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Category: Salford News

New Salford poetry book launched to raise money for ill babies

A new book of collected poems by some of the top poets in the country will be available this weekend with all money raised going towards the CDH UK charity which helps...

Ride to Rio: Ex-Devil saddles up for epic 3,000-mile bike challenge

Former Salford Red Devils prop Paul ‘Highto’ Highton is swapping rugby boots for cycling shoes as he prepares for an epic journey raising money for the Salford...

Salford schools get ready for the Great Science Share

Schools across Salford are currently busy preparing for a next month’s Great Science Share – a Greater Manchester-wide celebration of STEM (science, technology,...

Temporary bus lane closures on Eccles Old Road for nine weeks

Motorists using the stretch of road between Weaste Lane and Gilda Brook roundabout are facing possible traffic delays with news of a proposed temporary suspension of bus...

GMP tackling domestic abuse in the LGBT community

Greater Manchester Police will become the first UK force to introduce official recording of domestic abuse in the LGBT community reinforcing its commitment to tackling...

Couple selling trafficked dogs admit sickening cruelty

A man and woman who trafficked dogs into the UK from eastern Europe and sold them to unsuspecting members of the public have admitted a string of cruelty offences. Laura...

Closure of Eccles Metrolink Line for 9 weeks

A major track replacement programme will see the Eccles via MediaCityUK Metrolink line temporarily close this summer. Some sections of track on the Eccles line are now...

Appeal after teenage boy sexually assaulted in Tyldesley

Officers are investigating after a teenage boy was sexually assaulted in Tyldesley. Between 1pm and 1.30pm on Wednesday, 1 June, 2016, the 13-year-old victim was playing...

Kitchen fire at house in Swinton leaves occupants suffering from smoke inhalation

Firecrews from Agecroft, Broughton and Eccles were called to a a semi detached house on Waverley Road, Swinton at 6.27pm last night, Wednesday, 1 June. A fire in a...

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was hit by a car in Leigh.

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man was hit by a car in Leigh. At around 12pm on Saturday 28 May 2016 a black Mercedes was seen travelling at...