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Category: Salford News

Men armed with machete flee after attempted robbery at Little Hulton Stumble Inn

Two men armed with a machete and a baseball bat tried to rob a shopworker of takings in Little Hulton on Monday morning before fleeing empty handed. In the aftermath of...

Attempted murder in Salford: Man, 26, taken to hospital with gunshot wound to chest

Police are investigating after a man was shot in a ‘targeted’ incident in Salford. At about 1am on Monday 3 October 2016, staff at Salford Royal Hospital...

GMP clamp down on domestic abuse – 533 arrested in three weeks of operation

Greater Manchester Police has arrested 533 people wanted for domestic abuse over the last three weeks as part of Operation Scratch. As part of a month of action GMP is...

Concern grows for missing 17-year-old girl

Police searching for a missing teenage girl have released more photographs of her in a bid to find her whereabouts. Tanika McCloud, 17, was last seen in Manchester city...

Armed men steal thousands during cash-in-transit robbery outside Swinton McDonald’s

Armed men stole thousands of pounds in a cash-in-transit robbery at the Bolton Road McDonald’s in Swinton this morning. Police were called to the fast-food...

MP blasts ‘dangerous overcrowding’ on Leigh-Manchester Guided Busway

Passengers on the Leigh to Manchester Guided Busway are being short-changed with overcrowding at ‘dangerous’ levels. That’s the message to transport...

Salford’s MAPAS music service celebrates 50 years teaching 5 MILLION students

This September the service that has taught millions of Salford children the joys of the arts celebrates its golden anniversary. Salford City Council’s Music and...

Salford community raises thousands for funeral of murdered Wesley Lennon

Kind-hearted locals have raised thousands of pounds to help pay for the funeral of a 26-year-old man murdered in the street in Salford. Father-of-two Wesley Lennon was...

Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens to visit schools in Salford and Stockport

Simon Stephens, the Stockport born playwright and former teacher who won Olivier and Tony awards for his adaptation of Mark Haddon’s novel, The Curious Incident of...

Rebecca Long Bailey and Bishop John Arnold to talk on climate change at Salford church

Local residents, including supporters and volunteers from CAFOD and Christian Aid, are meeting with MP Rebecca Long Bailey to Speak Up about climate change on 15th...