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Category: Salford News

100 years ago: Boy with ‘mania’ for cinema birched for theft

To most people the thought of going to the cinema is hardly something to get worked up about with its overpriced tickets and noisy audiences. However 100 years ago...

Car crashes into Swinton shop window after three-car collision

A driver was shunted into a shop window in Swinton this morning after three cars collided at a busy junction. At around 10.25am on Worsley Road, at the junction with...

Pictured: Hundreds wait for photos with Juan Mata at Tesco Salford

Eager schoolchildren piled into Tesco Extra in Salford on Monday 18 April to get the chance to meet Manchester United’s softly-spoken Spanish midfielder Juan Mata....

Arson as Cleggs Lane petrol station in Little Hulton gutted by fire

Police and fire teams have launched a joint investigation after fire severely damaged a petrol station in Little Hulton last night. Officers are now looking into the...

Serious smash on M62 at Eccles causing long delays

A serious crash on the near Eccles is causing long delays into Tuesday morning’s rush hour. Traffic cameras show tailbacks for at least seven miles on the M62...

Dangerous driver totals car in Little Hulton wreck

Two people were arrested after a driver smashed into a parked car in Little Hulton. At around 8pm on Monday 18 April police were called to Madams Wood Road to reports...

Hero 999 sisters Lily and Eva meet police pups

Two young sisters who saved their mum’s life by calling 999 when she suffered a seizure while driving in Salford have been treated to a visit to the police horse...

Formerly homeless volunteers give a helping hand

A team of formerly homeless people from local charity, Emmaus Salford are using their skills to volunteer with Helping Hands – a social enterprise offering minor...

Two arrests after door blasted with a shotgun in Wigan

Police are appealing for witnesses after shots were fired in Wigan. At around 7:45am on Thursday 14 April 2016, officers were called to an address on Bradley Lane,...

11-day noise warning across Irlam and Cadishead as turbines spin at Carrington Power Station

Bosses at the under-construction Carrington Power Station are warning that local residents should expect up to 11 days of noise disturbance as it continues to test its...