Category: History
50 years ago in Eccles: ‘Son of Jaws’ lands boy in hospital
I should imagine we have all heard fisherman’s stories about the size of the one that got away, however one young Eccles lad lived to tell the tale of the one that...
100 years ago in Salford: Mum’s worst nightmare as baby snatched at Cross Lane market
Every parent’s worst fear hit the front pages of the Salford papers 100 years ago this week with the case of a 21-day-old infant carried off at a busy local...
50 years ago: Firefighters hospitalised in Eccles factory explosion
One Eccles fire crew fighting a blaze at a factory in Patricroft were lucky to escape with their lives after a huge explosion 50 years ago. PC Burgess was on patrol on...
Revealed: Miracle survival of three Eccles men day after Battle of Jutland
Tuesday 31 May marked the centenary of the bloodiest naval battle of the First World War – The Battle of Jutland. Salford sailors saw heavy casualties as the...
100 years ago: Salford remembers WW1 naval catastrophe at The Battle of Jutland
Today marks the centenary of the largest and most decisive naval battle of the First World War: The Battle of Jutland. Commanded by Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, the...
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....
X1 The Gateway: Trafford Road tower on ex-Seaman’s Mission could double in height
Liverpool-based X1 Developments have submitted plans to Salford City Council to nearly double the height of an apartment block scheme on the border of Ordsall and...
Maxine Peake to tell history of radical hero Betty Tebbs
Renowned actress and activist Maxine Peake is to share the incredible life story of 1950s women’s rights campaigner Betty Tebbs as part of Manchester Histories...
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...
50 years ago: Salford makes first French Connection with Clermont-Ferrand
It was 50 years ago this week that Salford picked its first ever twin town. On Sunday 15 May 1966 city planners signed the historic deal with the now 138,000-population...
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