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Category: Salford News

Plans in for 133 flats on Trafford Road in Salford

Sheffield-based Coda Planning have put in a bid to Salford City Council for three stepped tower blocks comprising 133 flats on Trafford Road on the border of Ordsall and...

Scooter rider hospitalised in Lower Broughton smash

Police closed Camp Street in Lower Broughton last night after a crash between a car and a scooter. At around 5pm on Monday 17 August paramedics and police were called to...

Salford bakery flytipper fined and told to change his ways

A man was sent to throw piles of rubbish onto wasteland in Salford on his first day in a new job, but was caught on CCTV. In a six-minute dumping session Hoshmand Latif...

Failed ATM gas attack on Barclays Cadishead bank

Robbers tried to blow up an ATM in Cadishead, Salford, to steal cash. Police were called to the Liverpool Road branch of Barclays, near the junction with New Moss Road,...

Three Peaks Challenge: Five raise £4k climbing for St Ann’s Hospice

Five intrepid local climbers have managed to raise over £4,300 for St Ann’s Hospice by completing the daunting 3 Peaks Challenge. This trial is not for the...

Police appeal after 18-year-old shot in Manchester

Police are appealing for information after an 18-year-old was shot in the legs in Manchester yesterday. Shortly after 2am on Sunday 16 August 2015, police were called to...

35-metre M602 Salford advertising arch ‘will be seen by 80,000 a day’, say council

One of the country’s biggest digital advertising arches has been installed on the M602 near Eccles. The 65-tonne structure stands 14 metres high and spans 35...

Police concern for missing Salford man Dean Hepworth

Police are growing increasingly concerned for a missing man from Salford. Dean Hepworth, 34, has been reported missing from Pendleton. If you have seen Dean, or have any...

Andy Burnham: Labour leadership candidate vows to unite party at People’s History Museum

Labour supporters were out in force at the People’s History Museum in Manchester this morning as Andy Burnham made his pitch for the Labour leadership. The Leigh...

Salford gears up for green car club

Salford City Council and Co-wheels, the UK’s largest independent car club, have teamed up to launch Greater Manchester’s first environmentally friendly car club....