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Poet opens £40k refurb of Monton playground

Youngsters from Monton have put their arts into brightening up a £40,000 revamp of their local playground. Year Five pupils from Monton Green primary school designed...

Man suffers severe burns in ‘suspicious’ garage blaze

A man is seriously injured in hospital after he was trapped inside a burning garage in Manchester. A passerby was walking along Park Street, off Bury Old Road in...

Budding superhero, 4, distraught by theft of Batman bike

A four-year-old boy who believes he has superpowers when he rides his Batman bicycle has been left upset after it was stolen from outside his nan’s house. Luca...

Salford pup caught in legal snare ‘was moments from death’

A black cocker spaniel from Salford was within moments of dying after being caught in a wire snare. Three-year-old Bobby disappeared while running across moorland near...

Two men stabbed on Salford precinct

Police cordoned off a section of Salford precinct after two men were stabbed. One of the victims is believed to have been knifed in the back of the head. Officers were...

Baby ferrets missing in Irlams o’th Height

A mum is asking for help after three tiny baby ferrets escaped from her home in Salford. The three females, known as jills, are just a few months old. One is albino with...

Elderly woman hurt after being hit by motorbike in Peel Green, Eccles

An elderly woman is in hospital after being hit by a motorbike in Peel Green, Eccles. It’s understood the woman was walking along Peel Green Road near Stelfox...

£1k grants up for grabs for Salford entrepreneurs

People who want to launch a new business or social enterprise in Salford are being offered grants of up to £1,000 by City West Housing Trust. The Don’t Keep it...

Life on Two Wheels: Cycling roadshow rolls into Salford

People in Salford are being invited to discover the benefits of cycling at a roadshow which calls into the area next week. Bike experts will be on hand at Greengate...

£500 WW1 Salford history project grants available now

Local groups and organisations are being invited to bid for grants of up to £500 for history projects in Salford relating to the First World War. Salfordian soldiers...