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Category: Editor’s Choice

Independent news website SalfordOnline.com to close

It is with great sadness that I’m announcing SalfordOnline.com is to close down. When we started the news website 10 years ago we could only dream that it would...

Watch: 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London

On Sunday 4th September an enormous structure representing the 17th century London skyline was set alight as it floated on the river Thames. London 1666 commemorates the...

Watch: Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas make ‘Fast Friends’ with David Gandy

Williams Martini racing drivers Felipe Massa and Valtteri Bottas took a bit of time out of their busy schedules to spend a day speeding around a racetrack with British...

Gary Neville’s St. Michael’s plans on display – 12th-13th Sept 2016

The Plans for St. Michael’s – a transformational development in the heart of Manchester – will be on display next week as part of a consultation with local...

Payback time for TV advert tax fraudster

A double-glazing salesman and TV advert celebrity from Burnley, who was sentenced for tax fraud in 2016, has been ordered to repay £50,000 in stolen taxes. HM Revenue...

‘Epidemic of NHS patient complaints must stop

£1.67 billion cost of defending claims annually Motion 48 at this year’s TUC Congress (Brighton Centre, 11-14 September), proposed by the Society of...

A powerful glimpse into the 1960s slums of Manchester and Salford

For the first time, an iconic collection of photographs which reveal the appalling housing conditions of the late 1960s are going on display in Manchester. The shocking...

Women only wear their TWO favourite bras on ‘heavy rotation’

Millions of British women wear just TWO pairs of bras on ‘heavy rotation’, according to new research commissioned by leading lingerie stylists and corsetiere to the...

Triumph confirms date for land speed record attempt at Bonneville

Following a successful practice session at the Bonneville Salt Flats, achieving a speed of 274.2 mph to become the world’s fastest ever Triumph , Triumph Motorcycles...

Watch: Top toy trends for Christmas (yes the countdown is on!)

It may be four months until the big day, but with more and more of us starting our preparation and shopping months in advance we look at this year’s biggest toy trends...