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Category: Salford News

Charlotte, 9, triumphs at famous Boothstown Wobble 2016

Nine-year-old Charlotte Gee from Eccles triumphed in a long-standing Boothstown fun run that’s really got legs. The near-annual race has been bringing the...

Irlam student amongst latest intake of Special Constables

Greater Manchester Police will welcome 43 new Special Constables this week with a ceremony at Hough End including a criminology student from Irlam, Jakub Mielczarek. All...

Three from Salford arrested over viral tram race-hate attack

A 16-year-old boy and two men age 18 and 20 from Salford have been arrested after a shocking race-hate attack on a tram was captured on video this morning. A clip of the...

Salford’s struggling Oasis MediaCityUK Academy turns Ofsted top of the class

A struggling Salford school has managed to reverse its fortunes in a recent inspection by education regulators. Oasis MediaCityUK Academy on Trafford Road in Ordsall was...

Mystery of abandoned car blocking traffic in Salford

Emergency services were called to Broad Street at 3.35pm today, Tuesday 28 June after receiving reports of an abandoned car blocking traffic at traffic lights. The...

Appeal after teenager’s head stamped on in vile Eccles attack

A teenager suffered a serious head injury after being attacked while on a night out in Eccles. 19-year-old Kade Scoular was seriously assaulted on Church Street, near...

100 years ago: The ‘Fighting Irish’ come to blows in Salford

Another amusing insight into life in Salford from 100 years gleaned from the pages of the sadly defunct Salford City Reporter concerns two ‘ladies’ from...

Barbara Keeley MP latest to resign from Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet

There’s more turmoil for Labour this morning as Barbara Keeley announces her resignation from Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet. Ms Keeley, Shadow Minister for...

Watch: Horrific racist abuse from teenagers on tram caught on camera

Shocked passengers looked on as teenage boys hurled sickening racist abuse at a tram passenger this morning. It happened at rush-hour this morning on the Oldham to...

Jollyes Petfood Superstore eyeing new home at West One Retail Park in Eccles

In yet another coup for the West One Retail Park in Eccles, independent petfood chain Jollyes is considering opening a new store in a formerly vacant lot. There’s...