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Missing: 16-year-old Khia Lawrence

A 16-year-old girl known to frequent Salford is missing from home. Khia Lawrence, from Wythenshawe, was last seen on New Year’s Eve in Manchester city centre. She...

Salford’s oldest: Jack the Donkey dies age 33

A dappled grey donkey who delighted children in Salford has passed away, much to the sadness of his long-time owners. It’s thought that Jack, who lived in the...

New Year’s Honours: OBE for Morson’s Ged Mason

Local businessman Ged Mason is celebrating an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours. The Chief Executive of Salford technical recruitment firm Morson Group,...

BASIC helps over 50 people with brain injuries back into work

A Salford based charity that provides rehabilitation services for those with brain and spinal injuries has helped 54 people back into work in the last 12 months. The...

Salford City Academy launches annual award

Salford City Academy (SCA) has launched a new annual awards scheme for students, funded by former academy governor Professor Diana Kloss MBE. Professor Kloss has made...

More road misery for A57 users

Motorists using the A57 Liverpool Road in Irlam are facing even more lengthy delays as works starts today, Monday 4 January between Makro and Barton Moss Road as part of...

100 years ago in Salford: 12 seamen caught enjoying famous ‘Barbary Coast’

To tell the tale of court cases making the headlines 100 years ago we return to the pages of the Salford City Reporter, this time when 61-year-old Annie Green was in the...

Beechy Predators slam 11 past Middleton

Just one team from Beechfield United’s Junior Section were in action during the first weekend of 2016. On Sunday morning the Under 15’s Predators made a winning...

Man missing since New Year’s Eve found safe and well

Police report that a man who went missing on New Year’s Eve has been found safe and well. They widened their appeal to the whole of Greater Manchester, releasing a...

Environement Agency fat cat bonuses

Cllr Jim King, who represents the flooded area of Broughton, is shocked to hear that Env Agency ‘fat cats’ have trousered large bonuses. As many unpaid volunteers...