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Travellers ordered to leave Irlam and Walkden

Travellers who have set up camp illegally on two sites in Salford have been ordered to leave by council officers. Scores of caravans arrived at Princes Park in Irlam on...

Up to 135 new jobs as US giant Omnicell plans Salford medical packaging plant

Salford City Council planners have greenlit proposals to turn a warehouse on an industrial estate in Cadishead, Salford, into a huge 44,000sq ft medical packaging plant....

‘Drunk driver’ abandons car in Irlam with bottle of whisky on front seat

Police were called to the scene of an unusual incident in Irlam where they found a car abandoned on a dual carriageway. At around 9pm on Friday 3 July a passing car...

Revealed: Cadishead TalkTalk offices to close as hundreds of staff move to Salford Quays

The Cadishead offices of broadband provider TalkTalk are to close entirely and move to Salford Quays by 2017, SalfordOnline.com can reveal. The telecoms giant announced...

Bird watchers flock to Cadishead moss as rare Stone Curlew reappears

Bird watchers are racing in their droves to catch a glimpse of a rare and strange bird spotted in Salford for the first time in over 50 years. The evasive Stone Curlew...

Ex-Irlam headteacher guilty of stealing school funds

A Salford primary school headteacher has been found guilty of stealing from the school’s accounts. Valerie Rutty, 60, was suspended as head of Irlam Primary School...

‘Organised crime gang’ behind £8k Irlam van heist

Police believe two men who robbed a delivery van full of cigarettes in Irlam may be tied to organised crime. A driver was attacked as he dropped off stock at Sanket...

100 years ago in Salford: Belgian refugees flood into city

It may seem strange, but in November 1914 Salford was awash with refugees from Belgium, a story that still to this day goes almost unreported. Germany had invaded their...