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Category: Salford News

Missing woman Kirsty Blaney believed to have friends in Salford

Police have put out an appeal to find a missing 31-year-old Kirsty Blaney. Kirsty is currently missing from Brighouse in West Yorkshire. Police say: “She was a...

Transport police hunt man in connection with indecent assault on Manchester train

British Transport Police have issued the image of a man they believe could have vital information about the indecent assault of a 20-year-old woman on a train bound for...

‘Worst ever’ cannabis farm found in Eccles

A cannabis farm dubbed the ‘worst ever’ by local police has been busted in a business premises in Patricroft, Eccles. Around 30 plants in varying states of...

Salford’s Grade II-listed Peel Building set for major upgrade

Salford University’s oldest and most historically-interesting building is set for a major upgrade. The Peel Building on the Crescent was Grade-II listed in 1974....

Police hunt three after man brutally attacked in Manchester

A man suffered two fractured eye sockets after he was attacked in Manchester city centre. The 25-year-old man was assaulted by three men outside the Blackdog Ballroom on...

Two Bangladeshi workers arrested for immigration offences at Salford takeaway

Two suspected illegal immigrants working at a takeaway restaurant in Cadishead, Salford, have been arrested after a raid by Home Office officials. Acting on a tip-off,...

Save Mo’s: Campaigners vow to protest every week for under-threat Chapel Street store

On Saturday 4 July local families gathered to protest for the second time in a week to show backing for a community store being priced out of the booming Chapel Street...

Countdown timers get the green light for the first time in Greater Manchester

The first in a series of measures designed to help make Greater Manchester’s streets even safer for pedestrians and cyclists has been introduced. Transport for Greater...

Teen traders wanted for Eccles market

Teenage traders and performers are being invited to come on down and sell their wares in Eccles. The town is staging a second Teenage Market after the success of the...

Quick-thinking neighbour saves Little Hulton resident from fire

A quick-thinking neighbour mananged to avert disaster by putting out a kitchen fire in a semi-detached house in Little Hulton. Two fire crews from Farnworth and one from...