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Category: Salford News

Ordsall soldier to be remembered at Regent Square War Memorial

Salford soldier Joseph Fowler who was killed under enemy bombardment early one March morning during the First World War in 1916 is to be remembered at a ceremony this...

Watch: Remembrance Sunday – Two Minute War Poem (Collaboration)

Today at 11am the Queen is due to lead tributes to the nation’s war dead with a two-minute silence at the Cenotaph in London. The country will fall quiet. In...

Recycle and Reward

Does your community group or project want to be in with a chance of winning a reward worth up to £1,000? Can you help play a part in increasing recycling in Salford?...

University of Salford and Skiddle prepare students for working life

The University of Salford and Skiddle, the UK’s number one event guide and ticket agent, have launched a unique training programme to provide students with practical,...

Campaign launched to encourage people to speak out on domestic abuse

Greater Manchester Police is calling on people across the region to help protect victims in abusive relationships by reporting domestic abuse happening to friends,...

Home Office condemned for police funding formula “shambles”

Following today’s news that there have been major errors in the calculation of the proposed revisions to how the government allocates funding to the police,...

Landmark mental health learning facility opens in Prestwich

Local mental health trust, Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GMW) is celebrating the official opening of a £5million education and training...

Animal welfare award for Greater Manchester Police

Greater Manchester Police has become the first organisation to win a national RSPCA award for an initiative that improves animal welfare. The Force has won the first...

Manchester shows how to kick-start the Christmas season with incredible Switch-on event…

… and the Giant Santa can be seen from space… Thousands of people flocked to Manchester city centre for the annual Christmas Lights Switch-On, marking the start of...

Armed robbers strike Cheetham Hill petrol station

Men wearing balaclavas robbed a petrol station in Cheetham Hill. At 8pm on Monday 2 November 2015, two men walked into Shirley Road petrol station. One of them stood in...