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What are the strange noises keeping Salford awake?

Over the past week SalfordOnline.com has been contacted by numerous readers being woken in the early hours of the morning by unusual mechanical sounds. There’s...

Salford cops to raise £3k for hospice bed

Police in Salford have launched an appeal among officers and staff to raise £3,700 to buy a new bed for St Ann’s Hospice. The 12-month campaign has already got...

Two Cities Varsity rugby: Salford and Manchester gear up for historic clash

The AJ Bell Stadium will play host to one of the most hotly anticipated fixtures in the university rugby league calendar when Salford and Manchester face off in the...

100 years ago in Salford: Circus elephant turns hero in rampage down Cross Lane

It’s scarcely more difficult to believe than any of the other stories we’ve found in the city’s archives, but 100 years ago this week a visiting male...

Nine years for £50k Lake District heroin drug runner

A man has been jailed for nine years and eight months after being found guilty of running drugs from Manchester to Cumbria. Assim Ali, 32, of Lever Court, Prestwich was...

Shock new Salford Mayoral candidate announced

A new somewhat controversial Mayoral candidate for Salford has been announced today with the news that Karl H Davison intends to run as an Independent candidate. Mr...