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Category: Salford News

Woman, 52, crushed by reversing car at Walkden Tesco

A woman has suffered leg injuries after being hit by a car in Walkden. Police and ambulances were called to Bolton Road, near Tesco Extra, at 10.39am today, Friday 14...

Police concern for missing man Jerry Hennelly

Police are growing concerned of the whereabouts of a missing man from Bolton. 50-year-old Jerry Hennelly was last seen at his home in Heaton on Thursday 13 August 2015...

A57 Mancunian Way closed: Major flooding causing traffic chaos

Police have closed the A57 Mancunian Way in central Manchester in both directions after torrential downpours caused flooding this morning. At the moment officers are...

Revenge porn: Swinton man, 44, jailed after posting ‘humiliating’ explicit pic of ex on Facebook

A man from Swinton is the first in Greater Manchester to be jailed under new revenge porn laws after posting a sexually explicit image of his ex-girlfriend on Facebook....

Glorious gardens honoured in Salford

Green-fingered gardeners across Salford have been honoured for their glorious gardens. Housing association Salix Homes, which owns 8,500 homes across central Salford,...

Salford power cut hits 285 homes and businesses – repairs ongoing

Around 285 residential and business properties lost power in the Chapel Street area of Salford today. At around 8.30am on Friday 14 August a high voltage fault on an...

Little Hulton house shooting: Two more age 19 and 20 arrested

Police have arrested a 19 and 20 year-old man after a house was shot at on Thornfield Grove in Little Hulton. Both men were arrested on suspicion of possession of a...

Watch: Overturned van on M62 near Eccles causes traffic chaos

Two lanes were closed with queuing traffic on the M62 near Junction 12 at Eccles after a van overturned this afternoon. Police were called at 2.35pm today, Thursday 13...

Man suffering smoke inhalation in Salford high-rise flat fire

Firefighters are at the scene of a fifth-floor fire at a tower block in Salford. Crews were called at 5.15pm tonight, Thursday 13 August, to Canon Hussey Court off...

Plans greenlit for 36 flats on former Patricroft Conservative Club in Eccles

36 flats will be built in a new apartment block on the site of the former Patricroft Conservative Club in Eccles, Salford, after plans were passed yesterday by Salford...