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Category: Housing

Former homeless put down roots at Emmaus Salford

Formerly homeless people at homelessness charity Emmaus Salford are using the unseasonably mild winter to prepare the grounds for food growing in 2016. The Emmaus House...

£600k facelift for Salford’s ‘steel’ homes

A major improvement project to modernise more than 60 steel-built homes in Salford is gathering pace. Housing association Salix Homes is working to transform 67 homes on...

Ordsall Wilburn Street developer gets £42.5m handout from GMCA

Developers behind a new 491-flat tower block on wasteland in Ordsall have been given backing to the tune of £42.5 million by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority....

Contour Homes want to sign up Salford community reporters

Contour residents in Salford can apply to become a community reporter for their area – and could earn themselves a qualification too. Aimed at people who want to...

Keepmoat signed up for £56m, 429-home Charlestown plan

An 18-acre housebuilding scheme with regeneration firm Keepmoat in Charlestown Riverside has been given the seal of approval by Salford City Council. 429 homes will now...

Young chefs cook up a storm in Salford

Budding young chefs have been cooking up a storm in the kitchen. Housing association Salix Homes has teamed up with food charity Fareshare to teach tenants and their...

Two months on since the Salford floods – recovery operation is still ongoing

Two months on since the Boxing Day floods the recovery operation continues for hundreds of residents in Salford. Today (Friday 26 February) marks two months since the...

Plans in for 500 flats in two huge towers near Lowry Hotel, Salford

Bruntwood and Select Property Group have submitted plans for two large towers near the 5* Lowry Hotel in Salford. The 16 and 33-storey blocks, next to the River Irwell,...

Noisy Salford neighbour faces eviction

A noisy neighbour who has brought misery to nearby residents with his constant loud music and partying has been hit with a suspended prison sentence. Housing association...

City West wins Keep Britain Tidy Award for work in Eccles

City West has been awarded with a platinum Award from Keep Britain Tidy for the support and partnership working in the Westwood and Alder Park neighbourhood in Eccles....