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Top 5 things to do in Salford this weekend

Those long summer holidays are over and autumn is drawing in, so here’s five family-friendly things to do in Salford this weekend. As always, if you have a...

Former Pendleton student to star in new musical coming to the Lowry

After auditioning over a thousand young people, Gary Barlow and Tim Firth, the creators of the new musical, THE GIRLS, based on the true story, the film and...

Ordsall Community Allotment show this weekend

Ordsall Community Allotments are having their second annual show this Sunday 6 September at 1pm. Members are competing for the best vegetables and donating their surplus...

Follow that Dream: Salford sketch master Broady goes for colour in new show

Local artist Steve ‘Broady’ Broadhurst is rapidly becoming a Salford’s favourite. And now the pencil and charcoal sketcher is injecting more colour...

BBC to screen Manchester Ship Canal history documentary

A new series charting the impact of canals in the formation of the country’s industrial and social history will be broadcast tonight on the BBC. Manchester-born...

Primary school art stars win LS Lowry gallery show

Two schoolgirls have been handed the honour of having their LS Lowry-inspired painting displayed in the artist’s dedicated gallery in Salford. Best friends...

New Friends of Victoria Park Swinton wanted

Have you got an interest in helping to co-ordinate events in Victoria Park, Swinton? The voluntary committee which looks after the future of this historic Salford park...

5* Review: Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Opera House, Manchester

Showing at the Opera House in Manchester the feel good musical Priscilla Queen of the Desert was a joy to watch from beginning to the end. Jam-packed with disco classics...

Changing face of Salford brought to life

The changing face of Salford will be brought to life at a one-off photography exhibition. Salix Homes is hosting a one-day exhibition – Our Salford: Bygones and...

Eccles Festival goes down the rabbit hole with Alice in Wonderland theme

Curious things are happening for this year’s Eccles Festival to celebrate 150 years since the publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. On Saturday 5...