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Election 2015: Eccles hustings recap

On Saturday 18 April candidates vying to take over Hazel Blears’ Salford and Eccles seat in Parliament were quizzed at St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church...

Reality Party reveal new candidate for Worsley and Eccles South

Just 20 days before the 2015 General Election, We Are the Reality Party have unveiled Mags McNally as their new hope to take the Worsley and Eccles South seat. Party...

Election 2015: Get your questions in for Salford and Eccles hustings

Residents have just 24 hours to add their questions to the Salford and Eccles General Election hustings taking place in Eccles this weekend. On Saturday 18 April from...

Election 2015: Walkden to host Leaders Debate-style hustings

By Josh Dyson and Tom Rodgers School places, crime and transport will be the hot topics when Walkden hosts a political hustings this Saturday for the 2015 General...

Potholes and road safety should be bigger priority for future government

The next government must make road safety a top priority with more than 50 per cent of motorists believing the current administration had not made the issue enough of a...

Local MP slams zero-hours ‘smear’

A local MP named on a list of Labour politicians who have employed workers on a zero-hours contract has blasted the announcement as a pre-election smear. Barbara Keeley...

Election 2015: Leaders debate takes Salford by storm

Forget who won for a moment – whether Nicola Sturgeon’s terrier-like antics pushed her to the top of a YouGov poll, or David Cameron became just another face...

Tonight: Salford to host Election 2015 leaders debate

Seven party leaders will face off at Salford’s MediaCityUK studios in the second TV debate for the 2015 General Election, ITV have confirmed. The debate will be...

Reality Party Irlam candidate Jackie Anderson steps down amid sacking rumours

With five weeks to go until the local council elections, Bez’s We Are The Reality Party have reportedly dismissed their candidate for Irlam, Jackie Anderson. In a...

Laura Edwards named as Salford’s Youth MP

Teenager Laura Edwards from Boothstown will have more to worry about than her A levels this year having just been elected as Salford’s Youth MP. But she’s no...