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St George’s Day 2016: Is Walkden pub the best party in Salford?

Saturday 23 April is a time for celebration for England’s patron saint, but you might not know it in Salford. Every year the displays get fewer and farther...

Two Little Hulton men charged after violent machete robberies

Two local men have been charged following two violent robberies in Bury. Macaulay Heald, 26, of Ridyard Street, Little Hulton, has been charged with robbery. Ashton...

Police hunt Irlam stun gun attacker

Police are looking for a man who fired a stun gun in an assault in Irlam. At 12.30am on Sunday 10 April, the 22-year-old victim was on Liverpool Road, Irlam, at its...

Police appeal for next of kin of Eccles man

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace the next of kin for a man from Eccles. John Smith, 71, passed away at his home address on Trafford Road, Eccles...

Man with links to Salford and Eccles wanted for recall to prison

Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a man wanted on recall to prison. Aaron Boyle, 33, was released from HMYOI Hindley on 13 April 2016 after...

Win a copy of photography/poetry book Salford Quays Unlocked

A new book of poems and photographs which takes the reader on a historical journey of the Manchester Ship Canal has just been published, and you can win a copy for...

Missing boy Dillon Gillot, 16, ‘known to frequent Salford’

A teenager reported missing from Manchester could be in Salford, police say. 16-year-old Dillon Gillot was reported missing on Tuesday 29 March. It is now over three...

Update: Alan Henning tribute garden set for May opening

A new public garden in memory of Alan Henning is to open in May, and the whole community is being invited to attend. From 6pm on Tuesday 17 May Salford City Council...

Graham Nash exhibition opens in Salford this Saturday

Salford’s very own music superstar Graham Nash is to have his first photographic exhibition in the city of his birth opening this Saturday, 23 April 2016. Rock...

Ideas wanted to improve lives of young people in Salford

Salford City Council is looking for people who want to make a difference in Kersal, Broughton and Charlestown. The one year pilot scheme has been launched to give the...