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Flood-hit Mocha Parade GP wins ‘Good’ CQC rating

One of the worst-hit business in the Salford 2015 Boxing Day floods is celebrating after scoring a ‘Good’ rating from the Care Quality Commission. Mocha...

Four wanted as stolen Audi smashes through barriers in Lower Broughton

Police are looking for four white men in their 20s who fled from the scene of a crash in Lower Broughton on Sunday morning. Huge amounts of debris were scattered across...

Women in poverty being humiliated by lack of sanitary goods, says foodbank

Women in poverty have been found using newspapers and socks instead of unaffordable sanitary products, says a shocking new report from a charity-led local foodbank. The...

Public inquiry launched into police shooting of Anthony Grainger

The case of a Salford father-of-two shot dead by armed police is to be re-opened at a public inquiry, the family’s lawyer has announced. Anthony Grainger, 36, was...

Travellers occupy Salford University Castle Irwell

Travellers have set up camp at the former Salford University Castle Irwell student halls, much to the consternation of local residents. Around 15 wagons, vans and...

Ten charged in suspected Salford and Wigan cocaine ring

Ten people from Salford and Tyldesley have been charged in suspected drug gang activity after police seized £200,000 in Class A drugs and £30,000 in cash. In a series...

100 years ago in Salford: Landlord fined under Defence of the Realm Act for serving up WW1 lock-ins

The outbreak of war in 1914 brought many new rules and regulations to Britain, the most important of these was the Defence of the Realm Act, passed on 8 August 1914...

Three teens sought after man violently assaulted in Lower Broughton

A 27-year-old man was violently assaulted outside a row of shops in Lower Broughton. Police are searching for three teenage offenders in connection with the attack. At...

Salford floods: December 2015 ‘like spring’ as rain records tumble

December 2015 was the wettest in the UK’s history, weather forecasters at the Met Office have revealed. The average temperature soared to 7.9°C, some 4°C above...

Watch: Salford floods: Baroness Williams visits Beacon Centre promising more gov’t cash and floods review

River levels in Salford may have returned to normal but for hundreds of families hit by devastating Boxing Day floods, life is anything but. Donations of food, cleaning...