Star date: 10th February 2010  

IT'S THE NON FAITH SCHOOL FOR CHRIST'S SAKE

When Salford City Council handed over the old Hope High School to the Oasis Trust a couple of years ago, it was supposed to be a `non faith school'. But as the Salford Star pointed out at the time, evangelical Christianity wasn't too far away from the aims of the organisation that's running the school as the Oasis Academy MediaCityUK.

Now the `non faith' academy has been advertising for a new principal who will have to "demonstrate their commitment to…the outworking of the Christian Ethos"…

Star date: 9th February 2010 

Salford City 1 Ossett Albion 2

A battling performance by Salford in the second half couldn't prevent another loss to another team below us in the league. 

Star date: 9th February 2010 

MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS, SALFORD ADVERTISER AND MORE SOLD TO DAILY MIRROR AND MOVING TO OLDHAM…

The Guardian Media Group, which owns the Manchester Evening News and Salford Advertiser, has sold all its regional titles to Trinity Media, which owns the Daily Mirror.

Staff from the Salford Advertiser, who have only recently moved from Eccles to Manchester, will now be relocated to Oldham…

Star date: 7th February 2010 

Salford City 0 Rossendale United 2

Hillbillies Win Their Cup Final…

For Rossendale this wasn't just a six pointer in their effort to avoid relegation, this was a 20billion pointer. They won. And now Rossendale might just last a few more weeks before being doomed…

Star date: 5th February 2010

Gobsmacked at The Racecourse Hotel

Saturday 6th February 8pm Free
Littleton Road, Lower Kersal, Salford 

The No Turn Unstoned crew presents Gobsmacked, an open mic night of raw entertainment including live music, poetry, tall tales, comedy and more…Not for the easily offended!

Star date: 5th February 2010

MediaCityUK Roundabout Revamps To Cost Over £3 Million – yet you still can't get a bus there!

Salford Quays Cranes To Move Too?

Salford Council has approved plans to spend over £3million on tarting up a couple of roundabouts and some crossings leading to MediaCityUK. The Council hopes that one of the roundabouts, at the end of the M602, with its new `vandal proof plaques' and `resin bonded gravel' will become a pedestrian "destination"…

There's also a further plan to move the Grade A listed blue Quays Cranes to the M602 roundabout at an estimated extra cost of over £400,000.

The £3.5million roundabout re-vamps will come as a shock to the majority of Salfordians who still cannot get a direct bus to MediaCityUK.

Star date: 5th February 2010 

SALFORD YOUTH COUNCIL CHAMP TO STAND AGAINST HAZEL

At a public meeting of the Hazel Must Go! campaign last night, David Henry, co-chair of Salford Youth Council, was selected to fight against Hazel Blears in the forthcoming General Election.

David, infamous for trying to perform a citizen's arrest on Hazel Blears at her Labour Party re-selection meeting last year, is now the official Hazel Must Go! candidate for the Salford and Eccles constituency.

Star date: 3rd February 2010
A Salford Star Exclusive

CHRIS ECCLESTON – SALFORD'S CHOICE TO TAKE ON HAZEL BLEARS

Back in November the Salford Star ran a poll to see who would be the ideal candidate to take on Hazel Blears at the General Election. We did it online, by phone, text, out on Salford Precinct, in the pubs and on the streets. And the winner by a mile was Salford born actor Christopher Eccleston…

Amazingly when we contacted Christopher he didn't rule out the idea of standing against Hazel.

Star date: 4th February 2010 

PUBLIC MEETING TO CHOOSE WHO STANDS AGAINST HAZEL BLEARS IN THE GENERAL ELECTION
7pm Thursday 4th February
The Old Pint Pot Pub, Adelphi Street, off The Crescent, Salford M3 6EN

Tonight the Hazel Must Go! campaign is holding a public meeting to elect a candidate to stand against Hazel Blears in the forthcoming General Election.

Over the last nine months the Campaign has been holding public meetings, leafleting and generally highlighting why Hazel has to stand down as MP for Salford. She won't go, so a Hazel Must Go! candidate will stand against her.  Tonight anyone from Salford can turn up and help to choose the person to represent the Campaign…

Star date: 2nd February 2010  

Salford City 3 AFC Fylde 1

SALFORD ARE BACK!

After disappointing back to back defeats to Radcliffe Borough, the Ammies bounced back with a convincing stuffing of AFC Fylde tonight. 

As the icy mist engulfed Moor Lane, tangerine hearts were warmed by a victory which lifts Salford to the club's highest ever league position…