Category: Features
Emily Ramsey: Salford star, 15, follows Giggs to ‘dream’ Manchester United spot
At just 15 years old, Ellesmere Park High School pupil Emily Ramsey is already an FA Youth Cup finalist with Manchester United and has played for England against...
100 years ago: Eccles woman’s plea for divorce goes awry as she batters husband in court
Divorce proceedings on the grounds of persistent cruelty are sadly not new, but this tale from the pages of the Eccles Journal from July 1916, tells of a case for...
100 years ago: Disabled war veteran goes on rampage in Patricroft
Once again we turn to the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal for this rather amusing story from July 1916 which appears under the headline, ‘Permanently...
100 years ago: Heartbreak as luck runs out for teen soldiers from Eccles, Monton, Walkden and Swinton
In 2016, national commemorations of the first day of the Battle of the Somme have now been completed. But 100 years ago, local families in Eccles and Swinton were just...
Solved: Mystery of treacherous Captain Webster as SS Clan MacDuff lost at sea
While looking through the now-derelict graveyard at the rear of the old Barton Wesleyan Chapel on Barton Road, I was intrigued to see an ornamental gravestone dedicated...
100 years ago: Somme first day forgotten as telegrams break Salford family hearts
The country has just finished nationwide commemorations of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, with tributes, events and quiet contemplation on Friday 1 July 2016....
Somme 100: The poignant letters of Salford Pals butchered on battlefield
As we remember the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, here we reflect on the first wave of casualties from Salford who perished on that terrible day of...
SalfordOnline Salford Pals ‘memory square’ chosen for Heaton Park Somme Centenary path
A SalfordOnline-designed ‘memory square’ honouring the sacrifice of a local soldier is one of 5,000 tiles marking a remembrance path commemorating the...
Salford Remembers: More Eccles Pals ‘cut to ribbons’ on first day of The Battle of the Somme
There are some incredible stories from the front line of battle on the Western Front, which would live long through the ages. The tales of sheer heroism, boredom and...
100 years ago: It all kicks off at Salford Docks with ‘maniac’ lover Annie Maguire
Turning to the pages of the Salford City Reporter from June 1916, this court case leaps out for the fact that the course of true love never does run smooth, especially...
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