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Category: Salford News

Salford weather warning: Yellow alert in place as more heavy rain predicted

The Met Office have issued a yellow weather warning in Salford and Greater Manchester for Tuesday and Wednesday as more heavy rainfall is expected to hit the region....

Salix Homes helps keep elderly tenants warm and well

A housing association is ensuring its elderly and vulnerable tenants keep warm and well this winter. Salix Homes, which manages more than 8,300 properties across central...

KFC announce plans for £2m Swinton drive-thru with 50 jobs

Fast food retailer KFC has announced plans to build a new drive-thru restaurant on vacant land in Swinton. Costing in the region of £2 million, the build at the...

Paris attacks: Salford joins minute’s silence for victims at 11am

At 11am today there will be a minute’s silence for those killed in Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris. Salford City Council confirmed their staff would be...

New dad Alan swaps the Army for an apprenticeship

A young father from Little Hulton has left the army after four years of service to pursue a career in painting and decorating. Twenty-year-old Alan Shaw has just begun a...

Key media figures at Salford International Media Festival

The Salford International Media Festival (SIMF) begins on Monday 16 November, with a host of high profile media industry figures scheduled to appear at the Festival’s...

Barbara Keeley MP urges action to tackle traffic misery

Barbara Keeley MP is calling on Salford and Greater Manchester transport bosses to take urgent action to address widespread traffic congestion across Worsley and Eccles...

GMP advice following Paris atrocities

Assistant Chief Constable Robert Potts said: “Greater Manchester Police will be working in line with the national response to the terrorist atrocities which occurred...

Non-assistance dogs will not be permitted to travel on Metrolink

Non-assistance dogs will not be permitted to travel on the Metrolink network, a meeting of the Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) Committee agreed today. The full...

Don’t delay – test today

Don’t delay – test today if you think you could have HIV. That’s the message going out to Salford folk as part of National HIV Testing week which begins Saturday...