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Mass nude event - getting your kit off for artMass nude event - getting your kit off for art
by Tom Rodgers
With the upcoming 10th birthday celebrations at the Lowry, the theatre is planning a huge 1000-person live art exhibtion, featuring nude members of the public (no pun intended). We're asking (see poll to vote) if you would get your kit off for art's sake? Spencer Tunick is the American artist setting up and photographing the event - he's famously organised mass nude installations in Barcelona (7,000 people), Gateshead (1,700), 2000 people in Holland and a huge 18,000 nu...
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Climate change - the factsClimate change - the facts
by Jon Thomason Man has never affected the climate: The only input here is solar cycles – which are rhythmic. Prof Phil Jones...
Wanted - Old Digital CamerasWanted - Old Digital Cameras
Community project in need of a helping hand... Hello – we’re starting up a new community-oriented project that involves photograph...
Public meetings - Claremont & Weaste
Details of two meetings coming up for Claremont and Weaste follow below. These are open meetings and the public is welcome to att...
Snowing AGAIN in Salford
by Jerry Don't think the council can cope with this weather - everything just ground to a halt last time we were snowed on. Have t...
Eleven arrested at Carling Cup match
by Tom Rodgers Greater Manchester Police have reported that eleven people have been arrested in the lead up to tonight's Mancheste...
City fans pelted with missiles at...
by Tom Rodgers The big match tonight in the Carling Cup between the pride of Salford, Man Utd, and Man City and video footage has ...
Energos to show Eco tip plansEnergos to show Eco tip plans
By: Tony Flynn The Monton House Hotel, (formerly The Wendover Hotel) on Monton Road, Eccles will tonight see a meeting between the...
Salford Council accepts Chapel St dealSalford Council accepts Chapel St deal
by Tom We're getting provisional messages through from Salford Council's planning meeting that a vote has been taken and the resul...
Swinton Lions
by Tom We've been trying to get in touch with Swinton Lions for some time, to see if we can get match reports, as we do with many ...
Snowing again in Weaste
by Jerry Yep its snowing again in Weaste - not heavy but it is constant for the past hour or so (its 1130am now). So that means mo...
Details of Albert Scanlon's funeralDetails of Albert Scanlon's funeral
By: Tony Flynn The streets of Salford are expected to be crowded with hundreds of mourners tomorrow who will be there to pay their...
Identity of Jennifer-Dixgood Jones
by Editorial team To all our members who are concerned about the identity of one "Jennifer Dixgood-Jones" who has been posting on ...
Burgess Farm: Save our Green SpacesBurgess Farm: Save our Green Spaces
by Eddie Howarth, Worsley How lovely to see the various photographs in the media of Salford covered in snow. I was particularly sa...
Snow dalekSnow dalek
By Emma Davis Just had to post a pic of this -a Dr Who dalek made from snow by Hannah Salt and family in Monton. Amazing!
Cyber Plagiarism is illegal and wrong
by Steve Middleton I wouldn’t dream of accusing Salford Online of this, since they have more sense and, by & large, run a very pro...
The Best Igloo in SalfordThe Best Igloo in Salford
By Roxy Redpants This has got to be the best igloo in Salford! It is just off Liverpool Street in Langworthy (round the back of...
First Snowman pics rolling inFirst Snowman pics rolling in
by Tom Rodgers The first pictures of snowmen-and-women and starting to come in from our readers. The beauty of snow means that ...
No grit on pavements
Jerry Where is the grit for the pavements? It's like a bloody ice rink outside my house.
Plasma tubePlasma tube
Posted on behalf of Jonathan Thomason, Merchant’s Quay, Salford Quay Shining a laser into H gas, sets up an H plasma p- and we see...
The hottest years
Posted on behalf of Jonathan Thomason, Merchant’s Quay, Salford Quays The hottest year on record, as the UK Met office admitted in...
Save Barton Moss
By Jennifer Dixgood-Jones Earlier this evening at Higher Irlam Social Club there was a meeting about Council plans to build a new ...
Unbelievable Hypocrisy
By Roxy Redpants I find it astonishing that Hazel Blears is now campaigning for a midwife-led maternity unit for Salford. It was ...
White Out in SalfordWhite Out in Salford
by Tom Rodgers Trecherous driving conditions, transport routes clogged, unable to leave the country? That'll be the snow, then. It...
Snowing again in Salford
by Paul Driving into Salford Quays this morning and it's snowing again. Looks like we're in for a white Christmas......
Snowing in Weaste now!Snowing in Weaste now!
from Jerry It's sunny and bright but a few flakes have fallen whilst I was walking the dog in Buile hill Park. I know it's sad...
Hazel on Panorama
Anyone watch this?
Eccles Christmas "lights"Eccles Christmas "lights"
E Scrooge Tis the season to be jolly, with this in mind I decided to have a look at the Eccles Christmas Lights on Sunday evening....
Beer tokens at Crescent
Thought I'd flag this up - you can get discount vouchers for the Crescent pub by following the link below. All you have to do is r...
Heroes homecoming - Swinton
by Tom Don't forget, the 2nd Battalion Fusiliers are having their homecoming parade this morning, marching from Victoria Park in ...
858
By Roxy Redpants OMG! I just read in the paper that there was 858 abortions at Salford Royal hospital last year. Thats so sad! ...
JLS lads support people with MS
By Joe Conboy ORITSE Williams from boyband JLS has spoken out of his experiences of caring for his mother who has secondary progre...
MS answers at your fingertips!
By Joe Conboy GET your hands on a top-notch reference book for the MS community for Christmas. Dr David Rog, Megan Burgess (MS Nu...
Get Awkward—it hits the spotGet Awkward—it hits the spot
By Joe Conboy MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS research and funding received a boost from a major fashion house when DKNY pledged money to the M...
Salford Film Festival
by Jerry Anyone been to the film festival this year? Saw two good ones at the Lowry today, but audiences not overwhelming.
Lancashire fusiliers
Anyone know were the muster is on the 1st December 09 to see them parade in Salford?
I Need a HeroI Need a Hero
By Roxy Redpants Hey girls, what do you look for in a man? I'm 29 and feeling a bit like Bridget Jones! There are so many great ...
Would the real Eric Blair please...
Would the real Eric Blair please...
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Democracy in Salford should be seen...
Originally published at http://stevemiddleton.info by Steve Middleton, Salford Liberal Democrats (Langworthy ward) In anticipation...
ID Cards For SalfordID Cards For Salford
by Jerry Is anyone going to get an ID card? In my eyes this is the state going too far. How long before we are all tagged so th...
The Sun hoisted by its own...
The following article was originally posted by Stuart Winton on the Planet Politics website and is reproduced here with his permis...
Get Safe Online Week - 16th...
By Steve Middleton, Salford Liberal Democrats (Langworthy ward) Get Safe Online is an annual event to raise awareness of internet ...
Women and Me
By Richard Carvath, Prospective Independent MP for Salford and Eccles There seems to be some confusion on SalfordOnline about my v...
Make Your Own Mind UpMake Your Own Mind Up
By Richard Carvath, Prospective Independent MP for Salford and Eccles Well, what can I say? After debate on SalfordOnline today a...
Lenient Sentences Mock Justice
By Richard Carvath, Prospective Independent MP for Salford and Eccles Steven Newbury, 18, of Ashley Street, Ordsall, has recently ...
Remembrance SundayRemembrance Sunday
By Richard Carvath, Prospective Independent MP for Salford and Eccles This morning I joined with many others at Eccles Cenotaph fo...
A free night outA free night out
Get on down to Salford Arts Theatre, Liverpool St, next to Fit City Clarendon, and enjoy the kids putting on a bit of drama. Sat, ...
A Victory for Common Sense
By Richard Carvath, Prospective Independent MP for Salford and Eccles VICTORY!!! Finally, after three years of hell for St. Georg...
A High Price to Pay for...
By Richard Carvath, Prospective Independent MP for Salford and Eccles This morning I was in a pawnbrokers in the Salford and Eccle...
Public Health Crisis
By Richard Carvath, Prospective Independent MP for Salford and Eccles I'm not teetotal. I appreciate a good whiskey! We all know...
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