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Category: Salford News

55-year-old woman dies after fall from Eccles M602 bridge

A 55-year-old woman has tragically died after falling from a motorway bridge over the M602 this morning, Friday 17 April. Police were called to Albert Road bridge in...

Woman in critical condition after falling 30ft from M602 Eccles bridge

A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after plunging 30 feet from a bridge over the M602 at Eccles. Police were called to Albert Road in Eccles this morning,...

Jailed: Thieves posing as charity workers who robbed elderly Salford blind man

A pair of heartless thieves who tricked elderly people out of cash including a blind Salford grandfather have been jailed. SalfordOnline.com reported in December last...

Drug arrests and cars seized in Salford raid

Two men have been arrested for drugs offences and two cars seized after police raided a house in Salford. Officers, backed by three Tactical Aid Unit vans, swooped on a...

Update: Descriptions of men released in Salford Iceland armed robbery

Police have released more information about two masked men who tried to rob a supermarket in Salford armed with a claw hammer. SalfordOnline.com broke the news about the...

Salford canal rape claim was fake, say police

A woman who reported being raped on a canal tow path in Eccles was making it up, say Greater Manchester Police. Officers issued this description of a man in his 50s...

Ex-Irlam headteacher guilty of stealing school funds

A Salford primary school headteacher has been found guilty of stealing from the school’s accounts. Valerie Rutty, 60, was suspended as head of Irlam Primary School...

Salford Friendly Anglers win fishing right in Manchester canals

There’s good news for local fishing fanatics considering dusting off their waders and heading down to the water as a Salford group has won the right to fish in a...

Election 2015: Get your questions in for Salford and Eccles hustings

Residents have just 24 hours to add their questions to the Salford and Eccles General Election hustings taking place in Eccles this weekend. On Saturday 18 April from...

Eccles Town Hall Hotel goes to auction in Manchester for £160k

The Town Hall Hotel in Eccles is to go up for auction on the open market. The once-popular community pub on Church Street closed in summer 2014 and was put up for sale...