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Category: Salford News

GMP hold first ever Forcewide crackdown on legal highs

Sellers of New Psychoactive Substances (NPS), also known as ‘legal highs’, are being targeted today, 23 July 2015 as part of a Forcewide operation. Operation Ramsey...

Man suffers severe leg injuries in Broughton hit and run

A man has been injured after being mown down by a car in Salford this morning. The 23-year-old was knocked down by a white Vauxhall Corsa on Great Cheetham Street West,...

My mum Vinegar Vera Done: Son’s heartfelt tribute to a Salford legend

SalfordOnline.com were saddened to hear of the death of local legend ‘Vinegar’ Vera Done, 77, who passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday 19 July at...

New shops to open on Cross Lane despite parking row

Two vacant shop units on Cross Lane in Salford are to be turned into a hairdressers and a fish and chip shop despite strong objections from local residents. This week...

£5k loan for ‘people’s bank’ Salford Credit Union

A leading anti-poverty organisation has agreed a £5,000 loan to help keep the city’s own Salford Credit Union afloat. The Salford Unemployed and Community...

Biker suffers broken ribs and pelvis in Worsley crash

Police were called to Walkden Road in Worsley at around 8.40am this morning, Wednesday 22 July, after a motorcyclist collided with a van. The crash was reported at the...

Worsley phone scammer ordered to pay £350k VAT bill or face prison

A man from Worsley has been given a stark choice to either pay over quarter of a million pounds in unpaid VAT or face a three-year jail sentence. Lee Jonathan Hart, 40,...

Cutting journey times between Manchester and Leeds: £1.3m for Trans-Pennine road and rail tunnel plans

A million-pound study is underway to see whether one of the longest tunnels in Europe could be built to cut travelling times between Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds. The...

Help find family of Susan Bromilow, 52, found dead at home

Police are asking for the public’s help to locate the family and next of kin of a woman from Bolton. Susan Ann Bromilow, 52, was recently found dead at her home...

Violent organised gang jailed for multiple armed robbery in Eccles, Irlam and Manchester

An organised gang who threatened staff with a sawn-off shotgun and hit shops in Irlam and Eccles as part of a cross-country crime spree have been jailed for a total of...