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SALFORD TOILET HUMOUR

Star date: 10th March 2010

Ordsall Colgate Factory Toilets Star in Film

The toilets at the old Colgate Factory on Ordsall Lane have become the location for a new short film called Bog Standard, set in a loo.

The ten minute comedy is sure to put the Colgate Factory on the map, before it becomes part of the new `Ordsall Waterfront' plan.

Full story here…

 
 
SALFORD CITY HARROGATE RAILWAY

Star date: 10th March 2010 

Salford City 1 Harrogate Railway 1

The Great Train Robbery

The Thomas The Tankers from Yorkshire escaped Moor Lane with a draw last night after being railroaded back into their own penalty area for much of the second half.

Full story here…

 
 
SALFORD THROUGH THE LENS

Star date: 8th March 2010

LIFE THROUGH THE LENS
Snapshots of Salford's Past
Salford Museum and Art Gallery

Celebrating ten years of the Council's ace Life Times project comes an equally top photographic exhibition that links the City's past with its present, complete with a giant camera, a mock up of a photographer's studio, a DIY shadow puppet show and rats all over the place for the kids to spot.

Not to be missed.

Full story here…

 
 
PETER HOOK LIVE IN SALFORD

Star date: 7th March 2010 

Peter Hook: An Evening Of Unknown Pleasures.
Saturday 1st May The Lowry

New Order, Joy Division, Hacienda – he's done the DJing, done the film, done the book, done the club. Now Hooky's going live on tour around the UK talking the talk, being quizzed, playing the bass and showing films and memorabilia, all compered by top ex dope dealer Howard Marks.

It's all coming to home town Salford on May Day…

Full story here…

 
 
CLITHEROE SALFORD CITY

Star date: 6th March 2010 

Clitheroe 2 Salford City 0

Salford City's revival ground to a halt today against another hill team – must be the altitude, the geen striped shirts or something…

Full story and photos here…

 
 
SALFORD GREEN BELT

Star date: 5th March 2010 

BARTON MOSS GREEN BELT EXPLOITATION `TO BE SHELVED'…

Campaigners against Salford Council's proposals to hand over 40 hectares of green belt land in Irlam for industrial warehousing are celebrating tonight after the Council's head of planning, Derek Antrobus, said that he might do a u-turn.

But is it for real or is the fact that there's a local election around the corner playing a part in all this?

Full story here…

 
 
Strumming For Salford

Star date: 5th March 2010

Just Kath Hits Unsigned Final

Kath Edmonds, a former Salford University student, has reached the final of the 2010 Live and Unsigned contest, and competes against lots of other finalists this Sunday, March 7th at The Willows on Weaste Lane.

Full story here…

 
 
NON DECENT SALFORD HOMES

Star date: 4th March 2010 

A THIRD OF HOMES IN SALFORD NON DECENT…
"1 in 3 homes in Salford are in poor condition" Audit Commission
 …and almost 12,000 homes contain `Category 1 Hazards'

Almost 29,000 houses in Salford, around a third of the city's total homes, are not decent to live in. Despite hundreds of millions of pounds of public `regeneration' money being poured into the city, thousands of Salford people are living in homes that don't meet the Government's own standards for decency - `warm, weatherproof and having reasonably modern facilities.'

A few years ago, the Council itself introduced a `Salford Standard' which rated above basic decency levels and, from statistics provided by Registered Social Landlords and the Council, no socially rented homes in the city currently either meet or are measured against this standard…

Full shocking story here…

 
 
PRESCOT CABLES SALFORD CITY

Star date: 3rd March 2010

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AMMIES ROAR BACK!

Salford City stuffed the Scousers last night to record a fifth away win of the season and ease any fears of relegation. In the process, two Prescot goalies got sent off...

Photos and match round up here...

 
 
SALFORD WATERGATE

Star date: 2nd March 2010
A Salford Star Exclusive 

SALFORD COUNCIL SPENDING OVER £40,000 ON WATER COOLERS

Following `Biscuitgate' when Salford Council revealed that it has been spending over £30,000 on drinks and biscuits per year, now comes `Watergate'…

The Council has revealed that it is spending £40,378 a year on water coolers, including over £6000 a year on plastic water cooler bottles.

Full story here…

 

 
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Salford Media Scene - issue 1 out now!

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WHY SALFORD STAR IS ONLINE…

When we began producing the Salford Star nearly three years ago the aim was always for it to be a magazine – a big, proud, free glossy magazine that would go to as many people in Salford as possible.  The reason for this was that, even according to Salford Council figures, only one person in five in the city had access to the internet.  Now that figure has possibly risen to around a third.  This is why Salford still needs its own accessible magazine.

We also set the Salford Star up to tell the truth, to be the voice of the community, untouched by vested interests. Unfortunately we didn’t realise that the reaction to those  

truths would be so brutal…Salford Council even re-wrote its own constitution for devolved money and ripped up our application for finance, while stuffing £175,000 into its `magazine’.  Advertisers have told us that they can’t be seen to support the Salford Star for fear of losing contracts…it goes on and on and on.

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