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Category: Salford News

Many businesses send their tax returns in early – why not join them.

By sending your tax return early you get peace of mind knowing it’s done. Everyone has the same first payment date, 31 January. By sending your tax return well before...

‘Callous’ Sean Earle jailed for 6 months for stealing gran’s handbag moments before she fell to her death

Thief Sean Earle, who was branded a “scumbag” and a “low-life” for stealing a woman’s handbag after she fell to her death from a motorway...

New £80k kennels at RSPCA Greater Manchester Animal Hospital in Salford for spike in neglected and abused dogs

An animal hospital in Salford struggling to deal with thousands of injured animals every year is to build new kennels to cope with demand. Plans are now in the works to...

Thief jailed for stealing from 90-year-old woman at Swinton Morrisons

A 43-year-old pickpocketer has today been jailed for two-and-a-half years after being found guilty of stealing from a 90-year-old woman in Swinton. Helen Kiely preyed on...

Pupils bin it in Broughton to help keep community clean

Salford schoolchildren have joined forces to stamp out littering in a campaign to keep their area tidy. Contour Homes teamed up with the Albion Academy, Salford, to...

Happy Eid: Muslim families to celebrate in Salford

Muslims celebrate Eid this weekend with major street parties in Manchester – but Salford will instead see homes filled with family, presents and lots of food....

Transport cops to target children trespassing on Walkden railway

A  team of undercover and uniformed officers will patrol Walkden station over the school summer holidays to crack down on youths trespassing on the railway. With weekly...

Woman, 54, hospitalised in suspected Little Hulton arson

A woman was taken to hospital and two others treated at the scene of a suspected arson in Little Hulton last night. Three fire crews from Farnworth, Eccles and Agecroft...

Police officer headbutted as drunken mob take over Piccadilly Gardens protest

Police have made multiple arrests after a group of up to 20 people attacked a police officer and a homeless man, threw chairs at a shop window and assaulted staff at...

Armed men steal thousands in Salford cash van robbery

Two masked men armed with a baseball bat and a sledgehammer stole thousands of pounds after attacking a cash-in-transit van in Salford. At around 10.40am this morning,...