A co-operative coffee shop in Salford is aiming to become the ‘counterculture’ to modern society by creating a community arts and social space.

Even if you don’t immediately recognise his name, you’re more than likely to have heard his music.

An initiative to get law students at Salford University giving legal aid to disadvantaged communities should serve as a reminder that law is about ‘serving the community’ and not just earning money.

The Salford Green Party have accused the Liberal Democrats of betraying their members after the former opposition to Labour pulled all candidates from competing for the city’s 21 seats.

Pop star Pixie Lott may give Holly Golightly new life in a new production of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, but she misses the mark with her American accent.

Seven Salford beer brewing brothers are asking people to donate to a new crowdfunding campaign, before they open a new craft beer bar in up-and-coming Ancoats to rival the success of Brewdog with a twist.

Self-styled as ‘an idealist mixed with a goofball’ and ‘an intellectual with no common sense’, Dane Baptiste is a comic who has no intention of withholding his opinion.

The crowd gathers in anticipation. Young and old take their positions in plush red seats, in a theatre which removes all barriers between the actors and the audience.

Opera North’s ’whistle-stop’ series has been praised for breaking down the ‘uncool’ tag that classical music retains with young people by a local teacher.

A Pendlebury politician has vowed to slice the Salford mayoral wage in half as he steps up his campaign.

Adapted by David Wood and directed by Nikolai Foster, a new production of The Witches transforms Roald Dahl’s 1983 novel into a fast-paced musical with the use of special effects, impressive athleticism and, of course, magic.