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Concern as three-weekly bin collections start in Salford

A trial that will see bins in Salford collected just once every three weeks is due to start next week. The controversial change, first confirmed in November 2015, will...

Rapist jailed for 13 years for historic sexual abuse of children in Salford

A man has been jailed after he raped and sexually abused two men and a woman when they were children. Karl Snape, 44, of Gransmoor Avenue in Ashton, was found guilty of...

Salford Remembers: More Eccles Pals ‘cut to ribbons’ on first day of The Battle of the Somme

There are some incredible stories from the front line of battle on the Western Front, which would live long through the ages. The tales of sheer heroism, boredom and...

Salford Remembers: Stories of Eccles Pals ‘ripped to shreds’ at Battle of The Somme

Friday 1 July marks the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, one of the most (in)famous conflicts of the First World War. Local and national celebrations are...

Salford events to remember the battle of the Somme

Hundreds of Salford men killed at the brutal battle of The Somme will be remembered 100 years on. Salford is planning a weekend of events in July to commemorate the...

July 1: Free concert and full day of events for Salford’s Somme 100

Salford University is to host a the world premiere of a moving musical tribute to Salford men and boys killed at the Battle of the Somme in 1916. July 1 2016 marks the...

Find out who’s the king of the office in Salford Red Devils Foundation #RidetoRio challenge

Inter-office competition will be rife this July when Salford firms join a virtual 3,000-mile race to Rio de Janieiro. Salford Red Devils Foundation, the community arm of...

Eccles residents left in the dark after power failure

Residents of Cremer House, Eccles were left in the dark last night when a power failure left them without electricity for seven hours. The electricity unexpectedly went...

Imperial War Museum to light up for Somme 100 on Friday

The Imperial War Museum North will be lit up tonight with a huge projection of commemorative images for the Battle of the Somme. From 10pm on Thursday 30 June until dawn...

Manchester tram ‘race-hate’ men bailed

Three people from Salford have been released on police bail after a shocking racial attack on a tram was captured on video. A clip of the incident taken by an anonymous...