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Salford weather: Fine and sunny with clear skies before turning colder

Salford will see sunshine and warm weather today before temperatures drop later in the week. Across the city this morning it’s mild with clear blue skies...

Old-fashioned sweet shop opens in Eccles

Fans of old-fashioned sweets such as aniseed balls, gobstoppers and dolly mixtures are in for a treat with the news that a new sweet shop has opened in Eccles Precinct...

The best snow pictures in Salford

Snow is still falling across Salford this morning and readers are flooding social media with their best pictures. Heavy snowfall has been reported in Walkden, Irlam,...

Take pride in Boothstown with litter pick this Saturday

Two local groups are organising litter picks to get the whole area of Boothstown and Mosley Common cleaned up this Saturday 5 March. Starting at 10 am Boothstown...

Swinton plumber’s plea to return stolen livelihood

A plumber from Swinton who was robbed of his van and work tools has pleaded for their return. Sometime between 3am and 6am on Monday morning thieves broke into Paul...

Man suffers seizure walking down street in Ellesmere Park

Ambulances rushed a man to hospital in Ellesmere Park, Eccles, last night after he suffered a medical episode while walking down the street. SalfordOnline readers...

Worsley MP asks: “Do you want to keep Sunday special?”

Barbara Keeley MP is asking constituents what they think about plans to change Sunday Trading The MP for Worsley and Eccles South, supports the shopworker’s union...

Join volunteers in litter blitz to clean up Ordsall parks

Friends of Ordsall Parks are looking for new volunteers to help keep their local area tidy. If you don’t mind tramping about with fellow Ordsall people picking up...

Fed up with Little Hulton getting bad press all the time?

Want to tell a different story about the real Little Hulton? Would you like to get involved in some fundraising for things like Christmas Lights or a Garden Party for...

Burglars hit Irlam newsagents for beer

Boozy burglars broke into a storage room for an Irlam newsagents making off with cases of beer. At around 9.45am today, Thursday 7 January, police were called to reports...