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22 May 2013

450 meet to hear Peel housing plans
By Emma Cocker Over 450 people packed into St Mark's Church in Worsley to discuss plans submitted by Peel Holdings to build hundreds of new houses on greenbelt land in Salford.
As the plans stand, Peel hope to build 600 houses, a marina and a café in the Broadoak area on land at Aviary Field and also to the north and south of Worsley Road. Outline applications for up to 24 dwellings on Greylag Crescent in Ellenbrook and 100 dwellings off Highc...

22 May 2013

Local North West Stores Remain an Important Part of the Community
Independent survey highlights affinity to the convenience store in Salford.
Convenience stores and corner shops are an important part of the local community in the North West, providing a high quality experience that the majority of residents feel is at least on par with that of large supermarkets. This is according to an independent survey commissioned by myHermes, the online delivery service, which launched its myHerme...

22 May 2013

Ordsall Hall wins VisitEngland award
Ordsall Hall has won a Bronze Award in the Small Visitor Attraction category at the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2013 Ceremony.
The Bronze Award is a great achievement and recognises Excellence in Tourism in England. Ordsall Hall was presented with their Bronze Award at a glittering Awards Ceremony which was held on 20 May 2013 at The Point, Lancashire County Cricket Club, Old Trafford, Manchester. Commenting on the Award James...

22 May 2013

Life outside the walls: Salford ex-offenders push for change
By Emma Cocker A Salford group of ex-offenders are trying to help prisoners in Manchester by sharing their experiences in a handbook.
Positive Changes, which comprises of seven men, have been meeting in Salford on a weekly basis for the past six months, in the hope of making a change to the community. Now, they have put together a handbook to help other ex-prisoners readjust to life outside of prison, with tips and con...

22 May 2013

Bruce Forsyth at Lowry, Salford
As of Spring 2012, Sir Bruce Forsyth has been working in show business for 70 years. To celebrate the occasion, he returns to the stage for the first time in over ten years in a spectacular one-off performance of comedy and music.
Says Bruce “I can’t believe it’s been such a long time since I last did what I love best – working to a live theatre audience. It’s how I started and what I did for so many, many years. Television is great but for me as a pe...

22 May 2013

Salford scrapyard raided in police crackdown
Twenty people have been arrested following the latest phase of an operation to tackle the sale of stolen metal in Greater Manchester.
J Cash Metals, Regent Trading Estate, Oldfield Road, Salford was just one of dozens of scrapyards raided earlier today, Wednesday 22 May 2013. Greater Manchester Police and British Transport Police executed a number of warrants at scrap metal dealers across the area as part of an intelligence-led Operat...

22 May 2013

Go wild in the Meadows this half term
Head for the Meadows in Salford this half term for a free family-friendly afternoon of wildlife and outdoor play activities.
Kids of all ages will enjoy den building, tree climbing, outdoor cooking, wildlife games, crafts, nature walks, wildlife spotting plus lots more at the Go Wild on The Meadows event on Tuesday, May 28th. Red Rose Forest, Greater Manchester Local Record Centre and Social Adventures are your hosts for the afternoon which runs...

22 May 2013

Girobabies and JB to rock The Kings Arms, Salford
By Tony Flynn Tomorrow at The Kings Arms, Bloom Street, Salford there will be a night to remember as in the immortal lines of "I was there!" as The Girobabies, The Universal, Death to the Strange and Salford's other poet, JB Barrington, AKA, Words Escape Me take to the stage.
The line up is headed by the Girobabies, a band personally selected by owner Paul Heaton to perform. As Paul as he so adroitly puts it: "The Girobabies tell...

22 May 2013

Salford to trial evening council meetings
By Emma Cocker Salford City Council's first evening meeting will go ahead on Thursday 23 May, in a bid to get more members of the public involved in council meetings.
The meeting is the first of several trials that will happen over the next three to four months. The aim is to make council meetings more accessible for people in work, and those who cannot attend meetings that are currently held in the day. The first evening meeting is to...

22 May 2013

Salford Software puts business head in the G-Cloud
A Salford IT firm is celebrating after being handed a major government contract to provide identity management solutions.
Salford Software was selected as a supplier for the Government’s G-Cloud programme as part of their plan to deliver better public services digitally. Government departments are being directed to look at cloud options first before opting to use other technologies under a new 'public cloud-first' strategy unveiled...

22 May 2013

BT bring in the bins to support North West Air Ambulance
BT staff in Salford are cleaning out their closets to raise funds for the North West Air Ambulance Charity.
Staff at the BT Wholesale Dial House in Salford have installed three donation bins to help raise money for the North West charity, which provides emergency care from the air. The bins will collect clothes, bags, books, shoes and any other second hand goods for the North West Air Ambulance Charity shops in Blackburn, Gar...

22 May 2013

Local economy 'showing growth' says Salford firm
A new report into business confidence shows promise for the local economy.
Businesses in the region are setting their sights on growth, according to Regus, who comissioned the report. The Regus Business Confidence Index shows that a quarter of local firms plans to increase headcount by over 5% in the remainder of 2013 and a further fifth plans an increase of between 2% and 5%. Peter Knight, a partner in Salford-b...

22 May 2013

New waste service set to start across Salford
A new recycling and waste collection service starts across the city from Tuesday 28 May to get an extra 60,000 households recycling.
Salford council say the move will save over £1 million per year from the city's budget. Eighteen new refuse collectors will handle extra collections as the city launches weekly food and garden waste collections. Ahead of the scheme’s launch, traditional or terraced houses will have received either pink...

22 May 2013

Off-peak promise for A57 roadworks
By Tom Rodgers City Mayor Ian Stewart has promised off-peak roadworks for the heavily-congested A57 Liverpool Road.
Commuters, have faced a torrid time travelling through Irlam to and from the M60 Junction 11 roundabout because of the multiple roadworks in place. And residents in Irlam, Barton, Peel Green and Brookhouse have found it near-impossible to get home after work because of the constant snarl-ups in the area. Up to 14 separate schem...

22 May 2013

Call for ideas on £100k Buile Hill Park playground
Salford City Council is asking young people to decide what play equipment they would like to be installed in Buile Hill Park.
The council received a staggering £100,000 in Section 106 cash for the upgrade and has provided a list of options, including an aerial runway and mega swing. The money came from two developments: Ladywell Point, built at the former Weaste quarry site, and the use of land at Stott Lane for a temporary car pa...

22 May 2013

Swinton two down after Batley fight
Swinton will be without prop David Mills and winger Gene Ormsby for Sunday’s Championship clash at Dewsbury.
The two players are serving one-match bans for fighting in the game at Batley two weeks ago. Jack Morrison, who missed Sunday’s Northern Rail Cup win against Crusaders, will return to the line up. Dewsbury are in sixth position in the table – the final play-off spot – and two points ahead of Swinton on 18. It’s a position Chambers wan...

22 May 2013

Two arrested after Clifton disturbance
Residents saw police close Whitehead Road in Clifton after a suspected fight on Sunday 19 May 2013.
Police cordoned off the residential street after reports of a disturbance at 12.30pm. Greater Manchester Police confirmed that a 26-year-old and 29-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of affray. Both men have been bailed until 19 June 2013 pending further enquiries.

22 May 2013

If music be the food of love, play on
An arts project in Little Hulton is inviting local residents to come and see the fruits of their labour.
Salford Community Leisure’s Arts Development Service have been running the project from October 2012– June 2013, to create a variety of media from photography to music to film. The project was made possible due to funding from Arts Council England and the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA). Residents can now pop in to se...

22 May 2013

Little Hulton Reds 38 Fitton Hill 6
By Philip Hodgkinson Little Hulton entertained Fitton Hill from Oldham, hoping to put right last week's defeat.
The game started with fierce tackling from both sides as Little Hulton began to get on top. The Reds were creating chances, but mistakes and good defences kept the scores to nil, until the 18th minute when a move along the backs left to right reached Davy Jones chiming in from full back to cut inside three would-be tacklers and score ...

22 May 2013

60pc of UK species in decline, but Chat Moss thriving
UK nature is in trouble – that is the conclusion of a groundbreaking report published today by conservation bodies.
The report reveals that 60% of the species studied have declined over recent decades. More than one in ten of all the species assessed are under threat of disappearing from our shores altogether. But there is some good news. Vital peat bogs in Irlam - saved from the ravages of peat extraction last year - ar...

22 May 2013

Irlam CC squeeze past Rochdale
Irlam had a convincing away win in the Cup at Robinsons Rochdale, restricting the home side to 169 all out.
There was excellent bowling displays from Scott Lowery 6-23, Adam Harris 2-16, and Colin Rook 2-20. However, it wasn’t all plain sailing for Irlam, as at the half way stage Rochdale restricted the visitors to 70-6 and looked in a very commanding position. Irlam had Scott Lowey and Jack Sedgewick to thank, who produced a magnificent 100 partn...

21 May 2013

Salford homeless shelter to reopen after public donation
By Emma Cocker A member of the public moved by media coverage of the plight of the Narrowgate homeless shelter has donated a large sum of money to keep its doors open.
Yesterday, SalfordOnline.com reported that the Narrowgate Night Shelter, based in Salford, had to close its doors in April following a change in Housing Benefit rules. The anonymous donation means that Narrowgate can reopen for three nights a week, and can no...

21 May 2013

Protest today in Manchester over 'terrifying' Legal Aid reform
By Tom Rodgers Lawyers will join campaigners today in a protest in Manchester calling for a stop to massive cuts and upheaval to the criminal legal aid system.
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) plans include reducing the number of legal aid law firms in the UK from 1,600 to 400, as well as pushing for private companies with dodgy records like Atos, G4S and even a subsidiary of the haulage firm Eddie Stobart to join the legal sec...

21 May 2013

Elderly couple hurt in serious Salford smash
By Tom Rodgers Pictures by Michelle Keating An elderly man and woman have been injured after a truck hit their Ford Focus in Salford.
Police, fire crews and ambulances were called to the junction of Owen Street and Langley Road South at 1.40pm on Tuesday 21 May 2013. An eyewitness on the scene said the car was coming out from the Bee Hive Inn on nearby Holland Street when a lorry struck the right side of the car. Two fire engines f...

21 May 2013

The Trench comes to Lowry, Salford
From the award-winning team behind The Terrible Infants, Ernest and the Pale Moon and The Vaudevillains, comes a new play inspired by the true story of a miner who became entombed in a tunnel during World War One.
As the horror threatens to engulf him, he discovers another world beneath the mud and death. Setting off on an epic journey of salvation, the boundaries between reality and fantasy blur as he questions what’s real, what’s not and whether it...

21 May 2013

Beechfield United U16 girls win the double
By Keith Long Beechfield United Girls completed a Bolton Bury and District Junior League trophy winning double when they added the Chairman’s Cup to their Under 16’s league title.
On a superb playing surface at the BWFC Eddie Davies Academy, Beechy produced a stunning display and retained the trophy following an emphatic 6-1 victory over Westbury Gems. Straight from the kick-off United were on the attack and creating some excellent quic...

21 May 2013

Video: Eccles Day needs work but shows promise
By Tom Rodgers The first ever Eccles Day kicked off on Saturday 18 May to bring a little light to an unpromising wet weekend.
This market town has suffered like many others across the country, from shifting buying patterns as shoppers move online, to declining profits (and constant business rates) in a tough economic climate. Eccles itself missed out on the status and prestige (and a much needed £100,000) of Mary Portas' Pilot fundin...

21 May 2013

Bin it! hits Wentworth High School, Eccles
The award winning drama-based education programme, Bin it!, which educates students about responsibility and litter, came to Wentworth High School. Eccles last week
The Bin it! tour encourages young people to work together to make a lasting change to local areas and keep their environment tidy. Developed by The Wrigley Company, in partnership with specialist education consultancy Rapport, Bin it! is targeted at 11-13 year olds and is desig...

21 May 2013

Man stabbed in Lower Broughton, Salford
Police closed Lower Broughton Road early this morning after receiving reports that a man had been stabbed.
On arrival at 5.25am officers discovered a 24-year-old man who had been stabbed in the leg. He was taken to Salford Royal (Hope) Hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries. A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of section 18 assault (Grievous Bodily Harm) and remains in custody for questioning.

21 May 2013

Salford community leader gets national nod
By Emma Cocker A community volunteer in Salford has been nominated for a National Diversity Award, just another celebration of the work he does for people in the city.
40-year old dad Irfan Syed is up for the prestigious Positive Role Model Award, for race, religion and faith, at the National Diversity Awards 2013, which take place in September. It comes after years of hard work within the Salford community, doing work with various group...

21 May 2013

New venue for live music in Salford
The White Horse pub on Gilda Brook Road is under new management and they have decided to bring back live music to the pub every Wednesday, starting tomorrow, 22nd May with the help of local music entrepeneur, Ed Blaney.
The evening is to be called Wednesday Night Live and promises to be a regular event The first show will feature Ten Eyed Man, Ed Blaney and friends. Next week's show features Black Sonic Revolver and Saturday Morning Cartoons ...

21 May 2013

Bad weather leaves Swinton Moorside lacking
By Peter Flatley From a seemingly winning position Swinton Moorside Firsts were beaten by Lostock on Saturday, Swinton batted first and reached 215 all out in 43 overs in game reduced to 44 overs because of the inclement weather.
The mainstay of the batting were half centuries for Callum Flynn 58 and Dave Flatley 50, backed up by Alex Hewet 41 and Jonny Herreran 37. The innings was reduced by the umpire's interpretation of the rules rel...

21 May 2013

Adult Learners Week launched in Salford
Residents of Affinity Sutton in Salford will be able to find out ways of getting a job or training as part of Adult Learners’ Week.
Adult Learners' Week runs from 18 until 24 May, and is a national event that promotes lifelong learning across the country. Mum-of-one Nicala Batty was previously unemployed living in Salford is now on the path to employment due to help given by Affinity Sutton....

21 May 2013

Lowry Outlet hail 100,000 successes of 2013 Food Festival
The Lowry Outlet Shopping Centre is celebrating after it released figures showing over 100,000 shoppers visited the centre over the May bank holiday weekend.
Their first ever Food Festival from May 4 until May 6 spanned the Centre’s Plaza and the MediaCityUK Piazza, from, and included 80 artisan food & drink stalls. There were also sell-out live cookery demonstrations from celebrity chefs Gino D’Acampo, James Martin and Paul ...

21 May 2013

New series of 'Invisible Histories' talks at Salford's Working Class Movement Library
The Working Class Movement Library’s popular series of free 'Invisible Histories' talks begins again on Wednesday 29 May at 2pm with a talk entitled Worlds within worlds: punk ladies, riot grrrls and fanzine culture. Cazz Blase will discuss the role women played in the UK punk scene and the UK incarnation of the female focused, female dominated riot grrrl scene.
This is followed by three more talks at...

21 May 2013

Salford fashion students win top industry award for third time
University of Salford fashion students have won a prestigious clothing industry award for the third time in four years.
The 70 final year Fashion Design and Image Making and Styling BA students scooped the Fashion Monitor Colleges Portfolio Award at the annual Graduate Preview Day organised by the British Fashion Council (BFC) to showcase student portfolios from 25 of the UK’s leading colleges. Their work was reviewed by...

21 May 2013

Video: Meeting today on Eccles estate 'community hub'
City West are holding meetings at Barton Village Community Centre today to answer questions on a new 'community hub'.
The new building could offer a space for community groups to meet, say the housing association. They are asking local people to join them today, Tuesday 21 May on Enfield Close, Off Cawdor Street, Eccles, M30 0GD to find out more. In response to a recent survey most residents wanted to see services such as a l...

21 May 2013

HMRC email 'phishing' scam warning
HMRC are warning tax credit claimants that 'phishing', or scam emails, are rife in the North West.
From April to July, nearly 22,000 phishing emails were reported to HMRC, and although the department worked with other agencies to shut down more than 147 scam websites during the period, others continue to be created. HMRC is asking customers to check their website, avoid clic...

21 May 2013

Release poor from 'prison' of welfare, says Nobel winner
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus championed his concept of social business as a way to release deprived people from the ‘prison’ of welfare at a special summit hosted by the University of Salford on Saturday 18 May.
The Bangladeshi economist, and ‘world’s banker to the poor’, urged more than 600 people at the Building Social Business event to use business for social and community benefit. Yunus also praised the Univers...

21 May 2013

Review: Al Murray: The Only Way is Epic – The Lowry, Salford
By Dave Cunningham The Public Reviews Rating: 3 out of 5 The recession must have hit the pub trade, as Al Murray, the UK’s favourite pub landlord is moonlighting as an inspirational speaker.
During his current tour The Only Way is Epic he tries to motivate his audience to tackle the mess our leaders have made of his beloved country. he issues covered include the Euro, inadequate parenting, bankers, reality TV ...

21 May 2013

Beechy juniors round up incredible season
By Keith Long Beechfield United Under 14’s 2012/2013 season finally came to an end when they met Failsworth West in the Main Cup Final.
In the North Bury Junior League United had three tough games before they reached the final which was played at the home ground of Salford City FC. Due to various reasons Beechy only had ten players available but all the lads who wore the Beechfield United kit produce stunning individual performances. ...

21 May 2013

Salford parents warned of cot death threat
The British Medical Journal has linked bedsharing with parents with a fivefold increase in cot death.
According to new analysis published online in BMJ Open, the risk of cot death or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is increased dramatically even when the parents are non-smokers and the mother has not been drinking alcohol and does not use illegal drugs. While the rate of SIDS has fallen sharply following advice to parents to place babie...

20 May 2013

Labour Cuts Services whilst funding Salford Reds
Labour Mayor of Salford slashes local services to fund £600,000 loan to Salford Reds Rugby
This is on top of the £1million alreay given by the council. During our Mayoral referendum and election campaign we consistently highlight the wasteful mismanagement of tax payers money by Salford Labour. The previous owner of Salford Reds who also received council tax money to keep Salford Reds afloat also help fund Hazel Blears failed attemp...

20 May 2013

Salford couple back gay marriage as debate rolls on
By Tom Rodgers and Emma Cocker As the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill returns to the House of Commons today, one Salford couple backs the proposed idea of gay marriage.
The Marriage bill is back for its two-day report stage, after it was last passed with 225 votes when Labour and Lib Dems showed their overwhelming support. 27-year-old Louise Woodward-Styles and her partner Nettie, 34, believe that equal marriage should be avai...

20 May 2013

Free 'life coaching' for Salford people as Big Life centre opens
By Emma Cocker A health centre opening today in Salford is looking for 'life coaches' to turn around the lives of local people.
Currently, there are eight coaches in Salford offering one-to-one sessions, as well as group sessions, which are commissioned by NHS and free for people in the city. Any Salford resident who wants extra help to improve their health and wellbeing can be offered up to 12 months one to one coa...

20 May 2013

Salford pub theatre gives new work a chance to shine
By Jenny Dutton Starting a new piece of writing can be a difficult task, especially if it’s for the stage.
It can be difficult to get support or translate from page to stage a tale that will catch an audience’s eye. Well the Write for the stage course is just the place to be for new writers to get their pieces ready for the world. After 10 weeks of hard work, a number of writers put together their own plays and took the plu...

20 May 2013

Salford primary schools win anti-bullying award
Primary schools in Salford have been nationally commended for their work to prevent bullying and for making sure children are safe and happy.
The national Bullying Intervention Group (BIG) awards have been given to four local primary schools - Cadishead Primary, The Friars Primary, St Joseph the Worker Primary and Cathedral School of St Peter and St John. The BIG Award is a national anti-bullying kitemark for schools and organisations...

20 May 2013

Help available for Salford cold and needy
Help is on hand for residents in Salford who have a cold-related illness and need help with heating and insulation.
The national body for home improvement, Foundations, has launched a scheme to help local residents whose health is made worse by cold living conditions due to inadequate heating and insulation. To qualify for help, homeowners must have a cold-related illness, a low household income with little or no savings and be unable to pay...

20 May 2013

Salford Trooper launch 'turns lager fans to ale drinkers'
By Tom Rodgers A tribute night to celebrate the launch of Iron Maiden beer in Salford went down a storm.
Headbanging Wangies customers got through 18 gallons of Trooper ale - some 144 pints - and three cases of the bottles. "As well as being Robinson's fastest ever seller it also became our fastest ever selling ale," said landlady of the Patricroft pub Claire Pickup. "Amazingly we even managed to turn some lager drinker...

20 May 2013

Petition to save Salford emergency shelter
By Emma Cocker A petition has been started to aid a Salford emergency night shelter after government cuts forced it to close its doors to the city’s homeless.
Narrowgate Night Shelter was set up by Phil Brown in 2008, and has run on a nightly basis since then, allowing temporary beds for homeless people in Salford and the surrounding areas. However, a recent court ruling means that emergency night shelters can no longer be classed as a ‘...