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Delays and diversions: Work starts on M602 bridge which has ‘needed facelift for 40 years’

12 weeks of work to improve a pedestrian bridge over the M602 in Eccles is due to start on 30 August and drivers are being warned of potential delays. Highways England...

Pics & Video: Barton bridge collapse ‘felt like explosion’

The partial collapse of a new bridge at Barton in Salford this morning was so loud it felt like a bomb had gone off, workers have told SalfordOnline.com. Emergency...

M60 closed at J11-12 as man on bridge threatens to jump

Police closed the M60 motorway in both directions between Junctions 11 and 12 after a man scaled a motorway bridge and threatened to jump. Specially-trained officers...

‘Callous’ Sean Earle jailed for 6 months for stealing gran’s handbag moments before she fell to her death

Thief Sean Earle, who was branded a “scumbag” and a “low-life” for stealing a woman’s handbag after she fell to her death from a motorway...

Man, 35, dies after plunge from M60 Barton Bridge

A man has been found after falling to his death from the M60 Barton High Level Bridge in Peel Green, Salford. Police were called at around 7.10am on Wednesday 15 July to...

‘Low-life’ thief Sean Earle faces jail after stealing gran’s handbag moments after death plunge

A 27-year-old man from Eccles who stole a woman’s bag moments after she fell to her death is facing jail. Sean Earle, 27, Trevelyan Street, pleaded guilty to theft...

55-year-old woman dies after fall from Eccles M602 bridge

A 55-year-old woman has tragically died after falling from a motorway bridge over the M602 this morning, Friday 17 April. Police were called to Albert Road bridge in...

Woman in critical condition after falling 30ft from M602 Eccles bridge

A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after plunging 30 feet from a bridge over the M602 at Eccles. Police were called to Albert Road in Eccles this morning,...