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• Reds Ray of sunshine

  
  News - Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed — Authority: 533
  GIANT Aussie Ray Cashmere has never done things the easy way. He dragged his massive frame out of bed this morning and piled on the layers to protect himself from the icy chill before setting off for training with Salford City Reds.
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• Proud Of Our Troops, And Of The People Of Salford

  
  Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary — Authority: 126
  Today I attended the homecoming parade of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers in Swinton. I am really proud of both our brave troops and the people of Salford who came out in their thousands, despite the bitter cold, to welcome the troops home. They are true heroes and deserve our full support.
  2 days ago

• University of Salford Students’ Union President accused of censorship in AGM row

  
  Student Direct — Authority: 441
  - Motion to grant  Salford Student Direct greater editorial independence rejected - Vote of no confidence motion submitted against USSU President - Proposed new constitution “overrides student voice”   A row has broken out behind the scenes at the University of Salford Students’ Union (USSU) ...
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• Cuts will cost universities their international reputations

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Financial crisis beckons as public spending cuts loom and universities face intense competition from overseas Universities are facing a new funding crisis with looming public spending cuts and intense competition from overseas, according to the man employed by the government to allocate money to higher education in ...
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• BBC sets up £500,000 fund for childrens interactive TV in north

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 988
  Cash set aside for producers in north of England as BBC transfer from London to Salford gathers pace The BBC is setting up a £500,000 fund for independent producers in the north of England to make interactive childrens TV projects. Peter Salmon, the director of BBC North, who is overseeing the move of several ...
  2 weeks ago

• Labour Plan To Bulldoze Barton Moss Green Belt

  
  Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary — Authority: 126
  I’ve talked in some length on this site already about Labour’s daft proposals to build 1000 houses on greenfield land at Burgess Farm in Walkden. This evening I’ve been discussing with my Conservative Council colleagues the equally-barmy proposals the Labour Council have put forward in the draft Core ...
  2 weeks ago

• Housing Targets Should Not Be Imposed On Communities

  
  Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary — Authority: 126
  There’s an excellent article by Harriett Baldwin on the Blue Blog about the Government’s ludicrous imposition of housing targets on local communities . Harriett is the Prospective Conservative MP for West Worcestershire but her comments are equally applicable here in Salford. Here in Salford, the Government – ...
  2 weeks ago

• Salford Core Strategy Consultation Events

  
  Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary — Authority: 126
  The draft Core Strategy is now available online on the Council website . The Council are running a series of consultation drop-in events which are listed on the site, but for your convenience here is a list of the events within the Worsley & Eccles South constituency: Morrisons, Eccles : Thursday 19th November, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Salford: Phoenix of the north

  
  Daily Telegraph | Telegraph.co.uk — Authority: 970
  Fancy a weekend of art and culture? Then head for Salford. Yes really says Simon Horsford.
  2 weeks ago

• Christie Challenge Quiz

  
  Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary — Authority: 126
  I’m told that the Advertiser are organising a charity quiz night in aid of their Christie Challenge campaign – a thoroughly worthwhile cause. Hopefully it will be on a night I can attend, and I’m already plotting who to include on my team…
  3 weeks ago

• BNP Remembrance Day Ceremonies Round-up

  
  The British National Party — Authority: 607
  The British National Party took part in a large number of Remembrance Sunday ceremonies around the country on Sunday. Here are photographs from some of them. BNP Cllr Paul Cromie from Bradford lays a wreath in Queensbury Ward. Gary Tumulty, BNP Salford, lays a wreath at Salford cenotaph. Above left: Cllr ...
  3 weeks ago

• Students fight back against tuition fees

  
  Student Direct — Authority: 441
  - Week of campaigning highlights the problems debt-ridden students face -Students treated ‘like dirt on the floor’ complains Conservative politician   Student debt and rising tuition fees were highlighted last week when NUS campaign Town Takeover hit Manchester, with protests, a flash mob and political ...
  3 weeks ago

• UK: CCTV of PE kids seized

  
  PogoWasRight.org — Authority: 151
  Video footage of primary pupils changing for PE [physical education] lessons has been seized by police after a protest by furious parents. Police were called to diffuse the row at the gates after mums and dads found pupils were filmed round the clock. There was no suggestion it was used inappropriately but police ...
  3 weeks ago

• Updates On Researching My British Ancestors ...

  
  Jessica's Genejournal — Authority: 119
  Over the past couple of weeks Ive received some answers on a couple of my British ancestral lines. A birth certificate for an ancestor and a marriage certificate for another ancestor arrived in the mail a couple of weeks to about one-and-a-half weeks ago, and I was able to confirm my suspicions about the ancestors ...
  3 weeks ago

• A Welcome Decision On St George’s

  
  Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary — Authority: 126
  I am delighted with the decision of the Schools Adjudicator to keep St George’s open. As a local Councillor I have consistently argued that it is a successful and excellent school at the heart of the local community, and there is no reasonable justification for closing the school down. This is a great victory for ...
  3 weeks ago

• St George’s Is Staying Open!

  
  Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary — Authority: 126
  I’ve just spoken to Mr Harte at St George’s, who has given me the wonderful news that the Schools Adjudicator has ruled in favour of the school – St George’s is staying open! This is fantastic, fabulous, amazing news. I’m so thrilled for all the parents, pupils (past and present), staff and community ...
  3 weeks ago

• I’m Backing The Christie Challenge

  
  Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary — Authority: 126
  Like many local people, I’ve had close family receive treatment at The Christie and I know the huge positive benefits of having world-class cancer care on our doorstep. I’m delighted that Christie is coming to Salford and I’m really pleased that the Advertiser have taken up the gauntlet to help raise money ...
  4 weeks ago

• The Wheels Are Moving

  
  Genius Gone Wrong — Authority: 122
  This week seems to have been full of activity but in a good way, I have at last got a voluntary job. I start in a couple of weeks for a local charity counselling service in the town. I really like the service and how it operates, it was established 10 years ago and runs from a church hall in the town although it’s ...
  4 weeks ago

• Collaboration at heart of future ICT, says SCRI

  
  Extranet Evolution — Authority: 421
  (This is a slightly amended version of a post from my pwcom2.0 blog .) This morning I discovered a SCRI Research Report, Future Generation of IT (PDF), published in June and reporting on discussions held at a vision planning workshop hosted at Salford University back in January (2009). The aim of the event ...
  4 weeks ago

• freedom fries

  
  Ciara Leeming — Authority: 409
  From this to this.... and finally this... The good folks at this Salford chippy had a horrible few years when the streets on every side of them became more and more derelict and were finally condemned to demolition. Even once they started bulldozing around them, its owners hung on - first ...
  4 weeks ago

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