Category: Local
29-year-old man knocked down by car in Walkden
Tom Rodgers Tue 21st July, 9:33 AM
Police closed Manchester Road in Walkden yesterday afternoon after a man was hit by a car. The 29-year-old man was struck by a BMW at around 3pm on Monday 20 July as he...
Three attacked with hammers as men burst into Salford house party
Tom Rodgers Mon 20th July, 4:38 PM
Two offenders burst into a house on Manchester Road in Clifton, Salford, and violently assaulted three young men with hammers. At around 9.55am on Saturday 18 July...
Driver’s lucky escape as car flips on side in Swinton
Tom Rodgers Mon 20th July, 11:08 AM
Fire crews helped rescue a driver when their car flipped onto its side in Swinton in the early hours of this morning. Police, ambulances and firefighters were called to...
Stabbing in Ellenbrook outside Co-op
Tom Rodgers Sat 18th July, 4:27 PM
Police are holding a teenage suspect after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed outside a supermarket in Ellenbrook, Worsley. The suspect, who is under 18, was arrested outside...
New £80k kennels at RSPCA Greater Manchester Animal Hospital in Salford for spike in neglected and abused dogs
Tom Rodgers Fri 17th July, 3:33 PM
An animal hospital in Salford struggling to deal with thousands of injured animals every year is to build new kennels to cope with demand. Plans are now in the works to...
Happy Eid: Muslim families to celebrate in Salford
Tom Rodgers Fri 17th July, 12:10 PM
Muslims celebrate Eid this weekend with major street parties in Manchester – but Salford will instead see homes filled with family, presents and lots of food....
Police officer headbutted as drunken mob take over Piccadilly Gardens protest
Tom Rodgers Fri 17th July, 9:27 AM
Police have made multiple arrests after a group of up to 20 people attacked a police officer and a homeless man, threw chairs at a shop window and assaulted staff at...
Nature in Salford: City’s best wildlife photographers wanted
Tom Rodgers Thu 16th July, 4:05 PM
The stunning array of wildlife living in Salford will go under the microscope in a new photography competition launched by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust. The Trust,...
Courts sell-off planned just four years after Salford Magistrates Court disappears
Tom Rodgers Thu 16th July, 2:23 PM
More family, magistrates and county courts across the North West are to be sold off under government plans. Court buildings in Bolton, Oldham, Tameside and Warrington...
Bloom Street fire: 45 firefighters tackle blaze at Safad’s Manchester takeaway
Tom Rodgers Wed 15th July, 12:48 PM
Firefighters are tackling a large blaze at Safad’s Turkish takeaway in Bloom Street in Manchester city centre. Seven fire crews and an aerial platform were called...
