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29 Salford councillors reject Jeremy Corbyn coup as Labour leader refuses to back down

29 Labour party councillors in Salford have given their official backing to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in a signed statement. Mr Corbyn faced a backbench coup in the...

Fresh concerns as junior doctors reject new contract

Junior doctors sparked fresh strike fears today as British Medical Association (BMA) members voted to reject the terms of a new contract offered to them by the...

Salford schools to shut Tuesday 5 July due to teacher’s strike

Over 20 schools in Salford are set to shut tomorrow as part of a one-day strike by the National Union of Teachers (NUT). In all, 20 primary schools and two secondary...

Entire school at Buile Hill in Salford to walk 10k Stroll for Noel

Over 600 pupils from Buile Hill Visual Arts College in Salford will walk out of lessons next week and join a 10k stroll in honour of two-year-old Noel Taylor. The...

Benefit sanction test case? DWP refund £300 to Salford worker stung by ‘illegal’ ruling

A Salford man who unlawfully had his out-of-work benefits axed has been refunded by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP). In 2012 Simon Milne had his Jobseekers...

Salford’s struggling Oasis MediaCityUK Academy turns Ofsted top of the class

A struggling Salford school has managed to reverse its fortunes in a recent inspection by education regulators. Oasis MediaCityUK Academy on Trafford Road in Ordsall was...

Appeal after teenager’s head stamped on in vile Eccles attack

A teenager suffered a serious head injury after being attacked while on a night out in Eccles. 19-year-old Kade Scoular was seriously assaulted on Church Street, near...

Firefighters tackle blaze at derelict Castle Irwell

A derelict Salford University building in Lower Broughton went up in flames last night. Three fire crews from Eccles and Salford were called to the former Castle Irwell...

Salford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey moved into Shadow Cabinet but knives out for Corbyn

The MP for Salford and Eccles, Rebecca Long-Bailey, has been promoted to Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasurey in Labour’s post-EU referendum cabinet shake-up....

Cancer-hit teacher says Salford pupils who raised £1,000 ‘like second family’

Students at Albion Academy School in Lower Broughton have helped raise over £1,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support in aid of staff member Jackie Cuddy. Pastoral manager...