Category: Salford News
M60 to stay closed at Swinton J15 throughout Wednesday after chemical spill
The M60 is to remain closed into Wednesday afternoon at the Swinton Interchange after a tanker carrying toxic chemicals shed its load. The lorry, which was hauling 28...
Tanker crash chemical spill sees M60 closed at Pendlebury
A tanker crash at around 9am this morning saw police close the M60 after harmful chemicals spilled onto the motorway. The lorry containing sodium hydroxide, or caustic...
Queen’s Arms scoops CAMRA Traditional Pub of the Year 2016
It’s cheers all round at The Queen’s Arms pub as CAMRA have awarded it the prestigious Neil Richardson Traditional Pub of the Year award for the second time...
Traffic stopped on M602 after woman tries to cross motorway
Police briefly closed both sides of the M602 motorway near Eccles this afternoon after a woman tried to walk into traffic. At around 3pm on Tuesday 5 January police and...
Warning over schoolgirl ‘being followed’ in Eccles
SalfordOnline.com were contacted by one of our readers today to tell us of a suspicious male that she noticed on Monday evening around 5.30pm on Liverpool Road,...
New Year’s Honours: Salford nurse who’s cared for half a million kids made MBE
A children’s nurse consultant from Salford Royal has been awarded an MBE for services to paediatric nursing. Julie Flaherty, 59, started as a cadet nurse in 1973 at...
Financial report shows vulnerable people in Salford are suffering
A new report from the University of Salford has painted a grim picture of financial exclusion in the city. The 2015 Annual Financial Survey of Salford, which looks at...
Salford cycle paths and looplines set for cash injection
Walkers and cyclists have been given a New Year boost as the council announces new funding to improve off-road routes. Five miles of traffic-free paths are set to be...
Caught on CCTV: ‘Brazen’ thieves steal from Salford van hire company
Two men have been caught on CCTV stealing a hired van in Salford. The shamless thieves distracted a member of staff at Salford Van Hire before dipping a hand over the...
Swinton bookmakers hit by armed robbers
Armed robbers burst into a bookmakers on Bolton Road in Swinton this afternoon threatening staff with a sledgehammer. Firearms police were called to the scene after...
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