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Drugs are a One Way Trip
Drugs are the most serious challenge faced by modern society. It is a dangerous assault that has consequences for everyone, but it...
You're Nicked! Police Drone Nabs Its SuspectYou're Nicked! Police Drone Nabs Its...
The following article was well spotted on the Yahoo News site and sent to us by Noddy's mate Who says: "So now I know what ...
Any naked burka wearers out there?Any naked burka wearers out there?
Of course not - by definition a burka wearer wants to cover everything up, thus the antithesis of going naked. Therefore 'naked bu...
Eccles ConnectionsEccles Connections
By: Tony Flynn What have the following got in common, and no, it's not a trick question. - The Mayo Foundation - IBM - Ec...
MediaCity Round-Up: ITV resume talks, BBC launch jobs site and...3rd and Bird!MediaCity Round-Up: ITV resume talks, BBC...
According to the Guardian, ...
Children must be protected from 'junk food marketing'Children must be protected from 'junk...
Peter Hollins, chief executive of the British Heart Foundation, writes for ePolitix.com about product placement in the UK. Concern...
Rugby Football League considers move to MediaCityUKRugby Football League considers move to...
The Rugby Football League (RFL) is considering a permanent presence at MediaCityUK for their PR and Communications teams. The R...
Twitter updates on the Salford snowTwitter updates on the Salford snow
by Tom Rodgers Our loyal followers on Twitter, the instant update service, have started to tell us how deep the snow is in their a...
Eccles' hidden indoor marketEccles' hidden indoor market
by Tony Flynn Were you aware that Eccles had two indoor markets? We all know the tiny one on Eccles Precinct that is hardly us...
Britain's future depends on low carbon economyBritain's future depends on low carbon...
Over the festive season, ePolitix.com is publishing some of the best interviews and features of 2009 from our sister publication T...
Docks walk postponedDocks walk postponed
by Tony Flynn Pauline Lloyd from the Manchester Guild of Tourist Guides was due to host a guided walk around around the Salford Qu...
New taxi rules to be introduced...
Posted on behalf of Salford Liberal Democrats On Friday 18th December, Hackey (black cab) taxi drivers with support from Unite, Br...
MediaCityUK Round-Up: end of 2009 editionMediaCityUK Round-Up: end of 2009 edition
Well here it is folks - the final MediaCityUK round-up of 2009. As we head into 2010 there's an awful lot of cash being committed ...
Salford & Eccles Liberal Democrat PPC Norman Owen meets Nick CleggSalford & Eccles Liberal Democrat PPC...
Posted on behalf of Salford Liberal Democrats On Thursday 17th December 2009, the Liberal Democrat’s Prospective Parliamentary Can...
Local campaigner selected as candidate for Swinton SouthLocal campaigner selected as candidate for...
Posted on behalf of Salford Liberal Democrats Salford Liberal Democrats have selected local campaigner, Paul Gregory, to stand as ...
Bad scienceBad science
Posted on behalf of Jonathan Thomason, Merchant’s Quay, Salford Quays, Medicine has embraced pier review by independent experts. ...
Get connected with Community ActivistsGet connected with Community Activists
Learn about the Government’s Connecting Communities Agenda on the 21st December The event starts at Saint Thomas Conference Cent...
A different Christmas poem
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her h...
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
*Twas the month before Christmas* *When all through our land , * *Not a Christian was praying* *Nor taking a stand.* *See ...
Pornography
We must censor pornography, especially in the Internet, to safeguard the psychological and moral health of society. It is now a k...
Cross-party consistency Cross-party consistency
Originally posted on Planet Politics by Stuart Winton and reproduced here with his kind permission While the prime minister himsel...
What to take to bed with you - not a joke. Pretty neat idea. Never thought of it before. What to take to bed with...
Put your car keys beside your bed at night A great idea sent in to SalfordOnline by Michelle Miles Tell your spouse, your child...
The sacking of Stephen Neal
By Derek Antrobus In 1852 Salford sacked Chief Constable Stephen Neal – its third official holding that office since the borough w...
A migrant's story A migrant's story
© Derek Antrobus, 2001 On March 29th, 1817, about forty members of Salford Bible Christian Church embarked at Liverpool to sail to...
Transatlantic vegetariansTransatlantic vegetarians
Address to the 2000 annual meeting of the UK Vegetarian Society (c) Derek Antrobus (September 2000) A few months ago the Ind...
General Strike in EcclesGeneral Strike in Eccles
© Derek Antrobus, 1976/2000 What a change had taken place! Silence on the railway, and very significant – no newspapers. The power...
Salford's first MPSalford's first MP
(c) Derek Antrobus, 1999 Joseph Brotherton was born in the village of Whittington, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, on May 22nd, 178...
Library opens new chapter Library opens new chapter
(c)Derek Antrobus, July 2000 It was devised as a cure for drunkenness. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert came to see it. So did pr...
Roots of vegetarianismRoots of vegetarianism
Banish from your mind any image you may have of an industrial, murky, smog-bound Salford. Imagine it as a small, suburban settleme...
MEN sack last remaining photographer
From HoldTheFrontPage The last staff photographer at The Manchester Evening News is to be made compulsorily redundant. Mark Wau...
Folk and blues night at the White Lion Swinton 18th september 8-30pm-11-30pmFolk and blues night at the...
The inimitable and accomplshed Salford born blues guitar player Pete Ryder ably assisted by singer songwriter Albert Thompson loo...
A question of faithA question of faith
I read the following article and thought I would share it Looking back at this week's speech on faith by Tony Blair, parliamentary...
Irena SendlerIrena Sendler
From David Walker There recently was a death of a 98 year-old lady named Irena. During WWII, Irena got permission to work in th...
Councillor Mold & Labour working Hard...
The Editorial Board has removed the above article Many of the comments being posted were by innuendo suggesting that Councillor Mo...
If  you can't see video files on SalfordOnline - this should fix the problemIf you can't see video...
There is a bug in the latest version of Internet Explorer (No8) which prevents Flash (.flv files) movies from playing ( this is th...
News: The future, online and in printNews: The future, online and in...
Wadds PR blog reported the following. James Murdoch set out the battle lines for the future of online news in his MacTaggart lect...
It’s aga-don’t for UK fleet drivers in a survey on the nation's favourite drivinIt’s aga-don’t for UK fleet drivers...
* Britain’s worst driving song Agadoo by Black Lace * Meatloaf’s Bat Out of Hell the nations favourite song to drive to ...
THE WOOLPACKTHE WOOLPACK
Needs to be reopened! My sister and I have been campaigning to get the Woolpack reopened. We collected over 500 signatures from l...
MediaCity Weekly Round-Up: Bose doesn't fancy the MediaCityUK move, plus more...MediaCity Weekly Round-Up: Bose doesn't fancy...
This has been quite a week for MediaCity news - let's break it down... Firstly, MediaCityUK operations director David Carr resigne...
Blue Peter garden still coming to MediaCity, minus dead pets...Blue Peter garden still coming to...
The issue of the Blue Peter garden's relocation to Salford has once again been in the headlines after reports that it was to be re...
Police stop and search journalists with Terrorism ActPolice stop and search journalists with...
by Mark Bright Two journalists are being stopped and searched in the street by concerned policemen and women, citing new powers...
Incident at John Lewis store
from David Walker I have been passed this story. As she carried on about her business, a hand suddenly appeared over the top ...
A personal request from Arthur Porter - Publisher of Crain's Manchester BusinessA personal request from Arthur Porter...
I make no apology for contacting you about a personal tragedy I have just experienced and hope you will forgive my intrusion and p...
MediaCityUK topping out ceremony, views from the highest pointMediaCityUK topping out ceremony, views from...
This afternoon I went to the official 'topping out' ceremony at MediaCityUK, a celebration of reaching of the highest point of the...
Are you a Salford Twitterer?Are you a Salford Twitterer?
What do Salford University, the Salford Advertiser, MediaCityUK Blog and Reverend Andy Salmon of Salford Trinity Church have in co...
Making your mobile ex-directory from 118800 'phone enquiriesMaking your mobile ex-directory from 118800...
A warning from Stuart Maybe you have heard about this but early next week all UK mobiles will be on a directory which will me...
When Facebook should be fearedWhen Facebook should be feared
by Emma Davis Imagine discovering a group had formed on the internet, with hundreds or thousands of members, united in their ha...
A WALK THROUGH MONTON by Ian...
My mind wanders back to the years after WW2. Rationing was still on and many things were impossible or hard to get, so it was some...
British prisoners report ill treatment in...
2nd July 2009 A message smuggled out of the Ramla Givon prison in an email from members of the solidarity boat crew arrested ea...
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