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50 years ago in Salford: The ‘dying art’ of famed tattooist Charlie ‘Cash’ Cooper

Tattoos were once the sole preserve of the sailor or the jailbird, as I recall being told many years ago. However with the arrival of that dreaded species the...

Top 5 things to do in Salford this weekend

The Bank Holiday has finally arrived and hopefully the weather will remain bright and sunny, if not don’t let that you stop you from enjoying yourself as we...

6,749 meals donated by Tesco stores in Salford to feed people in need

Tesco stores across Salford have donated an incredible 6,748 meals to local people in need thanks to Tesco’s surplus food redistribution programme, Community Food...

Police hunt prison absconder, Jamie Keegan

Police are hunting for a man who is wanted after absconding from prison. Jamie Keegan, 33, is wanted after absconding from HMP Thorn Cross, Warrington on Saturday 6...

Original Salford Red Devils shirt donated to Foundation museum

A priceless piece of Salford Rugby League history has been donated to the Salford Red Devils Foundation in the form of players jersey worn in the 1938 challenge cup...

What did we learn from Series 2 of Salford City’s Class of ’92 on BBC1?

Salford City FC returned to the small screen on Thursday night on BBC One for the second series of behind-the-scenes documentary Class of ’92: Out of Their League....

Arm-wrestle powers Little Hulton Reds past local rivals

Little Hulton travelled to Westhoughton needing a win to propel them up the North West Men’s League Division Four. The Reds played and lost to their local rivals...

LS Lowry given new lease of life by Copley Prize-winning 7-year-old

An original work by LS Lowry has been given a revival by an artistic seven-year-old boy. Thomas Smith’s interpretation of Lowry’s ‘A Hillside...

Millions in funding to tackle poverty and unemployment in Salford

ForViva Group is to use a share of millions of pounds of funding to tackle poverty in Salford by helping people improve their health, learn new skills and get back into...

Swinton on a High with Class of 2016 GCSE results

Swinton High School has reported another set of brilliant GCSE results for its students today. One pupil in particular, Jerry Yau, scored an incredible success with...