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Category: Salford News

Salford man is one of eleven charged in £6 million cannabis farms raid

Eleven people have been charged after cannabis farms worth approximately £6 million were discovered during warrants across Greater Manchester and Cheshire. Antonio Kojo...

Summer clampdown to make transport networks even safer

The Travelsafe Unit (TSU) has launched a clampdown on antisocial behaviour across Greater Manchester’s trams and buses. Over the next two months, the unit will be...

Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to a collision in Bury

Shortly before 8pm on Friday 10 June 2016 a collision involving a new style, black Vauxhall Astra and a black VW Golf occurred on Bury Old Road in Prestwich, close to...

Salford man amongst gang jailed for smuggling £760k cigarettes

Seven men who attempted to steal almost £760,000 in tax by selling illegal cigarettes, were jailed this week at Manchester Crown Court. The men, one of whom is...

Steady the ship – GM Mayor’s appeal to new Home Secretary Amber Rudd

Greater Manchester Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd has appealed to new Home Secretary Amber Rudd to steady the ship in the wake of tumbling police...

Considering a dip? Think before you sink

As the warm weather continues, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) is issuing warnings to anyone tempted to cool off with a swim in a river, canal, lake...

Record keeping for the self-employed

If organising your records is something you put off until tomorrow, this webinar is for you. Monday 25 July 2pm to...

Tributes paid to ‘beautiful’ Kirby Scoular, 21, after popular student passes away

Friends and family of a severely ill girl who tragically passed away this week are organising a sponsored walk in her memory. Eccles college drama student Kirby Scoular...

Jeremy Corbyn to launch Labour leader bid on Saturday at The Lowry in Salford

Jeremy Corbyn is to launch his campaign for re-election as Labour Party leader in an event on Saturday at The Lowry Theatre on Salford Quays, The 2pm event – which...

Salford woman ordered to pay back more than £113k under the Proceeds of Crime Act

A woman from Salford has been ordered to pay more than £113,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act. Jo-Ann Walker, 36, of Manchester Road, Walkden, was previously...