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Councillor David Lancaster


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20,000 carers will benefit from a new emergency scheme launched in Salford next week to celebrate National Carers Week (9-15 June 2008).  

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Residents are being asked to add their voices to the fight against post office closures in Salford.

Community services that help people affected by drug addiction in Salford were showcased as part of Tackling Drugs Changing Lives Week in May.

Police were out in force across north Salford over the May Bank Holiday weekend to tackle anti-social behaviour and criminal damage.


Salford City Council has helped to launch a website to encourage parents, pupils and teachers to re-think their journey to school.

Two dispersal orders aimed at clamping down on anti-social behaviour and increasing safety have come into force.

Salford Quays will host one of Britain’s newest and most exciting cycling events this summer.

Salford is starting the next chapter in its celebration of reading with a whole year of events and activities to mark the National Year of Reading.

Salford schools will get a share of £50 million as part of an initiative to raise achievement levels and aspirations of pupils.

A council’s civic lawns are getting a magenta makeover as Salford hosts Britain’s first coloured ice skating rink this Christmas.

One of Salford City Council’s brightest young people has been honoured at a special awards ceremony to mark their outstanding contribution to local government horticultural services

7/12/2007 -  Award-winning Salford 
October saw more awards for the city, recognising not only its cultural assets and successful transformations, but also its people.

7/12/2007 -  Recycling roll-out rolls on 
Residents in Irlam and Cadishead were the first to receive two extra bins – a blue one for paper and cardboard and a brown one for plastic, cans and glass – which will join the current black household waste bin and the magenta-lidded bin for garden waste

Ten years after the first National Adoption Week, Salford City Council's family placement team says permanent families are needed now, more than ever.

7/12/2007 -  Irwell City Park 
Unfortunately as members will be aware this bid did not make it further in the Heritage Lottery competition

The city council joined forces with the police and fire service to help tackle anti-social behaviour and environmental crime in the run-up to Halloween and bonfire night.

A Salford teenager who intimidated staff and members at Fit City Clarendon and regularly caused a nuisance at Salford Shopping City, has been given a two-year anti-social behaviour order

Salford's targeted approach to reducing crime and anti-social behaviour on buses is showing results with incidents down by almost a third in the past year.

Children in Salford are being shown how to act responsibly in a series of drama performances aimed at tackling anti-social behaviour.

A launch event to raise awareness of Hate Crime Reporting Centres throughout Salford succeeded in bringing diverse members of the community together.