Salford Star Magazine

11/09/2025

We're looking to try and preserve for future generations the Salford Star archive of thousands of articles and artefacts, and to make our many zillions of photos of Salford accessible to everyone. The Star was almost a real time 15 year history of Salford, from 2006 to 2021, and covered everything from the expenses scandal, to the floods, the birth of Media City, demolitions, riots, gentrification, anti-fracking protests, May Day rallies, Salford City FC before the takeover, celebs, music, community groups and loads loads more. Does this all need preserving to tell the tale of the city?

07/06/2025

New Elbow track - Dis-Graceland 463-465 Bury New Road, Salford - it's rather good!

Following tunes from Bugzy Malone, Mark E Smith, Graham Gouldman and a zillion others, Bury New Road has inspired yet

19/05/2025

A day was held by family and friends on Kersal Moor, Salford, to remember the incredible Alice Searle - the article includes an ace short film of the day by her son, Richard Searle

In May, dozens of people came to the historic Kersal Moor, just off Bury New Road, to remember and rejoice

28/04/2025

New plans for Salford and Strangeways via Bury New Road

Almost 250 businesses and one hundred homes could be bulldozed in Salford to make way for a new park, according

08/04/2025

Put this in your diaries - Alice, amongst many other amazing stuff, was also a director of the Salford Star...

01/04/2025

The Guardian obit of Alice Searle by her journo granddaughter, Leonie Cooper !

Other lives: Teacher of English and sociology who spent much of her spare time campaigning on community issues

25/03/2025

Great tribute to the amazing Alice Searle in the MEN!

Alice, a retired teacher, died on March 3rd aged 88. She has left a legacy which will be part of the social history of Salford. It is a record of her experiences locked behind closed doors in her home on Moor Lane, Kersal. Neal Keeling reports.

04/03/2025

For the 5th anniversary of coronavirus lockdown, we have published a new 56-page booklet - Alice In Salford Isolationland - first featured as a weekly column on the Salford Star website - a fitting tribute to an amazing woman
https://www.burynewroad.org/salford/alice-in-salford-isolationland-on-bury-new-road/

03/03/2025

Very sad news - Alice Searle, a true Salford Star, has sadly passed away - an amazing, incredible woman and a very good friend.

Alice Searle has been a force of nature within the Salford community, igniting the Friends of Kersal Moor to run

19/09/2024

It was with great sadness to learn of the passing of Vinny North, a good friend to the Salford Star, who wasn’t afraid to stand up for his rights and the rights of others despite many personal problems. The Star published his fights against Salford Council and his poems which sought to find a way through to a better life. Vinny was a proper Salford Star.
Vinny’s funeral will be on Monday 30th September at 11am St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery, Wardley Road Salford M28 2UJ. All welcome.

30/04/2024

8 beautiful ex Salford Star lucky collection tins looking for a new home - free to a good cause!!!