full screen background image

Archives post

Benefit sanctions for addicts will cause relapse, warns Salvation Army

A government proposal to force unemployed people with drug and alcohol dependency to accept treatment or risk losing benefits may exacerbate addiction problems, warns...

Woman carjacked in Manchester city centre

Police have issued an E-fit after a woman was carjacked in Manchester city centre. The incident happened on Wednesday 23 September 2015 at around 8.50pm. A 27-year-old...

Watch: Army looks to recruit graduates

For the first time in eight years, The British Army has launched a new Officer recruitment campaign, ‘With Heart. With Mind’, to attract more recruits by showcasing...

North West public divided over interest rate rise – R3

Three in ten (30 per cent) North West adults think they would be better off if interest rates rose by one percentage point or more within the next 18 months, compared to...

Eccles Crown Theatre: New plans to knock down historic Salford building for 95 flats, shop and ‘community space’

Developers Foregate Limited have lodged new plans with Salford City Council to demolish the entire of the derelict former Crown theatre on Church Street in Eccles. In...

Joseph Holt brewery to back Francis House Children’s Hospice

Manchester Brewery Joseph Holt has chosen to support Francis House Children’s Hospice in south Manchester with a year of fundraising. Over 120 Joseph Holt pubs...

Cleminson Street Salford, highway work complete

The £1.1million highway realignment scheme on Salford’s Cleminson Street is now complete, adding to and supporting the extensive work already undertaken in and around...

BAM put Salford Metro office block on market for £19.2m

BAM Properties have put the fully-let Metro office building on the market for £19.25m. The 72,500sq ft five-storey block sits next to the Exchange Quay Metrolink stop...

Wanted man has Salford links

A man is wanted for failing to attend court. Martin Laszcz 24, was due before Manchester Crown Court on 9 April 2014 after being charged with burglary. He failed to...

£1.5m fake handbags, jewellery and clothes seized in Manchester

Police have confiscated £1.5 million of fake clothing, jewellery and handbags in a raid on a warehouses and shops in Strangeways, Manchester. Among the stock seized...