Category: Features
50 years on: Rescued man’s plea to find David Jordan, who saved his life in Eccles baths
SalfordOnline.com published a story last month telling how in 1965 four-year-old Dave Greene was rescued from the waters of Eccles Baths on Cromwell Road by 14-year-old...
100 years ago in Salford: NSPCC tell horror tale of sickening child neglect
In 1916 the local papers were full of war-time exploits, but this sorry tale hits a little closer to home. Salford itself may be a city tainted by the shadow of...
50 years ago in Eccles: History repeats as bus roof ripped off in Barton bridge smash
The low canal bridge that carries the Bridgewater Canal towards the aqueduct at Barton has seen many a mishap over the years with both buses and large lorries...
100 years ago in Salford: Death of WW1 flying ace
While we’ve brought you many stories of brave local troops fighting in the First World War, this one is a little different in that it involves a pilot: Salford man...
100 years ago in Eccles: Barlow Street Gang face the birch for stealing fruit
Crime and punishment are still with us today but this cautionary tale from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal in January 1916, shows just how harsh the...
50 years ago in Eccles: Pie-fight turns ugly at Tripe Works
We all love a good story from the past and this little beauty from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal from January 1966 takes some ‘beating’....
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...
50 years ago in Eccles: Boys make incredible discovery of ‘spaceman’s helmet’
In January 1965 two young Eccles brothers, John and Steven Corps who lived at 75 New Lane went ‘exploring’ in the cellar of their house along with two pals,...
100 years ago in Salford: Shock as ‘wounded’ WW1 soldier scams them all
In our series about life in Salford and Eccles 100 years ago, most are concerned with soldiers serving in the British Army during the Great War. There are tales of...
Revealed: Rare 1938 Salford Red Devils cup win poem discovered
A souvenir from Salford rugby history has been discovered after the death of one of the club’s oldest fans. Jimmy Rushby, who supported the team from the age of...
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