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Category: Housing

Home sweet home for Salford flood victim Barbara

A Salix Homes great grandmother who fell victim to the worst flooding in Salford for 70 years is now all smiles with her newly-refurbished home. Barbara Miles lives in...

Salford’s services for helping homeless people are among the best in the country

The Housing Options Service, managed by Salix Homes on behalf of Salford City Council, has been awarded the ‘Silver Standard’ by the Government-backed National...

£1m price tag on land in middle of Eccles housing boom

Land in between two new housing developments on Green Lane in Eccles has gone on the market for the princely sum of £1 million. The 1.65-acre spot is sandwiched between...

Abandoned properties a problem for third of landlords

More than a third (36 per cent) of landlords in the UK have had property abandoned by tenants before, according to new figures from the largest landlord association....

Revealed: New detail on Walkden campus demolition to raise £2m

More detail has been revealed on plans to knock down three former teaching blocks at Salford City College’s Walkden campus to make way for up to 24 houses....

Emmaus Salford is growing for the future with help from Pendleton Co-operative

Fresh fruit and vegetables are on the menu at Emmaus Salford thanks to £1000 from the Pendleton Co-operative. Pendleton Co-operative is a charitable organisation set up...

Pendleton residents get expert tips on computer skills

Pendleton Together’s computer club is helping locals enjoy the benefits of the information superhighway. The club, held at Brotherton House, is the base of the project...

Name wanted for groundbreaking Salford training centre

A ground-breaking housing project to help young people in Salford get into work is looking for help to come up with a name for its state-of-the-art training centre....

Right to Buy will cost Salford council £18.2 million, warn Shelter

Salford council will need to pay a staggering £18 million a year to the government to fund the extension of Right to Buy, new research by Shelter reveals today. The...

Refresh on 50-year-old Salford tower blocks to be complete by 2017

Work has reached the halfway stage on a £7 million improvement project which aims to give a new lease of life to three Salford tower blocks. Mulberry Court, Sycamore...