Category: History
100 years ago: Slagger killed and another close to death in horrific accident at Irlam Steel Works
This story from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal of September 1916 tells of a horrendous incident at Irlam Steel Works – then known as the Partington...
100 years ago: Swinton cinema owner fined in underage fire hazard nightmare
A visit to the cinema today is plush experience with state of the art of equipment including luxury seats, wide screens and surround sound. 100 years ago it was...
100 years ago: Mystery of Patricroft girl, 17, found drowned in Bridgewater Canal
This story from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal of September 1916 tells of the mysterious death of teenager Doris Crossley, 17, who lived with her aunt...
100 years ago: Salford boys birched for stealing buckles for scuttler gangs
Yet another story of crime and the inevitable punishment comes to us 100 years ago from the pages of the September 1916 Salford City Reporter and one of the felons is...
100 years ago in Eccles: Plum rush sparks neighbours’ fight as ventriloquist protests his innocence
One cracking and unintentionally hilarious court report from the pages of the 1916 Eccles and Patricroft Journal had everything you could ask for in a news story: late...
50 years ago: Stunned Salford scrap dealer’s swindle revealed
This story will hopefully bring back memories for Salfordians of a certain age who indulged in the popular pastime of having a ‘weigh-in’ – slang for...
100 years ago: A Salford soldier’s death foretold
Our final look at stories from the pages of the Salford City Reporter of August 1916 tells of the sad fate of Herbert Fletcher, 33, a soldier serving in the 7th...
50 years ago on Bank Holiday: Fishermen find drowning four-year-old in dramatic Bridgewater Canal rescue
The August Bank Holiday is here and while most are letting their hair down, for one young girl it was moments away from ending in tragedy. The Eccles and Patricroft...
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: Scandal in Cadishead as domestic leads to ‘Walk of Shame’
The eternal battle in journalism is to decipher what exactly is the difference between news in the public interest, and news that’s interesting to the public. This...
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