Category: Salford News
Returned to work after giving birth? Salford study needs you
Researchers from the University of Salford are looking for volunteers to take part in new research that looks into the so-called ‘motherhood penalty’ in...
29 Salford councillors reject Jeremy Corbyn coup as Labour leader refuses to back down
29 Labour party councillors in Salford have given their official backing to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in a signed statement. Mr Corbyn faced a backbench coup in the...
University of Salford open campus in Bahrain
The University of Salford has become the first UK university to open a branch in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The small island nation, off the east coast of Saudi Arabia in...
Fresh concerns as junior doctors reject new contract
Junior doctors sparked fresh strike fears today as British Medical Association (BMA) members voted to reject the terms of a new contract offered to them by the...
50 years ago in Salford: Stella Maris ‘Seaman’s Mission’ opens to Modernist delight
It may be difficult to believe, but in a spot near where Chinese investors are building 2,000 new homes at Salford’s Middlewood Locks, there once stood...
100 years ago: Somme first day forgotten as telegrams break Salford family hearts
The country has just finished nationwide commemorations of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, with tributes, events and quiet contemplation on Friday 1 July 2016....
Family pay tribute to ‘fun-loving’ police Special Samantha Derbyshire, 23, tragically killed on M61
The family of a Special Constable who died after being hit by a lorry on the M61 have paid tribute to their “beautiful, amazing daughter”. 23-year-old...
M62 still closed after man killed and two seriously hurt
Parts of the M62 are expected to remain closed into Monday’s rush-hour after a man died and 10 other people were hurt in a horror smash on the motorway this...
Two jailed for trafficking gun used to shoot 7-year-old Christian Hickey in Salford
Two men have been jailed for possessing firearms after a seven-year-old boy was shot in the leg in a horror attack that shocked the nation last year. Manchester Crown...
Salford schools to shut Tuesday 5 July due to teacher’s strike
Over 20 schools in Salford are set to shut tomorrow as part of a one-day strike by the National Union of Teachers (NUT). In all, 20 primary schools and two secondary...
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