Category: Features
100 years ago: NSPCC drag ‘drunk-every-day’ mum to court for child neglect
Looking through the pages of the Salford City Reporter we came across this rather, harrowing story from May 1916, at which I would imagine any parent would be horrified....
50 years ago: Eccles turned from concrete jungle to ‘green oasis’ as Parish Gardens opened
One of the highlights of strolling through Eccles is to take in the verdant greenery of the gardens at St Mary’s Parish Church. This area is a lovely place to...
100 years ago: Eccles woman dishes out black eyes in Silk Street rumble
Women are still presented to us by the media as the gentler sex, however this little story from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal would seem to disprove the...
100 years ago: Revelation as shock Salford murderer finally caught
In May 2015 SalfordOnline.com told you the tale of an horrific murder that was committed 100 years ago in Salford. At the time, our history researchers didn’t know...
100 years ago: Snoring Scouser strangles guard in Eccles football fiasco
We came across an amusing story from the pages of the now (sadly) defunct Eccles and Patricroft Journal from May 1916 which shows that avoiding fares on public transport...
100 years ago in Walkden: Shocking domestic violence case made worse by ignorant men
Domestic violence is sadly still a prevalent issue in Salford, but happily attitudes have changed somewhat since 1916. The Eccles and Patricroft Journal pulled no...
Salford Quays Unlocked book competition winners
Last week SalfordOnline.com ran a competition in which two lucky readers could win a copy of the brand new publication, Salford Quays Unlocked, a book of poems and...
100 years ago: Salford family ‘drunk on Oxo’ in pub perjury
The pages of the Salford City Reporter newspaper continue to throw up fascinating stories as this one from April 1916 shows. PC Lamb a well-known, oft-quoted and...
100 years ago in Eccles: Conmen go all out in Peel Green swindle
How many times do we see in the newspapers stories of people being conned by strangers knocking on their doors on false pretences? This story from the Eccles and...
100 years ago in Salford: The tale of the violinist who gave up music for war
The pages of the Salford and City Reporter from 100 years ago throw up some great stories and this one is not only sad but a little unusual. The newspaper reported on...
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