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What remains of listed Salford mill to be demolished for 150-space car park

A lone tower on an windswept industrial estate in Salford is the last remnant of the Grade II-listed Springfield and Overbridge mill. The stair tower is the only section...

100 years ago in Salford: Poison gas explosion at Greengate rubber mill

100 years ago today Salford firefighters faced a potential disaster when a huge green poison gas cloud erupted from a blaze at the Isidor Frankenburg and Sons rubber...

Watch: Old Salford: Rare 115-year-old video shows workers leaving Howarth’s Mill, Ordsall Lane, Salford

Hundreds of workers stream out of the gates of Howarth’s Mill on Ordsall Lane in Salford in this incredible piece of video footage from 115 years ago. Please...