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Police appeal for witnesses to A57 Regent Road smash in Salford

Police have issued an appeal for anyone who saw a crash which closed the A57 Regent Road in Salford to come forward. Traffic officers shut the busy main route into...

Two hurt in smash that closed Regent Road for over an hour

Police closed Regent Road for over an hour and a half on Sunday while they dealt with a serious smash on the main route in and out of Salford. Paramedics were called to...

Daughter’s plea to find devastated dad’s 63-year-old wedding ring

Ally Barbour, a local woman from Eccles, has posted an online appeal to recover her father’s lost wedding ring. On Saturday 21 November she was out shopping with her...

Appeal: Men armed with knife and hammer rob Topps Tiles in Salford

Police are appealing for information after two men walked into a tile store on Salford retail park armed with a hammer and a knife and stole cash. Just before 4.50pm on...

35-metre M602 Salford advertising arch ‘will be seen by 80,000 a day’, say council

One of the country’s biggest digital advertising arches has been installed on the M602 near Eccles. The 65-tonne structure stands 14 metres high and spans 35...

A57 Mancunian Way closed: Major flooding causing traffic chaos

Police have closed the A57 Mancunian Way in central Manchester in both directions after torrential downpours caused flooding this morning. At the moment officers are...

100 years ago in Salford: Drunken army man lashes out over bath-rage at Regent Road pool

In July 1915 a 22-year-old man celebrating joining the British Army was arrested in a drunken stupor after starting a fight over a bath. Readers may remember the old...