Salford City Council

Entrance to Eccles Shopping Centre

12th January 2023 | By Jessica Smith

Eccles shopping centre bought by Salford council for £4m to help boost ‘much needed’ regeneration in town

Salford council has bought Eccles shopping centre from previous owners – Columbia Threadneedle Properties – for a reported £4.15m. The shopping centre has been taken...

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27th October 2021 | By Hannah Wintle

‘No light at the end of the tunnel’: Salford landlord embarrassed about volume of litter in back alleyway

An alleyway in Salford that was transformed into a community space is now blighted with litter. Landlord Bertha Huayllani describes the alleyway as “embarrassing” despite her initiative...

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27th October 2021 | By Toni Clarke

‘As a council we have got work to do’: councillor criticises children’s services for failing to support struggling families

A Salford councillor says he is “very concerned” by the number of families requiring foster care placements. Councillor Lewis Nelson told a children’s scrutiny panel...

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20th October 2021 | By Hannah Wintle

Budget report criticised for ‘offensive’ wording about disabled children ‘living longer’

A Salford City Council budget report may have to be rewritten after being criticised for how it referred to children with disabilities. The report was...

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27th November 2019 | By Daniel Mardle

Manchester’s advanced cycle network progresses to the next stage

Work on a new 1.6km cycleway linking MediaCityUK, Salford Quays, Ordsall and Old Trafford will start next June as part of Salford City Council’s £20m...

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6th May 2019 | By Isaac Jordan

Gender equality improves in Salford local election

Voters have increased the number of female Councillors across the wards of Salford in the recent local election.  This comes as good news for gender equality as government data for...