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Category: Salford News

Emmaus Salford receive Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

Trustees and volunteers from Emmaus Salford have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2016, the highest award a voluntary group can receive...

Photo memories of Agecroft mortuary chapel wanted

If you have photos of Agecroft mortuary chapel, Salford in its hey day then a heritage group would love to hear from you. The Agecroft Cemetery Chapel Restoration group...

Salford CCTV helps police make nearly 100 arrests in three months

Salford City Council’s CCTV network helped police make 98 arrests in the first three months of 2016. Arrests were made for criminal damage, assault and pretending to...

‘Rowbocops’ roar to victory in Salford Dragon Boat festival

Hundreds of rowing racers battled it out to be crowned the winner of the annual Chinese Dragon Boat Race in Salford Quays. As temperatures soared to as high as 26...

Watch: 40ft water fountain on Littleton Road after hydrant bursts

A huge water fountain sprung up on Littleton Road in Kersal, Salford, after a water hydrant burst today. Taken at around 7pm on Sunday 5 June, video shot by one...

Armed police raid house on Gorse Drive in wake of Little Hulton shooting

Armed officers closed off Gorse Drive in Little Hulton and raided a house on the street. One eyewitness told how around 15 tactical aid unit officers arrived on Gorse...

Man found with head injury in Higher Broughton

A man was taken to hospital after being found with a head injury on a street in Higher Broughton. Police cordoned off Buile Street at around 9.15pm last night, Sunday 6...

Ordsall party this weekend for Queen’s 90th

Ordsall will celebrating Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday in style with a special service and family fun day this Sunday 12 June. One of the oldest...

Major traffic disruption expected as 75,000 descend on Parklife

This year’s Parklife festival in Manchester could have drivers tearing their hair out, warn Highways England. Heaton Park in Prestwich will be crammed with 75,000...

Boothstown Elvis bash raises thousands in memory of Nurse Pat

An Elvis night in memory of his late wife Pat to raise funds for St Ann’s Hospice was sweet music to the ears of Roy Daly. The sell-out show at Boothstown Royal...