Author: Jack Smith

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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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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The ‘famous’ Vegan Festival is set to take place in Stockport this weekend. 

A vegan festival that has been travelling across the country for the past 10 years is set to make its first appearance in Stockport.   The UK Vegan Festival, which includes dozens of stalls from independent traders across Britain, is set to take place on Sunday (February 9) at The Guildhall.  UK Vegan Festival in […]

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