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Pics & video: Trafford Centre ‘suicide bomber’ sees 800 volunteers join fake terror attack

800 volunteers have taken part in a police training exercise simulating a terrorist attack at the Trafford Centre. From around midnight on Monday 9 May, police dressed...

Ordsall car explosion: Police close roads and widen cordon in Salford blast probe

A car on the Ordsall estate in Salford was damaged in an as-yet unexplained blast, Greater Manchester Police said. Officers cordoned off the Cloughfield Avenue...

Police probe ‘suspicious’ car explosion in Ordsall

Police cordoned off a street in Ordsall after reports of a loud explosion. Officers were called to Cloughfield Avenue, off Robert Hall Street, at around 11.30pm on...

Pictured: 50 homes evacuated in Cadishead as fire crews battle gas-threat garage blaze

Firefighters evacuated 50 homes and erected a 150-metre cordon in Cadishead, Salford, after explosive gas cylinders were found in a garage fire. At around 8pm on Sunday...

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...

Pictured: ‘Explosion and fireball’ at Coronation Street was special effects

A huge explosion and fire at the Coronation Street set in Salford has been revealed to be a controlled blaze as part of a storyline. At around 9.25pm on Tuesday 14 April...