alcoholic pregnancies

A researcher from the University is developing a training programme for parents and carers of people with alcohol foetal spectrum […]

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“Our CEO refuses to agree with national wage for sixth form teachers” – Salford City College strikes continue

Salford City College employees have continued striking in protest of wages outside the Future Skills building on Langworthy Road. After […]

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Salford City College staff strike following cuts to 16-19 education

Salford City College staff have been on strike this week to protest against further funding cuts to 16-19 education. The […]

'The most important part of reading is sharing it with those around you'- Look for a Book project comes to Salford

‘The most important part of reading is sharing it with those around you’- Look for a Book project comes to Salford

‘Look for a Book’ is a new project launched in Salford which aims to make reading fun and accessible to […]

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“There’s more and more people who need our help”- Salford charity boss appeals for furniture donations

A charity based in Little Hulton is appealing for donations of second hand furniture to help deprived people in Salford.  […]

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Salford students raise money for schools in Ghana

Students from The University of Salford Ghanaian society are raising £10,000 to fund ‘The Better Education Project’, in partnership with DstinationGhana, by December 2019.

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Parents in Irlam are asking for a school bus to end “nightmare” commute for children

Parents from Irlam and Cadishead are calling for a direct school bus service to bring their children to school “safely and on time”. A petition set up three days ago for a school bus to be routed from Irlam and Cadishead to Culcheth High School had already received 137 signatures at the time of writing.