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Pictures: Man spotted casually walking a pet tortoise on Salford precinct

It’s one of the weirdest things you’re likely to see this year. A 1-metre long pet tortoise called ‘Buzz’ being taken for walkies on sunny...

Car on fire explodes at Eccles petrol station

A car caught ablaze at a petrol station in Eccles. Two fire crews from Eccles were called to the BP garage on Wellington Road at 5.20pm this afternoon, Thursday 1...

Secret tobacco stash in Eccles hidden by beer cans and shelves

An Eccles shop owner who built an elaborate, remote controlled hiding place for illegal tobacco had all his efforts undone by the wet nose of the law. Buster, a tobacco...

Schoolgirl being treated by paramedics after falling outside Eccles police station

At around 3.35pm today, Thursday 1 October, a schoolgirl was found by lying in the street outside Eccles police station on Hardy Street, Peel Green. Paramedics are...

SalfordOnline.com Photo Competition: Autumn Colours 2015

The leaves are starting to turn as the last vestiges of sun beat down on Salford: so get out there, and get snapping. SalfordOnline.com has some of the most talented...

Older People’s Day: Salford silver generation honoured

Salford resdients aged over 50 are being celebrated in the city today at a special event to mark Older People’s Day. Older People’s Day takes place each year on...

Warning after thieves target vulnerable man in Swinton

Police in Salford are warning local communities to be aware after a man on a mobility scooter was robbed in Swinton. At 10.45am on Tueday 21 September the man was on...

£5 million boost for Salford’s ‘ground-breaking’ care model

The Salford Together partnership today, Thursday 1 October received £5.17m funding towards its ‘radical’ new care model to integrate health, social care, mental...

50 years ago in Salford: Teenage kicks see boy, 17, in court for 4,000-pill theft

In October 1965 in Salford the teenage beat boom was in full swing and part of the scene were amphetamine-style narcotics known as ‘pep pills’. But one young...

Arson probe over Salford house fire

An empty mid-terraced house went up in flames last night in Weaste, Salford. Fire crews from Salford and Agecroft were called by local residents to Emerson Steet at...