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Dragons’ Den for Salford school at Manchester Airport

Students from Buile Hill Visual Arts College were amongst the finalists from schools across the North West, gathered for a ‘Grand Final’ at the Radisson Blu,...

Seventy per cent of people support reduced drink-drive limit

Almost seventy per cent of people would like to see the legal drink-drive limit reduced across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, to the same level of that implemented...

Watch: Did you get a drone this Christmas?

Check Out Manchester Airport’s Tips To Stay On The Right Side Of The Law Drones are becoming more and more popular and with Christmas just around the corner, they...

“you won’t catch me” offender locked up for Christmas

Police have caught a man who claimed police ‘wouldn’t catch him before Christmas.’ Greater Manchester Police issued a most wanted appeal on the Salford East...

Wanted: Sex-offender with links to Salford

A man is wanted for breaching a sex-offender order. Donald Joseph George Richardson (08/01/1979) is wanted for breaching notification requirements as part of his...

Armed robber strikes Poundstretcher in Salford

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man armed with a knife robbed a Poundstretcher in Salford. At around 6pm on Friday 4 December 2015, the offender walked into...

Sale Sharks team news

Sale Sharks make the 240 mile trip down to Devon on Boxing Day for the Aviva Premiership Round Seven game against high flying Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park (kick off 3pm)....

50 years ago: Closure of Eccles and Patricroft Hospital

The Eccles and Patricroft Journal for December 1965 told the story of how the Borough was to lose the Accident and Emergency Units at Eccles and Patricroft Hospital on...

Irlam youngster meets police dogs and horses after tragedy

A kind-hearted officer has helped to bring a smile to the face of a girl who has been through a traumatic year. Earlier this year, 16-year-old Millie Patten was sat in...

Appeal for witnesses after robbery at a Salford dental practice

Police are appealing for witnesses after two men attempted to rob a dental practice in Salford. At around 3:20pm on Tuesday 22 December 2015, two men entered a dental...