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Rural road observation skills

Driving on rural roads can be quite a challenge. Tight bends, unexpected wildlife and narrow lanes complicate matters, but if you get it right these roads can be the...

Armed police make arrest on Brookhouse

Police swooped on a car on the Brookhouse estate in Salford tonight. A male was arrested at the scene around 7.30pm after two BMWs and a police van pulled a silver car...

Action promised on Salford’s nightmare traffic hotspots

Transport bosses will trial measures to ease congestion at some of the major traffic hotspots in Salford, after intervention by a local MP. Barbara Keeley, MP for...

What remains of listed Salford mill to be demolished for 150-space car park

A lone tower on an windswept industrial estate in Salford is the last remnant of the Grade II-listed Springfield and Overbridge mill. The stair tower is the only section...

Man with links to Little Hulton wanted on recall to prison

Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a man wanted on a recall to prison. Jacob Holland, 26, was released from HMP Manchester on 12 April 2016 after...

100 years ago: Salford family ‘drunk on Oxo’ in pub perjury

The pages of the Salford City Reporter newspaper continue to throw up fascinating stories as this one from April 1916 shows. PC Lamb a well-known, oft-quoted and...

Gallery: Blossoms bloom in sunny Salford

We’ve been blessed with warm temperatures this week in Salford. Three days of sunshine does not a summer make. However, it does encourage all those little buds to...

Top 5 things to do in Salford this weekend

April is upon us at the entertainment is coming thick and fast. As always, if you’ve got an event for our Top 5, email newsdesk@salfordonline.com. Workers Memorial...

Three more firms expand in Salford with HQ Hamill at the Quays

Property managers Hamill Investments Ltd have completed on three new expansion deals for tenants at their Salford Quays offices. Claims management start-up Your Money...

Morson CEO Ged Mason receives OBE

Morson Group CEO Ged Mason has proudly accepted his OBE at Buckingham Palace during a very special ceremony which comes one day after her Majesty the Queen’s 90th...