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Tributes flood in for Wesley Barnard, 26, stabbed to death in Winton

Tributes are being paid on social media for 26-year-old Wesley Barnard, who was stabbed to death in Winton on Monday evening. The 26-year-old father of two was...

Walkden team cue up epic Euro banger race for tot Isla Rae

A team of pool players from Walkden’s 147 Snooker and Pool Club are swapping their cues for cars this month when they take on a three-day race through Europe to...

Salford Shopping Centre ‘evacuation’ was false alarm

Shoppers at Salford Shopping Centre on Salford precinct were briefly panicked this afternoon after a routine testing triggered a false alarm. At around noon today,...

100 years ago: A Salford soldier’s death foretold

Our final look at stories from the pages of the Salford City Reporter of August 1916 tells of the sad fate of Herbert Fletcher, 33, a soldier serving in the 7th...

Dominant Salford City crush Curzon Ashton to fans’ delight

Salford City have maintained their unbeaten start to life in the National League North with a domineering 2-0 win against Curzon Ashton. Goals from Matthew Warburton and...

Murder investigation launched after Winton man stabbed trying to break up fight

Police have launched a murder investigation after a man sadly died after being stabbed in Winton last night. It’s understood the 26-year-old intervened to break up...

In pictures: Eccles celebrates in style at Manchester Pride

Salford celebrated in style at this year’s Manchester Pride parade over the weekend. Salford entered two floats into the parade that toured Manchester city centre,...

Beechfield United put 11 goals past Heywood St James

There was a real contrast in the results when Beechfield United were in action twice with four days. On Saturday at Salford Sports Village Beechy hit double figures in a...

Swinton Lions grind out result against Workington

By Ian Rigg The Lions were made to work hard to gain victory over an injury ravaged Workington side that arrived at Heywood Road with only sixteen fit players with John...

50 years ago on Bank Holiday: Fishermen find drowning four-year-old in dramatic Bridgewater Canal rescue

The August Bank Holiday is here and while most are letting their hair down, for one young girl it was moments away from ending in tragedy. The Eccles and Patricroft...