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Giant Hogweed was introduced from the Caucasus to Victorian gardens in the 19th century. In the United Kingdom, Giant Hogweed has become extremely invasive in suitable habitats, such as river and stre

Lünen was twinned with the former borough of Swinton and Pendlebury from 1966. The link arose from wartime friendship struck up by Mr Les Suggett and a German prisoner of war. Both men were miners and

The table below gives information on how school places have been allocated for September 2025. The documents at the bottom of the page also give this information for previous years. Once you hav

Who are Irish Travellers? Irish Travellers refer to themselves as Pavees, Minkiers or in Irish ‘an lucht siúil’ meaning ‘the walking people’. They are a traditionally itinerant ethnic group who mainta

Buildings are identified by Historic England and placed on a statutory list of buildings of special architectural or historic interest by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, under the

Criteria for the approval of commemorative plaques In deciding whether a nomination of a person or event to be commemorated with a plaque under this scheme, an openly-published set of criteria will be

Mosslands was originally the local name for what ecologist's call 'lowland raised bog', although today the term 'mosslands' is also used to cover the areas that were formerly bogs, but which have now

Paul Dennett talks about building council housing again in Salford Our priorities, This is our Salford The council has a vision is to create a 'fairer, greener, healthier and more inclusive city for

Councillor Tanya Burch, Ceremonial Mayor of the City of Salford 2024 to 2025 Tanya Burch was born in Lviv, Ukraine, in November 1970 when Ukraine was a part of the USSR. She went to the primary and se

This is short term support for people who are in a crisis, emergency or major disaster situation and are unable to meet the basic needs of themselves or their family. You will need to meet some simple