Salfordians mount fresh defence against Regent Retail Park

Salfordians have gathered to launch a new attack against plans to build thousands of flats across a series of high-rise blocks in the city. Locals are concerned about new plans to construct new accommodation, which will house more than 3,000 residents, at the site of Regent Street Retail Park in Salford.   Developer, Henley Investment Management, […]

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‘Far Right’ ideological groups target Manchester with propaganda stickers 

Dozens of far-right posters have been stuck to lampposts across Manchester, leading users to white supremacist and ‘Neo-Nazi’ chat groups.   The stickers, which have been found on lampposts, signs and bus stops at locations throughout the city, are being used to direct people to designated forums filled with pro-white propaganda.   Deansgate, Princess Street, Oxford Street, […]

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Drugs debris plaguing Salford streets with metal NOS canisters

Salfordians are being warned of the dangers of ‘excessive use’ of laughing gas after hundreds of canisters were dumped on a residential street.   The Nitrous Oxide canisters have been left scattered along Blackfriars, sparking warnings from drug awareness organisations.   The substance, which is deemed ‘very dangerous’ by drug awareness organisation Talk to Frank […]

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“Disappointment” over disappearing banks and what it means for Salford residents

Santander has announced its plans to close 95 UK branches this year with other major banks set to follow in the coming months. MP, Andrew Western, for Stretford and Urmston said: “I know my constituents have concerns about losing face-to-face banking”, He has since contacted NatWest who are closing their Trafford Park and Urmston branches […]

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Salford residents “living on construction site” almost four years after building finished

Residents are angered about the presence of building equipment left following the construction of three large flat complexes in Adelphi Wharf.  The 602 ‘luxury apartments’ situated on the banks of the Irwell River in Salford were completed back in 2021 by construction company Beaumont Morgan Development Limited which went into liquidation in early 2024.    According […]

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“If we don’t do anything, no one will” Salford community fights back against litter mess

A volunteer group has taken to the streets of Salford to tackle the ever-growing issue of litter within the community.   While some residents are feeling ‘helpless’ with the growing tonnage of litter found around the Salford area. A growing group of volunteers from Blackfriars Trinity Group are fighting back by conducting monthly, and soon […]

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Abandoned St Boniface Church grounds

Salford residents  “helpless” as old church left as “dumping ground” for three years

Salford residents say they feel “helpless” as an abandoned church has been treated as a dumping ground for the past three years. Bursting bin bags, broken furniture, and abandoned construction waste cover the field at St Boniface Church, leaving residents ‘batting away flies’ and ‘not wanting to look out of their front windows’.  Locals say […]

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Manchester Storm women’s team gear up for ‘exciting’ first season

Manchester Storm Women’s team are gearing up for their inaugural first season in competitive ice hockey in 2025/26.   Head coach James Ashton is the man at the helm for the team’s opening campaign. Ashton enters the role with a storied reputation coaching from coaching at youth level for team GB as well as turning out […]

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Manchester Storm’s Zac Sullivan set to play in Memorial Game  

The defenseman for the Manchester Storm of the Elite Ice Hockey League expressed his views and excitement to be returning for the charity’s 6th iteration of the Rob Craig Annual Memorial Game.   The game has been an outlet for those affected by the passing of the games name’s sake Rob Craig in 2018. The memorial […]

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