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Category: Salford News

Police sorry for making Trafford Centre mock suidice bomber shout ‘Allahu Akbar’

Greater Manchester’s police commissioner has been forced to apologise after a simulated suicide bomber shouted an Islamic religious phrase during a counter-terror...

Pics & video: Trafford Centre ‘suicide bomber’ sees 800 volunteers join fake terror attack

800 volunteers have taken part in a police training exercise simulating a terrorist attack at the Trafford Centre. From around midnight on Monday 9 May, police dressed...

Family of tragic Peel Green mum, 53, donate stunning wedding dress

A silk wedding dress of great sentimental value has been donated to St Ann’s Hospice as a thank you to the charity. The garment – which is encrusted with...

EU In or Out? Green Party leader to debate in Manchester

The leader of the Green Party, Natalie Bennett, will host an open debate in Manchester on whether Britain should leave or stay in the EU. At the Friends Meeting House...

Police plead for Facebook shares to find missing Ryan Partington, 22

Police have put out an urgent call to the public in Salford to help find a high-risk missing man. Ryan Partington, age 22, was reported missing earlier this week....

WW1 hero nurses Edith Cavell and Minnie Wood named for high-tech Salford health centre

A new Salford health training centre will be named after two English war hero nurses: Edith Cavell and Sister Minnie Wood. The suites at Salford University’s Mary...

Mayor opens new Care and Support Hub for vulnerable adults in Salford

Salford’s Ceremonial Mayor Peter Dobbs officially opened a new Care and Support Hub for people with learning disabilities and other support needs in Swinton on...

Man sentenced to eight years imprisonment for crash that killed Joetta Shumba near Eccles

A man has been jailed for causing the death of a young mum after crashing into a lorry on the motorway whilst driving at over 160mph. Martin Grant, 31, of Jacey Road,...

Family pay tribute to man killed in Leigh

The family of a man who died after being attacked in Leigh have paid tribute to him. At around 11:45pm on Wednesday 4 May 2016, police were called by the ambulance...

Tyre blaze in Duchy causes plumes of smoke to be seen all over Salford

Firefighters from Salford, Eccles, Broughton and Moss Side were called to Duchy Road, Salford, last night, Sunday 8 May after receiving reports of a large tyre fire. The...