Salix Homes helps connect Salford through community driven newspaper initiative

A new community newspaper is making the rounds in Salford thanks to a helping hand from Salix Homes.  

Post Community Newspapers have been able to extend the reach of the Salford Post, thanks to a £1,000 boost from our Springboard Community Fund. 

Established in February 2020, Post Community Newspapers was created with a mission to connect communities through accessible, grassroots news. The organisation now publishes five titles across Greater Manchester: The Salford Post, Stockport Post, Manchester Post, Cheshire Post, and Trafford Post, with the long-term goal of delivering a local publication in each of Greater Manchester’s ten Metropolitan Boroughs.  

The Salford Post is a not-for-profit, free newspaper that focuses on sharing trusted, positive and relevant news that comes directly from Salford’s residents. Whether it’s featured articles written by passionate individuals, updates from community organisations, or stories from local service providers, the content reflects the vibrancy of life in Salford.  

Thanks to the funding from Salix Homes, the Salford Post has been delivered to 5,000 homes across Salford. An additional £600 in advertising revenue from Salix Homes further extended the newspaper’s reach, enabling all 8,000 of our residents to receive the September issue that included a special pull-out supplement of our 2025 Springboard Heroes competition. 

Co-Founder and Director of Post Community Newspapers, Mel Page said: “The Springboard Fund has enabled us to significantly increase our print volume and door to door distribution and reach more residents across Salford to ensure local, positive news can be shared in print, providing a vital resource for the community.”  

Salix Homes’ Director of Communities, Warren Carlon added: “We’re pleased to be able to help Post Community Newspapers extend the reach of the Salford Post across the community. 

“At a time when many traditional local newspapers have disappeared from our shelves and communities are losing those trusted, familiar sources of local news, initiatives like this play a vital role in keeping people connected. 

“The Salford Post offers a valuable platform to engage directly with residents, ensuring local voices are heard. It also provides grassroots organisations with a reliable way to share updates, promote services and raise awareness among the communities they serve.” 

You can read the October issue of the Salford Post online.

To find out more about Post Community Newspapers and the Salford Post, visit the Post Community Newspapers website.

For more information and to apply for a Springboard grant, visit our Springboard Community Fund pages.