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Category: Salford News

Eccles Metrolink offline from 26 June to end of August: All bus replacements here

Commuters are expecting weeks of disruption from the end of the month when the Eccles via MediaCityUK Metrolink line is closed. From 26 June no trams will run on the...

Rush-hour M62 lorry smash ‘will take hours to clear’

Drivers are being warned that a crash between two lorries this morning on the M62 near Rochdale is still having a severe impact on the motorways in the region. Police...

Extra police for LGBT events after 49 shot dead in Orlando gay nightclub

Greater Manchester Police has announced it will review policing plans ahead of all major events after the recent terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida. It’s thought...

Run a business? Brexit debate for you at MediaCityUK

A Brexit debate for business owners and workers is being held at MediaCityUK this week. The event on Thursday evening will focus on the potential impact on north west...

50 years ago in Eccles: Remembering the ‘cursed’ Carlisle Club as it goes up in flames (again)

How many Eccles and Salford residents spent happy hours dancing the night away in the Carlisle Club in Eccles? And how many of this generation could even tell you where...

EU In or Out? Graham Stringer MP says reform ‘fantasy and UK should Vote Leave’

SalfordOnline.com has invited all three local MPs to write their own pieces on whether the country should Vote Leave or Vote Remain in the 23 June EU Referendum. Graham...

Watch: 50 protest outside Dogs4Us Salford in wake of Panorama

Protesters staged a day-long protest outside the Dogs4Us puppy sales store in Salford on Saturday. It came after BBC Panorama broadcast a programme in May (still...

Salford triple-jump champ Naomi Ogbeta bags SportsAid backing

A young triple jump champion from Salford has had a boost for future glory with a new sponsorship deal. Naomi Ogbeta, who’s from Pendleton and went to All Hallows...

New photography exhibition asks for memories from the people of Salford and Cheetham Hill

An exhibition of photographs from the 1950s and 60s is to open in Salford next Saturday, 18th June and organisers are appealing for residents to help identify some of...

City to stand united in the face of IS shooting slaughter in Orlando

In response to the recent shooting in Orlando, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people of Manchester are uniting together in solidarity for those whose lives...