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Category: Salford News

New Business School for budding entrepreneurs to open in Salford

Thursday 10 December sees the launch of a new pilot scheme for a Business School to help local people take their first steps in considering self-employment &...

Body-worn video to be rolled out across Greater Manchester for frontline police officers

Frontline police in Greater Manchester will be provided with state-of-the-art cameras which they will wear on their uniforms, under plans unveiled by Greater...

Adrian Morley gives Swinton schoolchildren lessons in rugby

Grosvenor Road Primary School in Swinton has recently had a new building constructed on site to accommodate an additional 6 classrooms and 180 children. To help us...

Christmas Markets set to reopen shortly

The Christmas Markets in Albert Square, Manchester city centre is in the process of reopening. At 4.50am on Friday 27 November 2015, police received an abandoned 999...

Stars of Salford will shine bright at community awards

The unsung heroes of Salford will get their chance to shine tonight at the Salix Stars Awards. Housing provider Salix Homes will host its eighth annual community awards...

Local opticians donate high-vis vests to help keep Salford children ‘safe and seen’

To celebrate Road Safety Week (23-29 November), opticians in Eccles, Salford and Swinton are helping to ensure that children are ‘seen and safe’ on the roads by...

Manchester Xmas Markets closed due to ‘suspicious package’

At 4.50am on Friday 27 November 2015, police received an abandoned 999 call regarding the Christmas Markets in Manchester city centre. Later, a man claimed a...

Boy shot in the leg writes a letter to Santa

A seven-year-old boy who was shot in the leg in Winton has written a letter to Santa asking him to help find the people who hurt him and his mum. Christian Hickey and...

Two charged following warrants in north Manchester

Two people have been charged following drugs warrants in north Manchester. Simon Singh (06/06/1976) of Ansdell Street, Cheetham Hill was charged with possessing class A...

Man refused admittance on Eccles tram with bike smashes window with a brick

Police are looking for who man smashed a window after throwing a brick at a Metrolink tram driver who told him he couldn’t take his bike on-board. The incident...