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M60 slip road at Worsley blocked as car overturns

Police have closed the exit slip road to the M60 Junction 13 at Worsley after a car overturned. The M60 is queuing clockwise into the Friday rush hour. It appears a...

Watch: Salford MP on Corbyn ‘heartbreak’ and Labour Party Conference

Salford and Eccles MP Rebecca Long-Bailey speaks ahead of this Saturday’s Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Around 11,000 party members are expected to descend...

CCTV: Heartless thief trashes Little Hulton nursery

A callous burglar targeted a popular children’s nursery in Little Hulton, stealing equipment and causing damage which could cost thousands. CCTV shows the lanky...

100 years ago: Mutiny on ship at Salford Docks is Steward’s tale of woe

We came across this rather unusual court case from the pages of the Salford City Reporter of September 1916 which tells an intriguing maritime tale. It involves a...

Salford residents can now AskSARA for advice and support to help daily living

A new, free, online user-friendly tool, aimed at assisting people help themselves with daily household activities and tasks was launched by Salford Together this week....

Police appeal after city centre rape

Police investigating a rape in Manchester City Centre have released more details in an appeal for information. At around 2.50am on Wednesday 21 September 2016 police...

50 years ago: Teenage kicks for Eccles schoolboy with ‘purple heart’ pills in bus stop sting

As the so-called ‘Swinging Sixties’ got underway in Salford, youths enjoyed more freedom than ever before. Excitement grew over new music, new clothing, the...

Power operator backs new national service to tackle energy theft

The region’s power network operator, Electricity North West, has collaborated with the UK’s main energy companies to tackle the dangers of energy theft by creating...

Police concern for high risk missing person from Clifton

A woman who is described as being a ‘high risk missing person’ is being sought by GMP. Julie Mcclean aged 57 from Clifton was last seen at Salford Royal...

Brown and yellow tap water ‘not harmful’, insist United Utilities

Residents from across Salford who reported ‘dirty’ and discoloured water coming from taps in their homes shouldn’t be concerned, says the authority who...