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Local Authority: Salford
WERiT Invests £8m in Salford Expansion to Boost Jobs and
Advanced materials & manufacturing
Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett and MIDAS laud new facilities as investment strengthens Greater Manchester’s advanced manufacturing base and creates…

Greater Manchester To Invest £6 Million Into Tram and Train
Exciting plans for new tram and tram-train connections across Greater Manchester have been boosted by investment of more than £6m.…

Salford to approve £200m Soapworks transformation
Advanced materials & manufacturing , Financial, professional, business services
Development manager Bankfoot APAM wants to deliver 578 homes, a 12-storey transport hub, and 100,000 sq ft of office space…

Stephen Young Named New Chief Executive of Salford City Council
Financial, professional, business services
Stephen Young, the current chief executive of Halton Council, has been appointed to take over as the chief executive of…

International Women’s Month 2025: Celebrating the women at Salford shaping
Financial, professional, business services
As part of International Women’s Day 2025, the University of Salford is celebrating the extraordinary women leading ground-breaking research that…

Manchester and Salford present draft proposals for major Strangeways and
Real Estate
Manchester City Council (MCC) and Salford City Council (SCC) are working in collaboration on the ambitious long-term regeneration proposals for…

Salford paves way for £250m data centre
Digital, cyber & AI
A 66,300 sq ft data centre has been approved by the Salford city council. Digital Land & Development, working in partnership with…

Salford’s Chapel Street set for big changes to boost walking
Public Realm
One of Salford’s major roads which is usually ‘dominated’ by cars’ is set for big changes to boost walking and…

University of Salford and GMCA join forces to unlock data
Financial, professional, business services
Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and the University of Salford have commenced a two-and-a-half year knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) to…











