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Category: Salford News

Young Swinton dance stars sell-out help give severely ill kids a holiday

Teachers and pupils from Mariykas Dance Studios on Rutland Street in Swinton performed to sell-out crowds at the Robert Powell Theatre at Salford University in a bid to...

Police raid Little Hulton house for cannabis in connection with shooting

Police raided a house on Mossbrook Drive in Little Hulton, Salford, last night in connection with the arrest of three men over a house shooting. At around 8pm on...

Salford student makes history with momentous A level results

18-year-old Avantika Phaltankar from Worsley is among the high flying ‘Class of 2015’, at Manchester High School for Girls, having secured a string of straight A*s...

Salford City Academy celebrate best ever results

Salford City Academy’s Sixth Form students are celebrating a 100% pass rate for the seventh successive year. This summer, 100% of entries in BTECs achieved A*-C...

Salford City College celebrates outstanding A-Level results

Students and staff at Salford City College’s Pendleton and Eccles Sixth Form Centres are celebrating today after they once again excelled in this year’s A-Level...

New info: Police link Wednesday night shooting of 33-year-old man in Weaste to Paul Massey murder

Detectives investigating last night’s shooting in a street in Weaste, Salford believe it could be related to the killing of businessman Paul Massey in July. Mr...

Man, 33, shot in the hip on Normanton Avenue in Salford

A 33-year-old man has been shot on Normanton Avenue off Tootal Drive in Weaste, Salford tonight. Police sealed off the small cul de sac at around 6.15pm after reports of...

Little Hulton house shooting: Three age 17, 18 and 20 arrested

Police have arrested two boys age 17 and 18 and a 20-year-old man after a house was shot at in Little Hulton. Around 12.10am last night an unknown gunman fired at least...

New building adds 30 school places at Higher Broughton primary school to cope with ‘baby boom’ pupil demand

Two new classrooms will be built at Brentnall Community Primary School on Northumberland Street in Higher Broughton to house an influx of new pupils. The school’s...

Metrolink back on track in the city for bank holiday weekend

Tram connections through the city centre will be up and running for the bank holiday weekend and Manchester Pride festival, Metrolink bosses announced today. Metrolink...