Salford City Council, GB
Metropolitan Council in England
United Kingdom
Salford City Council, GB progresses toward strategic priorities with Crowdfund Salford initiative
Local residents, businesses, and charities post projects on the Crowdfund Salford platform that improve the community. Projects that meet Great Eight priorities including economy for all and achieving equality are eligible for city matching grants. Eligible campaigns raise 25% of their targets, receive grants covering 50% of costs up to £10,000, and then raise the final 25%. The platform has funded projects like a helpline for women and a creative arts hub.
Salford City Council, GB
United Kingdom
Salford City Council, GB address digital exclusion with Community Calling Smartphone Donation Scheme
City leaders partnered with O2, Hubbub, and Salford CVS to collect used smartphones at five locations. Devices are refurbished into working order with phone and data plans. Community Calling recipients include asylum seekers, low-income households, and domestic abuse victims. This scheme fits within the council-run Digital Everyone initiative of computer skill-building lessons and tablet donations to schools.
Salford City Council, GB
United Kingdom
Salford City Council, GB works toward mobility, emission, and congestion goals with e-scooter trial
City officials and the University of Salford reached an agreement on a 12-month pilot with Lime. The company's e-scooters will be available to users aged 18 years and older with valid driver's licenses. University students and staff access the initial wave of Lime scooters thanks to on-campus placements. The pilot later expands into MediaCityUK and the city center to evaluate scooter use by the general public.
Salford City Council, GB
United Kingdom
Salford City Council, GB approves municipal solar farm as part of climate change policy
The farm in Little Hulton will house 5,094 solar panels with an estimated life of 25 years. City officials project that the panels could power the equivalent of 438 homes each year. An on-site hydroelectric system slated for completion in 2022 generates enough power for 200 homes. The Little Hulton project is part of a carbon management strategy that includes sustainable staff travel, LED streetlights, and green space expansion.
Salford City Council, GB
United Kingdom
Salford City Council, GB recruits landlords to reduce housing waitlists with Salford Property Link
Salford Property Link features four service levels for landlords who want to lease properties for social housing. Property owners interested in council-managed listings on Salford Home Search can choose the single-fee Bronze and Silver levels. The Gold and Platinum levels offer rent collection, dispute handling, and maintenance services in exchange for shares of monthly rents. City officials hope to reduce social housing waitlists that lead to an average of 39 applicants for each listing.
Salford City Council, GB
United Kingdom
Salford City Council, GB gathers green space video by drone to promote development and resident use
City personnel deployed a drone to capture overhead footage of Salford's improved green spaces. A four-minute video compares the city's industrial past with parks and waterways improved by £127 million in public funds. Salford residents are educated on green spaces that form 60% of city property. The drone footage traced the city's park history from Peel Park's opening in 1846 to the newly created RHS Garden Bridgewater.
Salford City Council, GB
United Kingdom
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Greater Manchester Combined Authority, GB leads digital inclusion pilot for Salford care leavers
Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Salford City Council introduced the program based on data showing 3,900 youths are digitally excluded after leaving foster care. The one-year pilot provides free data plans and mobile devices to 40 qualifying residents. Participants receive free digital skills training needed for personal and professional success. Authority officials will use lessons from the Salford pilot in the development of similar programs for other local councils.
Greater Manchester Combined Authority, GB
United Kingdom
Salford City Council, GB
United Kingdom
Manchester City Council, GB and Salford City Council introduce E-Cargo Bike Library for public use
The E-Cargo Bike Library on Chapel Street houses 26 bikes and six trailers. Short-term riders rent bikes for up to 14 days at £12 per day. Local officials encourage rentals of up to 31 days at £180 for organizations considering e-cargo bike purchases. Project partner Manchester Bikes offers free consultations to determine the right bike for a user's abilities and needs. Manchester's Cemeteries, Parks, and Neighbourhood Services departments use the bikes for day-to-day tasks.
Manchester City Council, GB
United Kingdom
Salford City Council, GB
United Kingdom