Community

• VIDEO: Nobel Peace Prize winner launches Salford Social Business Centre

  

  THE University of Salford has announced the opening of its Social Business Centre, which coincided with the visit of entrepreneur and economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus. The Nobel Peace Prize winner and recipient of the Read more

• Dementia awareness improving in Salford

  

  SALFORD is one of the most improved areas when it comes to dementia diagnosis, according to the Alzheimer’s Society. The organisation is gearing up for its flagship annual campaign to spread the word Read more

• Sandwich makers smash world record at MediaCityUK

  

  AN incredible 607 sandwich makers gathered together at Media City in Salford to break a world record for the most people simultaneously making sandwiches in the same place. This event has smashed the previous Read more

• Eccles art gallery raises £400 for Baby Alfie

  

  A CAMPAIGN to help a Salford toddler who lost all his toes and several fingers to meningitis has raised just under £400 from an exhibition held at Eccles Community Art Gallery. The gallery held the Read more

• Manchester bites back at loan sharks

  

  ADVICE sessions were launched this week to help stop vulnerable Mancunians being ripped off by loan sharks. Drop-in classes were held in Moss Side and Hulme after research revealed that residents in the two Read more

• AUDIO: Students react to David Cameron's visit to India

  

  THE Prime Minister David Cameron visited India recently to encourage trade and investment with Indian businesses to help the UK economy. Part of his strategy was to encourage Indian students to come and study in Read more

• Hewlett Packard student video winners

  

  THE lucky winners of an exclusive Hewlett Packard sponsored competition have been announced. University of Salford students Nathan Staddon, Ellis Cullen and Jack Jennings were chosen from five groups for their winning submission in Read more

• Quays Sessions: BBC Philharmonic

  

  THE BBC Philharmonic moved to its new home at Salford Quays in 2011, but the journey began some time before that. Community engagement was a key requirement of the orchestra’s relocation from Manchester’s Oxford Road. Read more

• VIDEO: Monton residents campaign against pay-and-display

  

  TRADERS and residents in Monton continue to appeal for extended free parking to save their treasured high street. Salford City Council has recently announced 30 minutes free parking at all of its pay-and-display car Read more

• Social media campaign aims to engage Salford youths

  

  A SOCIAL media campaign is creating a buzz around Salford as young people are targeted with power wash tagging on pavements across the city.A guerrilla marketing blitz got underway this month to promote Salford Read more

• VIDEO: No-smoking campaign to help local markets

  A NEW campaign to encourage smokers to ditch their habits and spend their money at local markets has been launched. The initiative aims to get people investing the money that they would normally spend Read more

• VIDEO: Friends of the Earth celebrates 40th year

  FRIENDS OF THE EARTH is run solely by volunteers aiming to make a change to the way we look after our environment. As the campaign group marks its 40th birthday this year, Quays TV Read more

• VIDEO: Eccles Community Art Gallery

  ECCLES Community Art Gallery is a creative and vibrant hub at the heart of the local community. Its mission is to provide exhibition space for local artists. Karen Illingworth is the gallery organiser and Read more

• VIDEO: Tiny Tots nursery

  A NON-PROFIT organisation in Salford has created 35 jobs for local people, with most of them being single parents. Rachael Heslehurst reports from the Tiny Tots nursery in Lower Broughton. Read more

• VIDEO: Mustard Tree helping the homeless

  SOPHIE DULSON reports on recent homeless figures released by the government, that suggest the number of people in the UK sleeping rough has risen by 14%.In this special report, Sophie visits Mustard Tree - Read more

• AUDIO: Gospel choir takes church to the streets

  

  A SALFORD gospel choir hit all the right notes in Manchester city centre, causing shoppers to start dancing and singing away, writes Natasha Johansson. The all-women group, from the New Testament Church of God, attracted a large c Read more

At Quays News we want to get to the heart of Salford. To help us do that, this section will host features and reports focusing entirely on the City’s community. From social enterprise to unsung heroes, appeals for support to grassroots start-ups, Quays News want to know about it. If you’ve got a story to tell, or know somebody who has, please contact us at: quaysnewsmcuk@gmail.com