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Aleenas Garden The Lowry Salford theatre

Scratch ‘n’ sniff theatre? Aleena’s Garden brings new sounds and smells to The Lowry

A unique ‘sensory theatre’ show to inspire toddlers and young children debuts at The Lowry theatre this weekend. The play follows Aleena (Christobel Fox) as...

Make high-strength cider more expensive to save NHS £100m a year, says study

Salford spends over £100m a year paying for the damage left over from cheap, high-strength alcohol harming the most vulnerable in our community. So say Manchester...

Armed men steal thousands during cash-in-transit robbery outside Swinton McDonald’s

Armed men stole thousands of pounds in a cash-in-transit robbery at the Bolton Road McDonald’s in Swinton this morning. Police were called to the fast-food...

Salford’s MAPAS music service celebrates 50 years teaching 5 MILLION students

This September the service that has taught millions of Salford children the joys of the arts celebrates its golden anniversary. Salford City Council’s Music and...

Salford community raises thousands for funeral of murdered Wesley Lennon

Kind-hearted locals have raised thousands of pounds to help pay for the funeral of a 26-year-old man murdered in the street in Salford. Father-of-two Wesley Lennon was...

Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens to visit schools in Salford and Stockport

Simon Stephens, the Stockport born playwright and former teacher who won Olivier and Tony awards for his adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious Incident of...

Voting now live for Patient’s Star Award

The shortlist for Salford Royal’s Patient’s Star Award has been announced. This special award was launched in 2014 to celebrate staff, teams and departments who go...

Missing Alan Shone: Volunteer search party plead for help this weekend

A group of volunteers are to scour the local area in Irlam where a 61-year-old dementia sufferer vanished last month. Good Samaritans from across the community will meet...

Salford residents can now AskSARA for advice and support to help daily living

A new, free, online user-friendly tool, aimed at assisting people help themselves with daily household activities and tasks was launched by Salford Together this week....

Brown and yellow tap water ‘not harmful’, insist United Utilities

Residents from across Salford who reported ‘dirty’ and discoloured water coming from taps in their homes shouldn’t be concerned, says the authority who...