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Theatre company take over Royal Oak Eccles for ‘interactive’ Early Doors

A theatre company is due to take over the historic Royal Oak pub in Eccles for a three-night “immersive experience”. Not Too Tame, fresh from a sell out run at...

Trophy-seeking Swinton praise ‘superb’ fans in cup final bid

Swinton Lions head coach John Duffy is treating Saturday’s iPro cup final “like any other away game”, but says fans flocking back to Sedgley Park are the...

Jailed: Sex predator who abused Salford woman with learning difficulties

A man who sexually assaulted a vulnerable woman he cared for in Salford has been jailed for 12 months. In May 2014 Darren Gresty sexually assaulted to woman, who is in...

2015 Salford Business Award winners announced

The winners of the 2015 Salford Business Awards have been announced. At the eighth annual awards, Weaste-based T and K Gallagher scooped the Large Business of the Year...

Salford tower block fire sees three treated for smoke inhalation

Three people were given oxygen therapy at the scene of a high-rise tower block fire in Salford last night. At around 9.30pm on Thursday 21 May, four fire engines from...

50 years ago in Salford: Talk of the North link to ‘big-time hopefuls’ Karl’s Marals

Salford’s long association with the music biz is well recorded, but one of the most unusually-named bands tipped for success in May 1965 also had a local legend in...

‘No need’ for £670k fees for £75m Adelphi Wharf, say council

Council planners have given permission for work to start on the first phase of the £75 million Adelphi Wharf development in Salford. But the developers successfully...

Countryside get another 54 New Broughton homes through planning

Warrington housebuilder Countryside Properties (UK) Ltd has won permission to build 54 two and three-bed houses on vacant scrubland in Broughton, Salford. The...

Hero firefighters save two pups but four dogs die in Little Hulton kennel fire

Four dogs have sadly died after a fire broke out in a shed in the garden of a house in Little Hulton, Salford. Over 10 puppies are thought to have been caught up in the...

Live: Swinton Lions v Keighley Cougars

[liveblog] Swinton Lions take on Keighley Cougars. Kick-off 3pm.