Category: Housing
A Salford skyscraper to rival Beetham Tower?
For 10 years the skyline of central Manchester has been dominated by the £150m Beetham Tower. The 12th tallest building in the UK, and the biggest outside London at...
City West plan for (another) Eccles apartment block near Royal Oak
City West have submitted outline planning application to build a new three-storey, 27-apartment block on a vacant former car park in Eccles town centre. The plot is at...
City West get green light for five-storey apartment block with restaurant in Eccles
Housing association City West have won planning permission for a new five-storey block of flats in Eccles. Linked to the 12-storey College Croft tower block by a...
Silver surfers in Salford can now benefit from free Wi-Fi
Salix Homes has teamed up with Salford Council to have free Wi-Fi installed at its eight sheltered housing complexes for the elderly across the city. The initiative...
Walkden campus sell-off: Plans to demolish Salford City College buildings for 24 homes
Salford City College is to hold a public meeting to go through plans to sell off and knock down part of their Walkden campus to make way for 24 new homes. On Tuesday 23...
DIY SOS: Refurbing empty homes for ‘Veterans Village’ wins Manchester council award shortlist
Manchester City Council has been shortlisted for the UK Housing Awards after opening up empty homes for ex-servicemen. The ‘veterans village’ project, put...
Free IT course for Salix tenants in Salford
Do you want to improve your computer skills? Salix Homes have teamed up with Inspiring Communities to run their award winning Connected Customers course to help their...
Pictured: Shelter launch search for Salford ‘slum’ children of the 1960s
Housing charity Shelter is launching a campaign to identify children caught on camera who lived in the ‘slums’ of Salford in the 1960s. It’s believed...
Decision looms for 94 homes on former Walkden High School site
Salford City Council planners will meet this week to decide whether a £9.5m development of new-build homes in Walkden can go ahead. Barratt Homes want to build 94...
Pictures: End of the line for Eccles Drill Hall as demolition starts
Demolition work has begun on a former army drill hall in Eccles to make way for eight houses. Plans to replace the dilapidated and derelict buidling with two new rows of...
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