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Category: Salford News

Delays on M60 at Eccles after lorries crash

Drivers are being warned of delays on the M60 at Junction 11 for Eccles after two HGVs collided. At around 1pm officers from the North West Motorway Police closed lane...

Peel Green ‘gunshot’ was man trying to break down door with hammer…

Police swarmed onto New Hall Avenue in Peel Green last night after residents reported the sound of a gun going off. Six cars and a police tactical aid van were scrambled...

Women’s World Cup: MP calls for more funding for women and girls in sport

A local MP has called for urgent action to bring the stars of women’s sport on an equal footing with those in the men’s game. Speaking in a Westminster...

Park keeper to return to Salford’s historic Peel Park in £1.6m upgrade

Britain’s oldest public park is to get its park keeper back as part of plans for Salford residents to walk in their ancestors’ footsteps. Councillors, council staff...

Witness appeal: Man critical after robbery at Shudehill

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was critically injured in a robbery on his way to work. Between 9.30am and 11am on Tuesday 23 June 2015, the 46-year-old...

Former De La Salle building site hit again by fire in Weaste

Fire crews spent half an hour putting out a fire at a housebuilding site in Weaste last night. At 11.08pm on Sunday 28 June two fire engines from Eccles and one from...

Kitchen catches fire at Scott Avenue in Eccles

Three fire crews were called to extinguish a kitchen fire in Eccles on Sunday. At 3.50pm on 28 June crews from Eccles and Agecroft arrived at a house on Scott Avenue to...

Girl taken to hospital in ‘targeted’ Ordsall knife attack

Police are investigating after a man attacked a 19-year-old girl with a knife in Ordsall, Salford, last night. At around 10pm on Thursday 25 June the suspect got out of...

Ex-alcoholic gets cash boost to kickstart new lease of life

By Toby Cryne A former alcoholic has turned a new leaf by opening up his own loft conversion business based out of his home in Little Hulton. Andrew Williams, 54, who...

One hundred not out for Metrolink as new tram launches at Old Trafford

Metrolink customers will be able to catch Metrolink’s hundredth new tram after a launch event at the Old Trafford Metrolink depot today Staff from Metrolink operator...