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	COSMIC SHAMBLES RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE IN SALFORD Star date: 21st April 2018 GRUNGY PSYCHEDELIA FROM COSMIC SHAMBLES The name of the band kind of describes the sound of Cosmic Shambles, a band that released its debut single, All Over Now, via Salford City Radio. The Shambles range from grungy to psychedelia, as Ian Leslie discovers... Full details here...

MAXINE PEAKE TO STAR IN BECKETT’S HAPPY DAYS AT ROYAL EXCHANGE Star date: 21st April 2018 EXISISTENTIAL MASTERPIECE COMES TO THE ROYAL EXCHANGE Happy Days Friday 25th May – Saturday 23rd June Royal Exchange, Manchester. £17 In his plays, Samuel Beckett wrestles with the idea that all human life is meaningless and purposeless, and the possibly ironic title, Happy Days, gets explored in this new production at the Royal Exchange starring Maxine Peake. It's described as an 'existential masterpiece'. Full details here...

SALFORD COUNCILLORS COULD BE CUT IN BOUNDARY COMMISSION REVIEW Star date: 20th April 2018 NUMBER OF COUNCILLORS COULD BE CULLED IN REVIEW OF WARDS The number of Salford councillors could be cut in a sweeping review of the city by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England..."The review will re-draw ward boundaries across the city as well as deciding how many councillors should be elected to the council in total" said a spokesperson for the Commission. Salford currently has three councillors per ward but, with new wards possibly emerging as the city grows, this might be cut to two per ward. Full details here…

SALFORD CITY MAYOR MISLEADING STATEMENTS ON DEVELOPER CASH Star date: 19th April 2018 AS £5.5MILLION AVOIDED BY DEVELOPERS SALFORD MAYOR SAYS IT'S A 'MYTH'! In the latest issue of Salford Council's propaganda mag, Life in Salford, Salford City Mayor, Paul Dennett, has denounced the "myth" that "developers don't contribute money to the city. It's simply not true" he says. Yes, they do contribute some money but they also avoid millions of pounds in payments and provision of affordable housing. Indeed, Salford Star analysis shows that developers avoided almost £5.5million in payments last year, as the Mayor only tells half the truth. Full details here...

DISABLED PEOPLE AGAINST THE CUTS STAGE SCRAP UNIVERSAL CREDIT PROTEST IN MANCHESTER Star date: 18th April 2018 STOP AND SCRAP UNIVERSAL CREDIT WITH NO EVICTIONS STATE GROUPS Today, in St Peter's Square Manchester, around half a dozen campaign groups took part in a Disabled People Against the Cuts national day of action calling for Universal Credit to be stopped and scrapped. Chalk slogans covered the square, speeches were made condemning the affect of the discredited benefit and a giant letter was handed into Manchester City Council calling for 'No evictions' as a result of Universal Credit payment delays. Full details here...