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Category: Salford News

WATCH: Video goes viral of traffic warden ticketing Salford disabled man’s car

A video of a Manchester City Council traffic warden ticketing a disabled Salford man’s car has had hundreds of thousands of views online. The one-minute video...

Harold Riley unveils portrait at Francis House Children’s Hospice

Acclaimed Salford artist Harold Riley has unveiled a portrait of the Francis House Children’s Hospice founder. The portrait of Sister Aloysius in chalk, pastel and ink...

Vivastreet ‘sex ads’ pulled from Salford taxis after charity outcry

Salford City Council has vowed to remove adverts from Salford taxis which appear to offer sex for sale. The ads, for classified website Vivastreet.co.uk, show three...

Appeal: Teenage boy robbed at knifepoint on Eccles canal path

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy was robbed of his phone by a man who pulled a knife on him in Winton, Eccles. At around 6pm on Tuesday 12 May, the...

Road blocked as bus smashes into Eccles railway bridge

Picture by Mike Burgess Green Lane in Patricroft was blocked this morning after an Arriva bus drove into a low railway bridge. Police were called to the scene at 7am...

Watch: Stunning Salford headshave for Emily James raises £2577

Family and friends of a desperately ill teenager from Salford have scored a major win – by raising over £2,500 with a sponsored head shave. Emily James was...

Man died of heroin overdose in Pendleton, inquest finds

A 35-year-old man from Salford died from a drug overdose, an inquest at Bolton Coroners Court found. Ian Thompson, 35, of no fixed address, died on 20 February 2015 on...

Jailed: Sex predator who abused Salford woman with learning difficulties

A man who sexually assaulted a vulnerable woman he cared for in Salford has been jailed for 12 months. In May 2014 Darren Gresty sexually assaulted to woman, who is in...

Salford tower block fire sees three treated for smoke inhalation

Three people were given oxygen therapy at the scene of a high-rise tower block fire in Salford last night. At around 9.30pm on Thursday 21 May, four fire engines from...

Hero firefighters save two pups but four dogs die in Little Hulton kennel fire

Four dogs have sadly died after a fire broke out in a shed in the garden of a house in Little Hulton, Salford. Over 10 puppies are thought to have been caught up in the...