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Lightning storm brings down trees, floods house in Salford
Heavy storms over Salford brought blistering lightning strikes that touched down across the city on Tuesday night. Hot and humid summer weather turned to rain and hail...
50 years ago in Salford: Magician’s freezing monkeys land him in court
As SalfordOnline.com trawled through the local newspapers from Salford and Eccles from 50 years ago we have to admit that we were delighted to see the headline:...
Salford man charged with two counts of assault
A man has been charged with two counts of assault. John Wesley Barrow (born 08/01/1981) of Griffin Street, Broughton, has been charged with section 20 and section 47...
50 years ago in Salford: Brave Broughton Post Office staff shot as they face down armed robbers
Robberies on Post Offices and security vans are not a new phenomenon as this story from December 1965 shows. But one elderly couple who ran the Lower Broughton sub-post...
100 years ago in Salford: Broughton girl gang attack white feather ‘cowards’
As the First World War entered its second year patriotism was still running high among those left at home, despite the terrible casualties and the ever-growing number of...
Watch: Five vids to vote for your Salford community heroes with Salix Stars
The eagerly anticipated Salix Stars Awards are up and running, and the social housing association is looking for your votes to pick Salford’s winners in the annual...
Man rescued after falling into freezing River Irwell in Salford
A man fell into the River Irwell in Broughton, Salford, before being pulled to safety by firefighters. At around 9.30pm on Sunday 13 September multiple police and fire...
Salford drug money launderer ordered to pay £113k
A man from Salford who helped launder money for a major drug dealing network has been ordered to pay back over £100,000 in ill-gotten gains. In July, Curtis Rogerson,...
Graham Stringer MP: Why I’m backing Yvette Cooper for Labour leadership
In a new series for SalfordOnline.com our local MPs tell us who they’re backing in the much-discussed Labour leadership race. The Blackley and Broughton MP Graham...
Man suffers severe leg injuries in Broughton hit and run
A man has been injured after being mown down by a car in Salford this morning. The 23-year-old was knocked down by a white Vauxhall Corsa on Great Cheetham Street West,...
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