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Category: Salford News

£1m price tag on land in middle of Eccles housing boom

Land in between two new housing developments on Green Lane in Eccles has gone on the market for the princely sum of £1 million. The 1.65-acre spot is sandwiched between...

Cadishead Rhinos charge forward with £150k lottery gift for new home

Cadishead Rhinos rugby club are set for a huge revamp of their home clubhouse with a £150,000 cash injection from the National Lottery. The 1960s former local authority...

Eccles Metrolink still down – replacement coaches at MediaCityUK

Shuttle buses are now operating along the route of the Eccles Metrolink as the operator tries to bring the line back up and running. A points failure at Broadway on...

Police looking for man with connections to Salford area

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a wanted man. Craig Blackburn, 38, is wanted after failing to attend court for assault on Friday, May 20, 2016 and...

Points failure on Eccles Metrolink – and no replacement bus

Trams are unable to run between Eccles and MediaCityUK this morning after a points failure at Broadway. Metrolink confirmed the Eccles line was experiencing technical...

Man with links to Salford arrested on cocaine charge

Police are no longer looking for a man wanted in connection with a high-value drugs bust. Officers issued an appeal for the whereabouts for Daniel Munro early last week,...

First Manchester bus strike – 700 drivers walk out as services cancelled

A one-day withdrawal of labour by over 700 First Manchester bus drivers on Tuesday 24 May brings services across Salford and Manchester to a grinding halt. Roads and...

Salford Sandlan brothers jailed for attempted murder and GBH in Blackpool stabbings

Two brothers from the Brookhouse estate in Eccles have been jailed after carrying out brutal stabbings at a dance music festival in Blackpool. Luke Sandlan, 26, and...

Salford author tipped to become the next J.K. Rowling

An employment lawyer is launching a new career for herself as a writer – and she’s already been tipped to become the next J.K. Rowling. Despite only releasing...

Police warning as 16-year-old boy remains in a critical condition after taking ecstasy this weekend

Shortly before 4:25am on Saturday 21 May 2016 police were called an address on Elm Road in Oldham to reports that a 16-year-old boy had overdosed on ecstasy pills known...