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Category: Local

Driver’s lucky escape as car flips on side in Swinton

Fire crews helped rescue a driver when their car flipped onto its side in Swinton in the early hours of this morning. Police, ambulances and firefighters were called to...

Stabbing in Ellenbrook outside Co-op

Police are holding a teenage suspect after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed outside a supermarket in Ellenbrook, Worsley. The suspect, who is under 18, was arrested outside...

New £80k kennels at RSPCA Greater Manchester Animal Hospital in Salford for spike in neglected and abused dogs

An animal hospital in Salford struggling to deal with thousands of injured animals every year is to build new kennels to cope with demand. Plans are now in the works to...

Happy Eid: Muslim families to celebrate in Salford

Muslims celebrate Eid this weekend with major street parties in Manchester – but Salford will instead see homes filled with family, presents and lots of food....

Police officer headbutted as drunken mob take over Piccadilly Gardens protest

Police have made multiple arrests after a group of up to 20 people attacked a police officer and a homeless man, threw chairs at a shop window and assaulted staff at...

Nature in Salford: City’s best wildlife photographers wanted

The stunning array of wildlife living in Salford will go under the microscope in a new photography competition launched by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust. The Trust,...

Courts sell-off planned just four years after Salford Magistrates Court disappears

More family, magistrates and county courts across the North West are to be sold off under government plans. Court buildings in Bolton, Oldham, Tameside and Warrington...

Bloom Street fire: 45 firefighters tackle blaze at Safad’s Manchester takeaway

Firefighters are tackling a large blaze at Safad’s Turkish takeaway in Bloom Street in Manchester city centre. Seven fire crews and an aerial platform were called...

Bird watchers flock to Cadishead moss as rare Stone Curlew reappears

Bird watchers are racing in their droves to catch a glimpse of a rare and strange bird spotted in Salford for the first time in over 50 years. The evasive Stone Curlew...