Salford sits across the River Irwell from Manchester and is a city in its own right. At Salford Quays, the old docks are now home to MediaCityUK and The Lowry arts centre, while Worsley is known as the starting point of the Bridgewater Canal, whose water glows orange from the old iron mines. Eccles, which gave its name to the much-loved Eccles cake, and Swinton complete the picture. This is the place for the latest positive news from Salford's communities, venues and people.
The community-run Eccles Town Hall ballroom hosted BBC Radio 6 Music Festival shows and the first Get In! To Eccles weekend this spring, putting the Salford town firmly on the gig map.
From a riverside Salford factory that has made garments since 1853, Private White V.C. designs and produces its outerwear on site, often using cloth from Greater Manchester mills.
Lowry has marked a quarter of a century on Salford Quays with a fresh look, free exhibitions and a lottery-funded programme putting Salford communities at the heart of the celebrations.
The Royal Horticultural Society's fifth national garden has transformed a historic Salford estate into one of the North West's favourite days out, centred on a restored 11-acre walled garden.
Sale Sharks' home ground in Salford has a new name, the CorpAcq Stadium, following a summer in which it hosted matches at the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.
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