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Category: Salford News

Salford council cuts in full: £6m from Children’s Services, £4.2m from social care, £2.9m from Environment

Childrens services, adult health and social care and public health are to take the biggest hits in Salford City Council’s latest round of cuts. City Mayor Ian...

London calling for St Ann’s fundraiser

A local charity fundraiser is going above and beyond her day job to raise money for St Ann’s Hospice, by donning her trainers for her first marathon. Hannah Saunders,...

Junior doctors’ strike at Salford Royal: ‘Unsafe contracts will put patients at risk’, says Walkden junior doc

Junior doctors are taking part in strike action today to after contract talks broke down between the government and the British Medical Association. Sophie Connor (main...

Three teens sought after man violently assaulted in Lower Broughton

A 27-year-old man was violently assaulted outside a row of shops in Lower Broughton. Police are searching for three teenage offenders in connection with the attack. At...

Salford bank and bookies armed robber: ‘One-man crime wave’ steals just £800

Police are still hunting for a man who hit four banks and bookmakers in Salford and Warrington in under three hours. But it’s been revealed the armed robber...

20-year-old man found stabbed in Weaste

A 20-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being found with multiple stab wounds in Salford. Police were called to reports of a disturbance on Oronsay Grove in...

Walkden nurse creates memory gifts for her children

The family of mental health nurse Triza Partington will have lasting memories of the care she received from St Ann’s Hospice in her final months. Triza, from...

CCTV: Potential witness to brutal Salford sex assault

Detectives investigating the robbery and sexual assault of a woman at knifepoint in Salford have released CCTV images of a potential witness who could hold crucial...

186 jobs to go as Salford council announce £21.8m cuts

Salford City Council will shed another 186 jobs after announcing cuts of £21.8 million over the next financial year. This is on top of the 1,200 posts already cut since...

Luck runs out for illegal Eccles scrap dealer

Businessman Anthony Luck who tried to claim he was running a car repair garage and not an illegal scrapyard has been fined by magistrates. Mr Luck, who traded as ANT...