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1,400 homes hit by Salford power cut

Large swathes of the Trinity area of Salford near Manchester city centre have been hit by a power cut. Up to 1,400 homes are affected in the Chapel Street area....

Salford church footballers get mass-ive shirt sponsor

St Philip’s Trinity football team is set for the 2015 season after being kitted out by Timekeepers Square and English Cities Fund. The team is echoing the success of...

Fire breaks out at Vimto Gardens flat on Chapel Street in Salford

Four fire crews have been called to a flat fire at Vimto Gardens in Salford. Smoke can be seen rising from the first floor of the newly-built apartment block on Chapel...

100 years ago in Salford: Piano players rapped for Black Horse pub calamity

The derelict Black Horse Hotel on the Crescent, Salford is a sad sight to see, with plants growing out of the brickwork, paint flaking and the windows boarded over. But...

Albert Vaults tower block on Chapel Street cut to 8 storeys

Developers proposing a new residential tower block on the site of a former pub on Chapel Street in Salford have cut the height of the building in a bid to get it through...

Chapel Street Costcutter robbery: Police appeal for witnesses in Salford

Police are appealing for witnesses following a robbery in Salford. At around 5pm on Saturday 1 August 2015 two men approached the Costcutter store on Chapel Street,...

Two months of Chapel Street contraflow roadworks to start on Sunday 26 July

Traffic contraflows will be put in place on Chapel Street in the Manchester-bound direction for four weeks from Sunday 26 July. Work was due to start on Sunday 19 July...

‘Suspect package’ outside Salford Cathedral was suitcase full of rubbish

Police investigating reports of a suspect package outside Salford Cathedral this morning have confirmed it was not a dangerous device. Officers were called to the scene...

Salford Smiles: Banners proclaim ‘you are beautiful’ in Salford

A graffiti campaign ‘inspired by love’ has been taking Salford by storm. Homemade spraypainted banners proclaiming ‘You Are Beautiful’ and...

Save Mo’s: Campaigners vow to protest every week for under-threat Chapel Street store

On Saturday 4 July local families gathered to protest for the second time in a week to show backing for a community store being priced out of the booming Chapel Street...