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Category: Local

Networking event at Eccles Mosque to give latest on local projects

Eccles Mosque is to host the next Eccles network event where you can find out about local projects and meet new people. The two-hour event takes place on Tuesday 24 May...

Barratt Homes offer up £1,000 cash pots to Salford groups

Housebuilder Barratt Homes has thrown open applications to it’s ‘legacy fund’ and local community groups can bid for up to £1,000. Barratt is building...

Who’s the mystery man delighting commuters at Irlam station?

The man is sat on a black iron bench at Irlam railway station, his hat pulled down over his eyes and his knees covered by some kind of blanket that spills onto the...

Gallery: Blossoms bloom in sunny Salford

We’ve been blessed with warm temperatures this week in Salford. Three days of sunshine does not a summer make. However, it does encourage all those little buds to...

Dangerous driver totals car in Little Hulton wreck

Two people were arrested after a driver smashed into a parked car in Little Hulton. At around 8pm on Monday 18 April police were called to Madams Wood Road to reports...

Pawnbrokers warned: Omega watch stolen from 84-year-old army veteran

A rare watch was stolen from a ex-Royal Marine who was beaten and robbed outside his home in Failsworth. Police are now hunting two thieves who smashed the 84-year-old...

Elderly woman knocked down on Fairhills Road in Irlam

A woman in her 60s was treated by paramedics this morning at the roadside in Irlam after being hit by a car. The woman is understood to have been crossing Fairhills Road...

Anthony Crolla’s Army adds Salford ex-boxer Russ

Retired boxer Russ Arrowsmith bridged the generation gap when he took part in a sparring session with world champion Anthony Crolla. The pair are preparing to run...

Pictured: Weird skull found in tree at Worsley woods

Dad Alastair Bell from Worsley was taken by surprise on one of his regular dog walks in Worsley Woods when he and his 4-year-old son, Kealon, found the face of a skull...

Review: The Blind Pig, Monton

It’s easy to imagine how anyone who had been away from Monton for the last couple of years would find the new ‘village’ centre almost unrecognisable. New...