Salford City Council - Useful Contacts
Call Centre numbers - the Customer Contact Centre is open 8.30am to 6.30pm Monday to Friday (Wednesday 10.00am), excluding public holidays, and on Saturday 8.30am to 12.30pm.
| Benefits (Council Property) | 0161-909 6506 |
| Benefits (Private Sector) | 0161-909 6504 |
| Blue Badge disabled parking applications | 0161-909 6508 |
| Concessionary bus passes | 0161-909 6508 |
| Council tax | 0161-909 6502 |
| Environmental services | 0161-909 6500 |
| Free school meals | 0161-909 6508 |
| Highways (including street lighting) | 0161-909 6505 |
| Housing rent | 0161-909 6512 |
| Housing repairs | 0161-909 6511 |
| Housing - other matters | 0161-909 6513 |
| Job applications | 0161-909 6503 |
| Registrar of Births, Marriages & Deaths | 0161-909 6501 |
Main Switchboard - 0161-794 4711
Minicom (TypeTalk) - 0161-909 6527
Out-Of-Hours Service - 0161-794 8888
Out-Of-Hours Minicom - 0161-793 3303
New Prospect Housing Limited - Useful Contacts
Area Housing Office:
Worsley Housing Office, 12 Bridgewater Road, Walkden, M28 3JE.
E-mail: worsley.housing@new-prospect.org
Opening hours:
8.30am - 4.30pm (except Wednesdays 10am - 4.30pm)
| Repairs | 0161-909 6511 |
| Rent enquiries | 0161-909 6512 |
| Other enquiries | 0161-909 6513 |
| (Lines operate 8.30am - 6.30pm) | |
Emergency repairs number
0161-794 8888
When you can not contact your housing office because it is closed
Supported tenancies team
0161-607 1620
Home contents insurance enquiries
0161-925 1240
Right to buy enquiries
0161-925 1238
Care on call
0161-737 3822
The Housing Disability Team
0161-925 1268
Salford Property Shop
0808-100 2347
Translations - please call Salford Link Project
0161-787 8219
Public Transport - Useful Contacts
Friends of Walkden Station (FOWS)
Friends of Walkden Station Website
Friends of Walkden Station Blog
Journey Planning
Traveline - 0870 608 2608
National Rail Enquiries - 08457 484 950
GMPTE “How’s My Train Running?” - 0161 228 0322 (Walkden Ext. 2612)
General Enquiries
Network Rail Helpline - 08457 114 141
British Transport Police - 0800 405 040
Rail Passengers’ Council - 08453 022 022
Bus & Rail Companies
Northern Rail - 0845 600 1159
Transpennine Express - 0845 600 1671
First Bus Manchester - 08457 881155
Arriva Bus - 08701 20 10 88
