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Category: Salford News

Warning in Irlam after report Audi driver tried to snatch 10-year-old boy

Police are investigating a report that a man in a black Audi tried to grab a 10-year-old boy and force him into a car in Irlam. At around 4pm on Tuesday 8 December the...

55-year-old man suffers serious head injuries in Eccles

A 55-year-old man was hospitalised in a suspected assault in Eccles. Police were called to Chapel Street in Patricroft at 2.55am on Saturday 5 December to reports that a...

Joiner transforms Irlam street into free Disney Christmas wonderland

A joiner in Irlam has used his handiwork to turn his home street into a Christmas-lit wonderland, with the help of some famous Disney characters. Howard Wellock, 37,...

Joy for The Swinton High School as Ofsted keeps ‘Good’ rating

The Swinton High School has retained its ‘Good’ Ofsted rating in a report released today. School inspectors visited the Converter Academy on Sefton Road over...

Upper crust: Billionaire bookie Fred Done doubles up for St Ann’s

Bookie Fred Done faced the wrath of a football club’s queen of pies Barbara Gaskill for charity – and now he wants to turn the tables and give her a job! Fred donned...

Winner: Hay Bales on Irlam Moss scoops SalfordOnline.com Autumn Colours Competition

SalfordOnline.com has managed to track down the winner of its first ever Autumn Colours Photo Competition, which we’re delighted to be able to announce today....

Tributes paid to Jean Lefort, French Worsley town twinning champion

Tributes have been paid to a great exponent of Worsley’s town twinning with French commune Saint-Ouen. Jean Lefort, president of the Saint-Ouen Twinning...

£1m lottery hub in Little Hulton open for change

A former shop in Little Hulton could open the doors to £1 million worth of community change. Local residents bid for the funding from the National Lottery Big Local...

Apartments plan for historic Red Lion pub in Patricroft

Councillors are considering new plans to refurbish the vacant Red Lion pub in Patricroft, Eccles, to build four one-bed affordable apartments. The former pub on Chapel...

Knife-wielding thug threatens woman in Poundstretcher Ordsall robbery

A man brandishing a large knife threatened a female member of staff at Poundstretcher in Ordsall before making off with hundreds of pounds. Police were called to the...