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Category: Salford News

Metrolink to re-open tram links through St Peter’s Square this Friday

Test trams will run through St Peter’s Square throughout Wednesday as Metrolink bosses get ready to restore tram links across the city from Friday 28 August. Transport...

10 years on: Help solve mystery of our Lee’s death, plead Salford family

The family of a teenager killed in a suspected hit-and-run in Eccles are appealing for help solving the mystery of his death 10 years on. Lee Houghton tragically died on...

Teenager arrested after drugs bust in Winton

An 18-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of drugs offences after a warrant was executed on a house in Winton, Eccles, this morning. Officers carried out the dawn...

Baby ferrets missing in Irlams o’th Height

A mum is asking for help after three tiny baby ferrets escaped from her home in Salford. The three females, known as jills, are just a few months old. One is albino with...

Priceless brass candlesticks stolen in Salford burglary

A 60-year-old woman is appealing for the return of a pair of 170-year-old brass candlesticks that were stolen in a burglary in Higher Broughton. Thieves broke in to her...

Witness appeal after man racially abuses female staff at Manchester Piccadilly

Police are looking for a man who hurled racist and homophobic abuse at a female staff member at Manchester Piccadilly station. They believe the man in the picture can...

Pictured: Man who tried to abduct girl, 10, from Salford street

Police have issued an urgent warning to parents after two men tried to abduct a 10-year-old girl from a street in Salford. Officers have issued an evo-fit of one of the...

Salford teens sign up to transform filthy alleyways in Eccles

The alleyways at the rear of Richardson Road, off Bright Road, Eccles are getting a makeover thanks to the sterling efforts of a group of teenage volunteers from the...

Appeal for witnesses after biker, 20, left fighting for life in crash

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision which left a 20-year-old motorcyclist in hospital with serious head injuries. At around 8.20pm on Thursday 20 August...

Smokefree Summer event in Salford welcomed to protect kids

The decision to make Ivy Street Picnic in the Park in Salford smokefree, to help promote healthy behaviour to children, has received strong support from the public and...