Category: Features
50 years ago in Eccles: The first ‘MediaCity’ turned down – TV plans for Ebeneezer Chapel
In April 1965 the Eccles Journal reported how a local company Bridge TV had an innovative idea to turn a a former Sunday school into a television and radio workshop....
25 years ago in Salford: Fire crews escape building collapse inferno that crushes 85 cars
Firefighters in Salford had a brush with death on 14 April 1990 when they escaped a factory fire thought to have been started by arsonists. On that Wednesday evening...
25 years ago in Eccles: Vicar laments ‘We’ve got nothing left to steal’
On 13 April 1990 the Rev Jeff Waring of St Andrew’s Church in Eccles made a heartfelt plea in the local press after thieves climbed 100ft scaffolding to steal lead...
Unseen Salford treasures: Arthur Perigal’s ‘A Fancy Dress Ball’
Continuing with our new series exploring the vaults of Salford Museum and Art Gallery for historical valuables, we take a look at an 1828 painting by...
50 years ago in Salford: Bingo craze calls time on Salford Ambassador Super Cinema
A listed architectural wonder built in 1928 but later demolished by Salford city planners – does this ring any bells? The local papers in April 1965 were full of...
25 years ago in Eccles: All Saints am-dram group’s £1 million Stradivarius fiddle
The Salford Advertiser of April 1990 carried an incredible a story of how a battered old violin used as a stage prop by an Eccles theatre group could be a rare...
50 years ago in Eccles: Hollywood beckons for shop worker turned cowboy film star
Did you know that we may have a secret film star still living in Eccles? In April 1965 the Eccles Journal reported that 17-year-old shop assistant Patricia Bent was to...
50 years ago: ‘Space-age’ Salford high-rise dream comes true
April 1965 saw the Salford City Reporter proudly boast in an article that the “Ellor Street dream begins to come true” complete with interviews with...
50 years ago in Salford: War-winning electrical wonder firm packs up for Eccles
1,000 members of staff were on the move 50 years ago this week as the Salford Electrical Instruments factory on Silk Street shut down for good. The company was founded...
50 years ago in Salford: Testimonial for Risman’s rugby superstar Harry Council
Does the name Harry Council ring any bells with you? His fame may not have translated into the modern era but in his day he enjoyed recognition equivalent to that of...
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