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Category: Salford News

GMFRS supports Dementia Awareness Week

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service is supporting Dementia Awareness Week with the service’s Safe and Well visits. The awareness week runs from Sunday, May 15...

Hiring a vehicle abroad

Planning a road trip for your next holiday abroad? Then be sure to read our latest tips from IAM RoadSmart’s head of driving and riding standards, Richard Gladman, who...

Partial closure of Oxford Road

Part of Oxford Road will be closed to traffic next week for three weeks whilst the University of Manchester get under way with the redevelopment of one of their campus...

Watch: Metrolink goes back to school with antisocial behaviour competition

Around 800 schools across Greater Manchester are being asked to help tackle anti-social behaviour and fare evasion on the Metrolink network by taking part in a creative...

Appeal to identify two men in connection with an assault in the city centre

Officers are trying to identify two men in connection with an assault in the city centre. At around 6.30am on Friday 8 April 2016 a man was assaulted outside the Seven...

New dining club for people living with early onset dementia launches as part of Dementia Awareness Week

A new dining club for people living with early onset dementia in Salford will be launched during Dementia Awareness Week on Tuesday 17 May at the Angel Centre, Salford....

GMP to receive special recognition for commitment to Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme

Greater Manchester Police is to receive special recognition at Buckingham Palace for its commitment to the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme. The force will be presented...

Public transport just the ticket for Manchester’s sporting weekend

Manchester’s profile as an award winning sports city will be boosted by three major events taking place this weekend, and public transport is the best way to get...

Tributes to ‘kind, generous’ Alan Strong killed in Salford hit and run

The family of a man who tragically died after being hit by a car in Salford have paid tribute to their much-loved son. Alan Strong, 52, was seriously injured when he was...

50 years ago: Salford makes first French Connection with Clermont-Ferrand

It was 50 years ago this week that Salford picked its first ever twin town. On Sunday 15 May 1966 city planners signed the historic deal with the now 138,000-population...