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Multiple accidents play havoc with Monday morning rush hour

Drivers were left with severe delays across Salford on Monday morning after multiple road accidents on major routes. An early accident on the M62 westbound heading out...

Salford ex-miners could be in line for £25k payout

Thousands of former miners in Salford and their families could be up for windfalls of up to £25,000 after being shortchanged twice by different law firms over...

Man’s body found in Agecroft Cemetery

The body of a man was discovered on Wednesday morning in a grassed area at Agecroft Cemetery in Salford. Police were called to Langley Road in Agecroft at 11.05am on...

New future for Swinton Lions with 7.3-acre Agecroft stadium land deal

Swinton Lions will be playing home games in their home town for the first time in years, after signing a lease on a 7.3-acre site in Agecroft where a new stadium will be...

Tributes paid to ‘gentleman’ Tony Crossley, 54

There’ll be a special guard of honour at St Mark’s Church in Worsley on Friday for well-respected cemetery worker Tony Crossley, who sadly passed away in...

Looking for descendants of the Salford Blitz

Just before Christmas, 75 years ago, German bombers undertook their fiercest air raid against Manchester and Salford, killing an estimated 684 people and injuring 2,364....

Traffic chaos after woman, 88, hurt in Agecroft Road crash

Agecroft Road in Pendlebury was closed this afternoon after a crash between a van and a car driven by an elderly woman. The A6044, a busy commuter route, was closed at...

Police hunt man in Agecroft on drugs and assault charges

Police raided a house on Dalton Drive, Agecroft, Salford this morning trying to trace and arrest a man on suspicion of drug offences and common assault. Eyewitnesses...

Watch: Agecroft Power Station demolition revisited for 90th anniversary

Stunning footage of the demolition of Agecroft Power Station has gone on show ahead of a local firm’s celebration to mark the 90th anniversary since it opened. On...

Salford Lancaster Bomber crash: Memorial this weekend to remember nine killed

This weekend the public are invited to attend a service at Agecroft cemetery for the 71st anniversary of the Salford Lancaster Bomber crash: one of the most famous plane...