Category: Salford News
‘Depraved’ ex-Salford University worker jailed for 8 years for child abuse
A former Salford University staff member has been jailed after sexually assaulting two children. Joseph Tonner, 54, from Runcorn, committed ‘depraved and...
23% hike in complaints against GMP, find IPCC
Complaints against Greater Manchester Police rose by almost a quarter in 2014/15, a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has found. Over the...
Green Lane closed: Lorry’s roof ripped off after hitting railway bridge
A lorry carrying pallets of plastic has hit the low railway bridge on Green Lane in Eccles. The impact of the crash caused the truck’s roof to be ripped from its...
M60 Delays: Three-car crash closes two lanes at J12 Salford
Three cars have crashed in poor weather on the M60 motorway, with delays clockwise at Junction 12 for the M62. A rolling roadblock is in place and police closed two...
Several thousand pounds stolen in attack on Walkden shop worker
A four-figure sum running into several thousand pounds was stolen when a woman was attacked in broad daylight in Walkden this week, Greater Manchester Police have...
Salford scam victims speak out after losing thousands to con artists
Victims of rogue traders and scam mailers in Salford have spoken out to stop others getting conned. And they are warning people not to give work to doorstep traders or...
Police cordon off Weaste alleyway after burnt out motorbike found
Police cordoned off an alleway in Weaste, Salford, after discovering a motorbike ablaze. Officers taped off the ginnel, which runs between Barff Road and Kennedy Road,...
£80,000 Hot Bed Press mill buyout could save Salford council £500,000
Groundbreaking Salford arts hub on horizon as Hot Bed Press buy Casket Works from council for £80k A printmakers in Salford will buy the lease to their 30,000sq ft...
Patricroft’s dumbest ever criminal? 1915 MetroVicks thefts revealed
A man who stole his workmate’s bicycle, painted it green and then rode it back to work has been hailed one of Patricroft’s dumbest ever criminals. Sound...
CCTV: Police hunt ‘clean-shaven’ man after vulnerable man raped in car park
Police have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to after a vulnerable man was left traumatised by being raped in a Bolton car park. Shortly after 6.20am on...
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