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Unclaimed prizes for winners of Salford competition Cast your mind back to April this year, Chapel Street Community Arts Group asked us to publish an article about coming up with a name for their arts group. However instead of sending in your names directly to them as requested in the article you sent them to SalfordOnline. The wait is finally over and Chris Doyle has told us that the three winners have been chosen, and the winners who sent in the following names are as follows. 1: Chapel Street Community Art Project 2: Wholly Trini... ( Click for More Information ) Mature dancers required for TV Emma Stafford Casting are searching for mature dancers over the age of 45 to cast in a dramatic role. Dance couples and singles wi... More UFO's spotted over Salford Dismiss them if you will, but more reports are coming in of UFO sightings in Lower Broughton. Nearby airports, the use of chin... Harvard Last week, Harvard University said that green plants had taken in all man’s CO2 – an idea of mine from 6 months ago. Harvard said ... BBC lose £240, 000 worth of... Red faces at the BBC after it was revealed that the corporation had between April 2008 and March this year had a staggering £240,0... Dancers needed for Manchester shoot Emma Stafford casting agency are looking for males and females to star in a video to be shot in Manchester in late September. Audi... Cross Keys Eccles wants your thoughts The Cross Keys pub in Eccles is looking for your feedback. SalfordOnline received a comment on a related news story that has been ... Live music at the Oddies Eccles It seems like there's live music on at the Oddies in Eccles. On every other music page there's a comment from some unknown person ... Totem Pole restored Finally! Daily Mail slates Salford By: Tony Flynn. Today's Daily Mail newspaper - a paper that I would not each chips out of - has opened up the great North/South... AV - It's a political bubble... Reproduced with kind permission of Stuart Winton from his blog on Planet Politics Despite the fairly significant political ruckus ... Blodwell Street, Salford - Proposed Compulsory... Announced today, Blodwell St opposite Langworthy Park, the Council are proposing a CPO like we have seen in other parts of Salford... Another pub hits the deck in... The Ship on Barton Lane has now closed. National Fame for deep-fried Eccles Cake by Tom Rodgers and Tony Flynn It only took a week, but the national papers have caught up to what's going on in Salford. Last w... Fame awaits for deep fried Eccles... by Tom Rodgers Not only have these deep fried delicacies been the subject of two SalfordOnline videos and sold out at the Eccle... SalfordOnline's new navigation by Tom Rodgers, News & Features Ed SalfordOnline has made changes to its navigation to make it simpler for you to find the stories... Male actor needed for Sunday In The Red Theatre Company are looking for a male actor between 20 and 30 to be part of their debut show 'A Many Splendoured Thing... Frank Sidebottom's Fantastic Farewell You know it is, it really is. Here is all the imformation that you need to know if you are or thinking of coming to Frank's Fantas... Frank Sidebottom dies Saddened to hear that Chris Sievey aka Frank Sidebottom has died after a battle with cancer. I didn't know he was 54, I suppose th... A response to David Ottewell -... by Tom Rodgers In a recent blog post chief reporter of the Manchester Evening News David Ottewell attacked hyperlocal websites ... Trying to trace relatives of Edna... Edna Wainwright,Wife of the late Frank Wainwright & mother of Edna, Michael & Bernard Wainwright died on Saturday 5th june 2010. ... Eccles Gateway latest update By: Tony Flynn. As from Wednesday evening at 10.00pm the temporary adult library at Eccles Gateway will close in preparation for t... Protest against Barton Peat Extraction With Salford battling Peel over historic peat extraction contracts, now is the time to get your objections in. Two environmental... Philosophy in Pubs - Eccles By Tony Flynn We have all at one time or the other, sat around in a pub putting the world to rights over a pint or two, but now... The Salford Show needs you by Mark Bright It's coming to summer time and the Salford Show needs your help. Bob Marshall of Manchester Bee Keepers Associat... Irish Nightclub Delights We received this photo from one of our readers. This photo was taken in Glenfarne, County Mayo early on this year by Paul Kenny ... Salford election count at 3am by Tom Rodgers Biggest story so far? Hazel Blears has just arrived. There are five outside broadcast camera crews here (ITV/BBC... Salford election count at 2am by Tom Rodgers Okay, scratch that last idea - the first count - expected to be Worsley and Eccles South - is now expected to co... Salford election count at 1am Suggestions that the first seat - Worsley and Eccles South - will be declared at 1.30am. Room is getting more on edge by the minut... Salford election count at midnight by Tom Rodgers It's midnight at Buile Hill Visual Arts College in Salford, where the politicians fighting to represent you at the ... Exit Poll suggests hung parliament by Tom Rodgers No surprise here, but the exit poll conducted jointly by BBC ITV and Sky showed that nationally the Conservatives w... Exit Poll suggests hung parliament by Tom Rodgers No surprise here, but the exit poll conducted jointly by BBC ITV and Sky showed that nationally the Conservatives w... Election Live: Heading to the count... by Tom Rodgers I'm going over to the count at Swinton Civic Centre tonight to film interviews and post updates on the General Elec... Blears British Jobs for British Workers. Blears campaign worker is an illegal Sorry but the text to this article has been cut and pasted from The Sun newspaper and is th... Eccles, walking stick capital of England I was walking down Church Street, Eccles today from the railway station, cutting through Eccles precinct when I was slightly puzzl... A note on Carvath by Tom Rodgers News Editor SalfordOnline.com Because of an attempt to be politically even-handed in the run up to the election w... Phone Scam warning Don't get caught out I have just recieved a phone call from a person poseing as microsoft support team, he said that I had a serio... Politicians are NOT all the same! By Richard Carvath, prospective Independent MP for Salford and Eccles The constant complaint of so many voters is that "Politician... BNP Salford by Jerry What happened to the BNP post that went on here tonight? I was enjoying the comments on there and it seems to have disapp... LIFE: The Key Issue By Richard Carvath, prospective Independent MP for Salford And Eccles In the 2010 General Election the key moral issue is... the R... Campaigners Launch Salford NHS Campaign Salford’s new “Keep Our NHS Public” campaign officially launched this afternoon at a lively protest outside Salford Royal (formerl... Salford NHS Costs By Richard Carvath, prospective Independent MP for Salford and Eccles An excellent article about Salford NHS costs which no Salfor... BOOK SIGNING TOUR KNIGHTS OF GOD Local Author Robert Wakefield is to begin a book signing tour on his best selling novel "The Knights of God" now republished by Be... Housing upgrade by City West We have just had our accomodation up grade done & what a state they leave it in. Last year it cost us well over £1000 to decorate ... Monton Village Community Association Car Boot... Something for everyone plus lovely bacon butties from Dave's butty van Come along to the Monton Village Community Association car ... Robert Wakefield on Vancouver Radio Canada Talking about the Salford Totem Pole, The Year Zero and forthcoming book Satan in the City Link to interview below VVVV NOTE: ... Monton Village Community Association Change of monthly meeting dates Monton Village Community Association will now meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month. Please go to ... Asbo? news in salford see www.profileinvestigations.co.uk... Dont be bullied by your local council see www.profileinvestigations.co.uk Salford City Council seek to imprison... Anti social behavior team (nuisance link team) have made life intolerable for this family over a 3 year period branding them as pe... Unhealthy smoking ban Dr Peter Rice (Scotsman letters, 25 March) claims that thousands of jobs have been lost in the pub trade due to the "cost-driven s... 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