Category: Features
100 years ago in Salford: Bare-footed youth birched after Willows rugby theft
A young Salford boy was sentenced to a harsh beating at the hands of the authorities 100 years ago this week after being caught stealing from the city’s former...
50 years ago in Salford: Teenage kicks see boy, 17, in court for 4,000-pill theft
In October 1965 in Salford the teenage beat boom was in full swing and part of the scene were amphetamine-style narcotics known as ‘pep pills’. But one young...
100 years ago in Salford: AWOL soldiers caught hiding in Pendlebury coal shelter
An unusual court case, the first of its kind in the district, was heard in September 1915 when a collier named William Taylor appeared charged with unlawfully concealing...
100 years ago in Eccles: Errand boy, 13, killed in Patricroft bridge tragedy
A rather sad case from the pages of the Eccles Journal of September 1915 tells the tragic story of errand boy James Shepherd, who lost his life on Patricroft Bridge. The...
100 years ago in Eccles: Illegal gambling habit puts teens as young as 14 in court
Believe it or not, 100 years ago in Eccles, the perils of gambling were rife for young children. We are all used to seeing amusement arcades on our high streets with...
100 years ago in Eccles: Patricroft soldier wins Russian military honour for bravery
The Eccles Journal for September 1915 told an incredible story of a Patricroft soldier’s heroism under fire: such was his bravery that the Czar of Russia awarded...
100 years ago in Eccles: Albert Edward pub in trouble again
The Albert Edward on Church Street, Eccles is a small, tidy pub which has a rich history dating back to 1830, however in September 1915 it hit the headlines for all the...
100 years ago in Salford: Vermin-riddled children land ‘lazy’ dad in jail
In a court case from The Salford City Reporter 100 years ago this month we came across a story of child neglect so shocking that it almost beggars belief. It is shocking...
50 years ago in Salford: The stunning success of historic Eccles Borough Band
Browsing through the September edition of the Eccles Journal from 1965 we came across a history of the Eccles Borough Band which revealed some really interesting...
100 years ago: War refugee claim of ‘theft by foreign gypsies’ in Salford
100 years ago in Salford a case detailed by the now-defunct Salford City Reporter ran with a rather inflammatory headline, “Theft by Foreign Gypsies”. But as...
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