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Pictured: Purple-haired bank robber hits two branches in 10 minutes

A woman in a white boiler suit held up two city centre Manchester banks with a kitchen knife. The thief walked into Yorkshire Bank on Piccadilly Gardens at around 4.45pm...

Missing Martin Till found safe and well

A man missing from Manchester has been discovered and is safe, police revealed this morning. Martin Till, 26, from Whalley Range, was reported missing on Wednesday...

Dying for a swim? Stay safe this Bank Holiday

With temperatures predicted to soar this bank holiday weekend and half term, United Utilities is urging people not to be tempted to cool off in a reservoir. Sudden...

Salford’s services for helping homeless people are among the best in the country

The Housing Options Service, managed by Salix Homes on behalf of Salford City Council, has been awarded the ‘Silver Standard’ by the Government-backed National...

Salford swimming sensation Jack, 13, wins funding for Toyko Olympic dream

A 13-year-old paraswimmer from Salford has been awarded one of the country’s first ever bursaries to support the next generation of sporting talent. Moorside High...

First ‘legal high’ arrest made just hours after law changed

Police have arrested a man in Rochdale for supplying legal highs after nine people were hospitalised this week. Legal highs are psychoactive drugs which mimic the...

Monton residents host exclusive Bollywood Ball for St Ann’s Hospice

Monton is recreating a famous Bollywood dance routine to raise funds for St. Ann’s Hospice. A group of local traders and residents, all amateurs, are dancing for...

Foster carers in Salford honoured for long service

Eleven carers who between them have spent over 100 years fostering children have been honoured by Salford City Council. Foster parents are becoming increasingly...

X1 The Gateway: Trafford Road tower on ex-Seaman’s Mission could double in height

Liverpool-based X1 Developments have submitted plans to Salford City Council to nearly double the height of an apartment block scheme on the border of Ordsall and...

‘Legal Highs’ banned following public outcry

New legislation has come into force today, Thursday 26 May 2016, making the sale of New Psychoactive Substances, commonly known as ‘legal highs’ illegal. The...