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Category: Salford News

GMP hunting man who escaped from police custody

Police are hunting a man who escaped from police custody. Joseph Mensah, 45, was admitted to Manchester Royal Infirmary on Friday 4 December 2015. Whilst under arrest,...

Special Salford clinics open doors to give flu jabs

Salford residents aged 65 and over who haven’t yet received their free flu jab are being encouraged to attend one of two special clinics taking place next week and...

Salford company director banned after firm goes bust owing £380k

The director of a Salford catering supplies firm has been banned from acting as a company director for nearly a decade after a probe by the Insolvency Service....

Corrie star Andy Whyment special guest at Swinton party for learning disabled kids

Soap star star Andy Whyment, who plays Kirk in Coronation Street, is to bang out the tunes at a Christmas party in Swinton for young adults with learning disabilities....

Police and their dogs keep security drivers safe this Christmas

Police forces across the North West have launched a crackdown on cash in transit robberies, stepping up patrols to prevent delivery vans being targeted in the run-up to...

Rail franchise wins: WiFi, more seats and Pacers ditched as Arriva and First TPE promise ‘world class’ service

The government has said two new contracts for the Northern Rail and TransPennine Express franchises will bring a £1.2 billion boost to rail travel in the region. The...

Salford City Academy ‘tri’ the Space to Earth Challenge

Salford City Academy is celebrating the launch of British and European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut, Tim Peake, to the international Space Station on Tuesday 15th...

Manchester charity launches campaign to collect festive memories

Wood Street Mission has launched a ‘Post Your Memory’ campaign to collect memories from people who have been helped by the charity in the past at Christmas time. The...

Revealed: Salix plan to knock down 146 houses to build 161 homes on Poets Estate Swinton

Social housing provider Salix Homes plans to demolish 146 properties in a bid to build 161 new homes on the Poets Estate in Swinton, SalfordOnline.com can reveal. The...

Robbers steal entire ATM from Trafford hospital

Police are appealing for information after a cash machine was stolen from a hospital in Trafford. At around 10.30pm on Wednesday 25 November 2015, two cars parked up...