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Category: Salford News

Police investigating gunshots in Whitefield

Police are appealing for witnesses following reports of gunshots in Whitefield. At around 7.30pm on Tuesday 1 December 2015, police were called to a property on Bury New...

Predatory paedophile jailed for 15 years for historic child sex abuse

A man has been jailed for 15 years for historic sexual abuse of children. David Walker, 54, of Foxfield Road, Manchester, was found guilty of five counts of buggery, one...

Salford accountant swaps real business for monkey business

Animal-loving accountant Anna Godwin swapped real business for monkey business when she spent a month volunteering at a wildlife sanctuary in Borneo. Anna took advantage...

Salford schoolboy donates bedding for homeless to Narrowgate night shelter

Ethan Evans, the Salford schoolboy who has managed to raise £15,000 through fundraising events despite his own health problems, has generously donated new quilts and...

A580: Roadworks to be removed from Wednesday morning

All the remaining roadworks and traffic management on the A580 East Lancs Road for the Leigh Guided Busway will be removed after the morning rush hour on Wednesday 2...

Efit of con-artists who stole £60k from vulnerable Walkden man

Police have issued two e-fits of suspected thieves after a man was conned out of tens of thousands of pounds. Sometime in April or May 2015, a man knocked on the door of...

Salford suspected murder victim Sian Roberts, 36, stabbed to death, say police

Police have named a woman found dead in a suspected Salford murder as 36-year-old Sian Roberts. At about 6pm on Sunday 29 November 2015 police were called to a property...

Claire’s Christie head shave for Salford paramedic dad raises over £1k

A woman who made the brave decision to shave off her hair to support The Christie cancer charity has raised over £1,000. Claire Carter, 34, decided to raise money for...

Man wanted for criminal damage to house in Eccles

Police searching for a man wanted for criminal damage now wish to speak to him in connection with a section 18 assault. Antuanne Dwayne Elson, 30, is wanted in...

Salford woman sanctioned for threatening to burn down property

An abusive tenant who threatened housing workers has been hit with an injunction. Salix Homes, which owns more than 8,300 homes across central Salford, sought legal...