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Category: Salford News

The Great British High Street Competition 2016

The Great British High Street Competition is a Government and business-led initiative which celebrates our nation’s much-loved high streets. Now in its third year, it...

GMP firearms manager reinstated

In April 2015, Greater Manchester Police announced that during an internal review of GMP’s Firearms Licensing Unit, a small number of the sample of 100 licences...

Watch: Aggie MacKenzie warns Brits against flea-infested homes as Britain heats up

With most pets experiencing fleas at some point in their lives, prevention is always the best treatment so regular flea spot-ons or tablets are advised to keep your pets...

Statement from GM Mayor welcoming government action on hate crime

Welcoming the Home Secretary’s announcement that Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary is to review how police forces deal with hate crime, part of a package of...

Government urges people of Greater Manchester to make updates to secure against cyberattacks

Cyber Streetwise is urging people and businesses across Manchester to always download the latest software and app updates as soon as they are available. Software and app...

Police offer advice on new psychoactive substances

Recent changes to the law now mean that new psychoactive substances (NPS), previously known as ‘legal highs’, are now illegal to supply or import. If you break the...

Watch: Race is on at Trafford Centre for Salford Red Devils Foundation’s #RidetoRio

Sports lovers are coming together at the Trafford Centre over the next two days to pedal their way to victory with Salford Red Devils Foundation. It’s all going...

Smoke seen over Salford ‘from Broughton garden fire’

Fears of a large blaze in Salford signalled by heavy plumes of smoke turned out to be a small fire in the garden of a house near Albert Park in Broughton. Fire crews...

20-mile police pursuit ends with van hit by stinger on Agecroft Road

Police from Lancashire carried out a 20-mile pursuit of a burglary suspect that ended in a dramatic swoop in Salford late last night. Eyewitnesses reported a large...

Salford’s thousands of unpaid carers still struggling despite new Care Act

Carers in Salford have aired their struggles in dealing with a lack of support while caring for family members. Figures from a recent review conducted by the Carers...