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Category: Salford News

Secret tobacco stash in Eccles hidden by beer cans and shelves

An Eccles shop owner who built an elaborate, remote controlled hiding place for illegal tobacco had all his efforts undone by the wet nose of the law. Buster, a tobacco...

Schoolgirl being treated by paramedics after falling outside Eccles police station

At around 3.35pm today, Thursday 1 October, a schoolgirl was found by lying in the street outside Eccles police station on Hardy Street, Peel Green. Paramedics are...

Warning after thieves target vulnerable man in Swinton

Police in Salford are warning local communities to be aware after a man on a mobility scooter was robbed in Swinton. At 10.45am on Tueday 21 September the man was on...

£5 million boost for Salford’s ‘ground-breaking’ care model

The Salford Together partnership today, Thursday 1 October received £5.17m funding towards its ‘radical’ new care model to integrate health, social care, mental...

Arson probe over Salford house fire

An empty mid-terraced house went up in flames last night in Weaste, Salford. Fire crews from Salford and Agecroft were called by local residents to Emerson Steet at...

Car smoking ban comes into force

From today, Monday 1 October 2015 it is illegal to smoke in a vehicle with anyone under 18 in it. Both the driver and the smoker can be fined £50. The change in the law...

Child porn suspect on the run

Police are appealing for help in tracing a man who is wanted on a crown court warrant after absconding whilst on trial. 53-year-old Julian Myerscough, who is from the...

Pier Jam stabbings: Brothers from Salford charged with attempted murder and GBH

Two brothers from the Brookhouse estate in Eccles, Salford are charged with attempted murder after a man was stabbed multiple times at a music festival in Blackpool....

Two Salford men held over Blackpool Pier Jam stabbings

Two men from Eccles, Salford, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was repeatedly stabbed at a Blackpool festival. The 20-year-old and...

Liverpool Street still closed after burst water main damages gas pipes

The key commuter cut-through of Liverpool Street in Salford is to remain closed in both directions after a burst water main wrecked gas pipes. Engineers were forced to...