Comments on: Stephen Kingston’s Salford Star: reclaiming Salford for the scallies

By: Leppy Doptera

Leppy Doptera — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:19:33 +0000

All local councils are cesspits of corruption and extortion .

By: Mavis Davies

Mavis Davies — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:14:09 +0000

A council that supports that Grinning Rat Blears – the corrupt , swindling , lying , expense-cheating bitch – is itself corrupt . Would not trust Salford Council to run a bath .

By: Coco Clown

Coco Clown — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:09:28 +0000

Salford Bullshit Council have swindled , lied and cheated for years .They are corrupt traitors and should be hanged .

By: Red

Red — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:56:33 +0000

Salford clouncil are corrupt shite , and are as much use as dogshit in a toddlers playground .

By: Red

Red — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 08:37:23 +0000

Salford Star exposes the dirty dealings of the arrogant , grossly inefficient ,wasteful and clueless council and tells what really goes on in Rotton Salford .Grubby deals with greedy business chums , squandering of taxpayers money wasted on pathetic schemes , cheating people out of their homes .Salford council are scum . More attitude to the Star.

By: dave

dave — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:40:24 +0000

Salford Star is a superb magazine.Because the truth is told ,after being researched , the council hate it .The council are exposed as inept bunglers , squanderers and wasters , which is true of all councils .They use the extorted council tax as a bottomless cess-pit to wallow in , to the detriment of the People they pretend to serve.More power to the Salford Star.

By: Salfford Star troubles

Salfford Star troubles — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:55:20 +0000

[...] Salford Star troubles [...]

By: Barney

Barney — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:07:22 +0000

Salford Star have, over the past couple of years consistently exposed local government as being completely inept. Their standard of journalism is highly commended and reveals blatant disregard for working class communities, cleared and fragmented to pave the way for big business to move in. Is anyone else exposing this level of corruption?

By: kev

kev — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:35:36 +0000

as we all know the bbc is coming and house prices are rising .the basic urban splash house is £145.000 but salford council valuers have told seedley home owners their property is for demolition and is only worth £60.000. even dick turpin wore a mask…

By: Mark Whitfield

Mark Whitfield — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:20:29 +0000

I thought readers might be interested to know the current status of the actual build for MediaCity:UK in Salford Quays.

The site now consists of 7 cranes with a 8th on the way (crane base in place). Most of the concrete cores of the new BBC building look to be in place or started, rising to 9-10 stories (maybe more) for the highest cores.

The land for the taller buildings off to the side of the main BBC building (right from the Lowry Centre side) is still being dug and prepared but more temporary cabins are in place off Broadway (the road that runs through the back of the Quays) presumably to house more MediaCIty:UK project staff and a contingent of the BBC (cameramen) looking at the latest articles across the internet.

The current phase of the build occupies 35-40 acres (next to the City Lofts flats) with other phases planned across the water on the Imperial War Museum side.

The overall site is something of the order of 200 acres but no visible signs of development has started outside the main phase 1 area currently. No doubt this will depend on discussions with other media companies being persuaded to join the MediaCity:UK estate.

For a photographic timeline for November / December and beyond (and pictures back to June of this year), go to Google and search on ‘media city uk salford quays timeline q4′.

Judging be the pace of the development, there is a big push on to meet the 2010/11 date for the first phase completion.

Those currently thinking about a career in the media by way of a chosen degree (media studies, photography etc.) might be one of the 15,500 new jobs to be created between now and 2011 in the first phase of this build. Also, the price of properties (and especially flats) in the area will almost certainly rise as a result of the considerable development occuring in this location with new flats being built currently.

I have worked as an IT Manager in Salford Quays for 12 years and live in North Bolton. When I first came here, the skyline of the Quays area was relatively flat but now houses such buildings as The Designer Outlet (80 outlet stores), The iconic Lowry and Imperial War Museum Buildings and new flat developments which continue to be built in anticipation of the BBC move and general growth in this area.

By: langworthy not for much longer

langworthy not for much longer — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:38:05 +0000

the first compulsory purchase order was taken out 12 years ago and still 12 years on thay are pulling down houses everything the regeneration board do goes t-ts up you the british tax payer are subsidising urban splash in langwothy can to the tune of 22.5 million and counting people are having there homes taken away for a pittance in compensation and being told thay will have to take out another council loan to buy there next house the salford star is the best thing that as happened in salford for a long time it exposes a dictatorship council and if you dont believe that statement wait until urban splash want your house to as was reported in the salford avdertiser on the 12/o6/2003 build affordable housing for local people estimated to cost between 40.000 and 60.000 the people who think it is all rosy in langworthy need to have a word with themselves

By: Stephen Newton

Stephen Newton — Thu, 17 May 2007 09:37:47 +0000

At the risk of point scoring, it turns out that it takes just 27 minutes to get from Irlams o'th' Height to Salford Quays by public transport. Nuff said. Depart 8.24 arrive 8.51. 27 minutes (12 mins 27 bus, 15 mins walk).

By: Miles

Miles — Fri, 11 May 2007 11:46:20 +0000

The National Union of Journalists is campaigning against the work-for-free culture in TV.
See http://www.nuj.org.uk/inner.php?docid=1649

By: Stephen Newton

Stephen Newton — Thu, 10 May 2007 06:51:12 +0000

Absolutely. It’s always going to be difficult to break into television, but the industry needs to stamp out the practice of accepting offers to work for free from those whose parents can see them through.It’s something I wrote about twice in 2004. Who killed (Saturday Night) TV?: ‘…only way for fresh faces to get into television is to work for free on extended work experience placements. Television’s creativity has been destroyed by nepotism…’ and Selling out British TV: ‘Television is a career for those who can afford to work for free in their early years. And creativity has clearly suffered.’Nevertheless, with Cath’s attitude you’d be unlikely to get a decently paid job in any industry.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 09 May 2007 22:14:23 +0000

When the BBC starts recruiting working class people then maybe Salford folk might think of them as potential employers.

The BBC has a lot to answer for with regards its recruitment policy.

The only way people I know have got a foot in the door is to do unpaid work placement for a couple of weeks which has led to a job offer further down the line.

Working class people just cannot afford that, so the BBC is staffed by people who had parents rich enough to subsidise them.