“It does affect people’s mental health and wellbeing if they can’t have their hair done” – Salford’s hair salons to reopen just in time for Christmas

By Kathryn Austin 26th November 2020 Back In Business, Interviews, News, Walkden 0 comments

A Walkden hairdresser is celebrating news that salons and other close-contact services can reopen on December 3, regardless of what […]

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Salford Survivor Project urgent appeal for donations this Christmas

By Abigail Carrington 25th November 2020 News 0 comments

The Salford survivor project is struggling more than ever to help victims of domestic abuse this Christmas. This is due […]

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“This has forced me to log off at a certain time and have half an hour just to myself”, Yoga and meditation zoom sessions are helping people stay calm over lockdown

By MollieChapman 24th November 2020 News 0 comments

Image credit: Jack Kirwin. No edits or changes have been made.   Carly Tong’s 10 day online yoga and meditation […]

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“You forget your worries, it’s just like meditation” – A Salford artist on lockdown and future exhibitions

By Georgina Gilbert 24th November 2020 Art, Culture, Features 2 comments

Undeterred by the temporary closure of The Lowry’s Days Like These exhibition which features his work, Salford artist Philip Westcott […]

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Lockdown is ending, but new restrictions are coming for the North

By LeeMcerlean 24th November 2020 News, Politics 0 comments

Yesterday, in an address to Parliament, Prime Minister Boris Johnston confirmed that the national lockdown is ending on December 2nd. […]

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Sacha Lord releases night-time economy recovery plan

By Megan Phelan 24th November 2020 News 0 comments

It’s been nine months since nightclubs and bars were forced to close their doors in Salford. In October, the government […]

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“So I started a business during lockdown” – Salford baker and her postal brownie service

By Melissa Maxfield 24th November 2020 Community, News, Walkden 0 comments

A Salford mum has started a postal bakery business to make some extra money in the second lockdown. Deborah Clouting, […]

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“A feel good factor and certainty when we’ve had a year of no certainty” – How the Rotary Club in Worsley’s annual Santa float could be cancelled

By AliaHamid 24th November 2020 Community 1 comment

The Rotary in Worsley’s Santa float parade could be cancelled for the first time in over 40 years due to […]

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“It makes me feel more British” – Salford resident reacts to Sainsbury’s Christmas advert

By MylesDelahoyde 24th November 2020 News 0 comments

Salford residents are outraged by the backlash to Sainsbury’s Christmas advert, saying it is ‘worrying’. This year Sainsbury’s Christmas advert […]

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“There are no winners, sadly” – Worsley hotel manager on the impacts of lockdown

By Kathryn Austin 24th November 2020 Business, News, Worsley 0 comments

The General Manager of the Marriott Worsley hotel has spoken about how the continued lockdown measures are impacting hotel life. The […]

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