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50 years ago in Salford: The ‘dying art’ of famed tattooist Charlie ‘Cash’ Cooper

Tattoos were once the sole preserve of the sailor or the jailbird, as I recall being told many years ago. However with the arrival of that dreaded species the...

100 years ago in Salford: 12 seamen caught enjoying famous ‘Barbary Coast’

To tell the tale of court cases making the headlines 100 years ago we return to the pages of the Salford City Reporter, this time when 61-year-old Annie Green was in the...

Coda win approval for 133 flats over three tower blocks on Trafford Road, Salford

Sheffield-based Coda Planning have won planning approval for three stepped tower blocks containing 133 flats on Trafford Road on the border of Ordsall and Salford Quays....

65-year-old man dies in tragic Salford Quays crash

A 65-year-old man has sadly died after taking ill while driving near Salford Quays. The man was driving a silver Citroen C1 along Waterfront Quay, off Trafford Road,...

Exchange Quay: Three more firms sign up for 16,000sq ft office deals

An online beauty products firm, a promotional agency and and evironmental management company have all signed new deals to take office space at Exchange Quay in Salford....

Plans in for 133 flats on Trafford Road in Salford

Sheffield-based Coda Planning have put in a bid to Salford City Council for three stepped tower blocks comprising 133 flats on Trafford Road on the border of Ordsall and...

Salford shark ‘was sailor’s prank on Charlie Camilleri over card game’, reader claims

A story about a mystery shark found in an alleyway in Salford has become the most-read feature in SalfordOnline.com’s history. Now one reader claims not only seen...

Ramada Salford Quays sold to MCAP in £21.5m deal

The Ramada Salford Quays hotel has been sold to MCAP Global Finance in a joint deal worth over £21.5 million. MCAP are the London-based arm of US investment advisor...

X1 The Exchange gets planning approval in Salford

A £13.6 million block of flats on Trafford Road in Salford has won planning consent from Salford City Council. X1 Developments got the green light for permission to...