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Category: Salford News

Biker, 40, seriously injured in Pendlebury crash

A 40-year-old biker has been seriously injured in an accident in Pendlebury. Police and paramedics were called to Bolton Road at 8.58am this morning, Wednesday 4 May, to...

Right to Buy will cost Salford council £18.2 million, warn Shelter

Salford council will need to pay a staggering £18 million a year to the government to fund the extension of Right to Buy, new research by Shelter reveals today. The...

Nicole’s artwork “What Salford means to me” wins top prize

A schoolgirl in Salford has coloured her way to the top and been crowned the winner of a local art competition conducted by Knight Knox and Fortis Developments. Nicole...

Salford’s Missguided to open first physical shop in London

Salford-based youth fashion retailer Missguided is to open its first physical store at Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, east London. It marks a new departure for...

100 years ago: Eccles submariner helps shoot down German Zeppelin

The German Zeppelin raids on Great Britain during World War One not only caused the deaths of 557 civilians and injured 1,358 people but caused widespread panic...

Two arrests made in connection with death of girl after taking ecstasy drug

Police investigating the death of a teenage girl after taking an ecstasy drug have made two arrests. Shortly after 5am on Monday 2 May 2016 police were called to the...

Cycling, walking and horse riding route now fully open along the guided busway at Ellenbrook

Walkers, cyclists and horse riders have somewhere new to enjoy now work has been completed on the 4.5-mile path which runs next to the North West’s first guided busway...

Driver hospitalised after car smashes into wall in Eccles

A driver who crashed through a garden wall in Eccles this morning is thought to have suffered some kind of medical episode at the wheel. He was trapped inside the car...

Police have issued a warning after teenager dies after taking ecstasy drug

Police investigating the death of a teenager girl are urging anyone who may have taken a form of ecstasy known as “MasterCard” to urgently seek medical attention....

Over 300 people celebrate World Tai Chi in Salford

Media CityUK was the venue for a World Tai Chi event on Saturday 30th April. Over 300 people came together for a mass tai chi performance, workshops and demonstrations....