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100 years ago: Scandal in Cadishead as domestic leads to ‘Walk of Shame’

The eternal battle in journalism is to decipher what exactly is the difference between news in the public interest, and news that’s interesting to the public. This...

Police sniff out Eccles cannabis farm in immigration raid

A man has been arrested after police uncovered a cannabis farm in a flat above a shop in Eccles. At 6am on Sunday 3 April immigration officers knocked on at flat on...

Cadishead Banksy? Stunning Bob’s Butcher Shop artwork gives area a lift

The latest in a series of brand new artworks has been unveiled in Cadishead to bring local history to life. It’s in memory of local butcher Robert...

Burglars hit Irlam newsagents for beer

Boozy burglars broke into a storage room for an Irlam newsagents making off with cases of beer. At around 9.45am today, Thursday 7 January, police were called to reports...

17-year-old boy stable after Irlam stabbing

A teenager is being treated in hospital after being stabbed in Irlam. The 17-year-old, who is understood to be from Salford, was found by police on Liverpool Road with a...

Tonight: Public meeting as MP backs no demolition plan for Eccles Crown Theatre

Campaigners will meet the public tonight to gather support against plans to knock down the historic Crown Theatre on Liverpool Road in Eccles. Over 2,500 people have...

50 years ago in Eccles: Can’t stop the Beat as Salford’s own Abbey Road studio opens

Over the past five years SalfordOnline.com has been recording the young musicians of the Beat generation who came up through Salford and Eccles bent on world domination....

Armed men smash their way into Irlam petrol station in robbery

Armed men smashed through the doors of a petrol station in Irlam and threatened staff with a gun. Two thieves, who were wearing white face masks, approached the Texaco...

Boy, 11, told ‘get into the car’ in Irlam

An 11-year-old boy was approached by a driver in Irlam and told to “get into the car”. The child, who was on his way to band practice, was walking down...

Drivers escape serious injury in Eccles crash near Aldi

A minibus and a car collided outside the Eccles branch of Aldi supermarket this afternoon but luckily both drivers avoided serious injury. Eyewitnesses reported the...