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Watch: New-build Green Lane houses go up in flames in Eccles arson

A major fire broke out on a new-build housing estate in Eccles in the early hours of this morning, Monday 13 June. Police have confirmed they are investigating an arson...

£1m price tag on land in middle of Eccles housing boom

Land in between two new housing developments on Green Lane in Eccles has gone on the market for the princely sum of £1 million. The 1.65-acre spot is sandwiched between...

Bomb alert on Green Lane Eccles: Former Patricroft ROF site evacuated after ‘unexploded mortar’ found

A former munitions factory being demolished for housing in Eccles has been evacuated after workers found what they thought was an unexploded bomb. Army bomb disposal...

Green Lane closed: Lorry’s roof ripped off after hitting railway bridge

A lorry carrying pallets of plastic has hit the low railway bridge on Green Lane in Eccles. The impact of the crash caused the truck’s roof to be ripped from its...

50 years ago in Salford: Boy, 10, rolls unexploded anti-aircraft shell into Eccles police station

Police stations across the country must have seen some strange objects handed over their counters but officers at Green Lane in Eccles in August 1965 got the shock of...