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Hundreds march for Salford in Whit Walks

Hundreds of people marched through the streets of Manchester in the annual Whit Walks parade. The custom, where churchgoers dressed up to the nines march through the...

50 years ago in Salford: Hero stops Weaste express train disaster

In May and June 1965 the Salford City Reporter carried a stunning story on how a dog walker saved scores of lives when he averted a potential mega-disaster on the...

Back in print: Salford Star magazine hits the streets

Independent Salford news and features magazine the Salford Star has finally made it back into print. 20,000 of the Star’s Spring 2015 editions are now being...

Watch: Brazen thieves dip into tills in Manchester

Police have released CCTV footage of a man and woman audaciously stealing from a Manchester store in broad daylight. The pair walked into a branch of the Holland and...

Salford graduate uses braaaains to fund zombie flick

Filmmaker and University of Salford alumni Mat Johns has successfully raised over £2,000 through crowdfunding to finance a zombie-themed, short film – ‘A...

LS Lowry, Tony Wilson top Salford nominations for new £20 note

Artist LS Lowry is leading the nominations for famous Salfordians who could replace economist Adam Smith on the £20 note. The Bank of England is searching for a leading...

Woman trapped in car in serious Little Hulton smash

A driver was trapped in her car after crashing into a set of railings near St Ann’s Hospice in Little Hulton, Salford. Police, ambulances and fire crews were...

Swinton Moorside Cricket Club go second in league

Swinton Moorside beat an in-form Astley and Tyldesley and leap-frogged in the table to sit in second place with a third of the season gone. Swinton lost the toss and...

Competition Winner: Tickets to see Dead Poets Death Match at The Lowry, Salford Quays

Tonight one lucky SalfordOnline.com reader will see the best in spoken word and hip hop at The Lowry theatre for free. Mark Grist and MC Mixy are bringing their Dead...

WATCH: Video goes viral of traffic warden ticketing Salford disabled man’s car

A video of a Manchester City Council traffic warden ticketing a disabled Salford man’s car has had hundreds of thousands of views online. The one-minute video...