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Category: Salford News

Man charged after string of indecent exposures in Manchester city centre

A man has been charged after a string of indecent exposures in Manchester city centre. Mohammed Wasif Younis 26, of Victoria Avenue East, Blackley, is charged with four...

Kenneth Davies: Body found in South Wales in search for missing man

Police searching for missing  61-year-old Kenneth Davies from Cadishead, Salford, have discovered a body in a car in South Wales. The body of a man was found this...

Police in Swinton warn of distraction burglars

Police in Swinton are warning local residents to be on the alert after a distraction burglary took place at 6pm yesterday evening, Tuesday 14 July on Swinton Hall Road....

Police warn of distraction thefts in Manchester city centre

Police are investigating after a number of distraction thefts in Manchester city centre. Between 23 June 2015 and 4 July 2015 a man approached a number of people as they...

Woman ‘possessed’ by seizure and impaled on umbrella has life saved by Salford salon

A 43-year-old businesswoman from Swinton has spoken out about the moment she thought she was going to die from a seizure before quick-thinking staff saved her life....

Courteeners star awarded Honorary Doctorate by University of Salford

Courteeners’ frontman and songwriter Liam Fray is set to don his graduation gown after the University of Salford decided to award him an Honorary Doctorate of...

Lorry bursts into flames on M602 in Salford

A lorry caught fire on the M602 motorway just before the Langworthy Road South bridge heading towards Manchester. The tipper truck pulled over onto the hard shoulder...

Parents: One week to apply for £1 million Salford school uniform fund

Wood Street Mission have opened their £1 million fund to help Salford families with the spiralling cost of school uniforms. The children’s charity launched the...

Wanted roofer arrested on cocaine and cannabis charge

Wanted man Dale Peppard has been arrested after skipping court on a cocaine and cannabis charge, Greater Manchester Police report. Peppard, who is from Stockport but has...

Wanted: Man who stole purse from elderly woman in Swinton Morrisons

Police have issued the picture of a man they want to speak to after a 72-year-old woman was cruelly robbed in a supermarket in Swinton, Salford. At around 10.30am on...