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Category: Community

47pc of families cannot afford food plus school uniform, say Wood Street Mission

Large numbers of families in Salford are unable to afford the cost of the new school year, that’s according to local charity Wood Street Mission. The charity set...

Agency offers volunteers chance to start gap year in Salford

An international aid agency is offering young volunteers the chance to start their gap year in Salford. Lizzie Haydon, 21, and Sophie Hull, 18, have relocated from their...

Salford park vandals ‘have wasted £1.3k of taxpayers’ money’

Mindless vandals who ripped up the surface of a local community park in Salford have cost the city over £1,000 in repairs, say Salford council bosses. SalfordOnline.com...

Brothers In Arms: Forces and Foundation will benefit as Salford band set poignant poem to music

A local Salford band have put their pens down and picked up their instruments in a bid to let ‘a voice of war’ take the stage. The band in question –...

Vote here: Broughton community stars need your help to win national award

A community project is in the running for a national award after winning plaudits for its jobs and fitness programme. The Involved Salford project in Broughton is up for...

Walkden team cue up epic Euro banger race for tot Isla Rae

A team of pool players from Walkden’s 147 Snooker and Pool Club are swapping their cues for cars this month when they take on a three-day race through Europe to...

In pictures: Eccles celebrates in style at Manchester Pride

Salford celebrated in style at this year’s Manchester Pride parade over the weekend. Salford entered two floats into the parade that toured Manchester city centre,...

LS Lowry given new lease of life by Copley Prize-winning 7-year-old

An original work by LS Lowry has been given a revival by an artistic seven-year-old boy. Thomas Smith’s interpretation of Lowry’s ‘A Hillside...

Sign up to meet rugby league’s finest at Lance Todd Trophy Dinner in Salford

Salford Red Devils Foundation is to host the Lance Todd Dinner at the AJ Bell Stadium next week to award the game’s finest player. Now you have the chance to join...

Funding open for community groups in Salford

Two new funds have opened for applications from community groups in Salford. The Nine Lives Community Fund is a partnership between Forever Manchester and the Chambers...