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Category: Salford News

Police search for suspected ‘stabbing victim’ in Swinton

Police are looking for a man who is thought to have been stabbed after an argument at a house in Swinton. Officers were called intially to a domestic incident at an...

Pictured: Plea for man to come forward after woman raped in Manchester

Police are urging the man pictured in this CCTV still to help them solve a rape in Manchester city centre. Detectives also want anyone who recognises him to reach out to...

Delays after M602 smash

Picture by @NPAS_Barton Police are on the scene of an accident on the M602 this morning. Traffic officers were called to the scene at 10.35am to reports a Citroen C5...

Brave staff hurt refusing weapon-wielding raiders in Top Shop Monton robbery

A shopkeeper was injured defending his property in a violent robbery at a store in Monton last night. At around 8pm on Friday 27 March two men walked into the Top Shop...

Salford dealer amongst six jailed for supplying drugs

Six people have been jailed for a total of 30 years for supplying heroin and crack cocaine in the Bury area. Liam Stewart (24/05/92) of Salix Court, Salford, Tayub...

Greater Manchester claws back millions in police funding

Greater Manchester has successfully clawed back millions of pounds cut by Government from our local policing budget. Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd and Greater...

Common items that businesses sometimes forget

I always charge VAT on all my sales, so am I forgetting anything? Most people charge the correct amount of VAT on all their goods and services to customers. However,...

Jailed: ‘Depraved predator’ who left child porn memory card on Eccles bus

A pervert who kept thousands of indecent images of children on his home computer has today been jailed for three years. Manchester Crown Court heard that 50-year-old...

Watch: Have a Heart – back schoolgirl Robyn in fundraise for sick kids

13-year-old Swinton schoolgirl Robyn Newell is fundraising to help young children with serious and life-threatening heart conditions to experience life to the full. The...

Man charged as police seize gun at Lower Broughton cannabis farm

A man has been charged with firearm offences after police raided a cannabis farm in Salford. Michael Graham Jones, 55, has been charged with possession of a firearm,...