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Plans in for 380-flat ‘Downtown’ towers on Woden Street in Ordsall
Altrincham-based Villafont Homes has submitted plans for the 15-storey ‘Downtown’ tower blocks comprising 383 flats in Ordsall. The build, across a 0.7ha...
100 years ago in Salford: Belgian refugees flood into city
It may seem strange, but in November 1914 Salford was awash with refugees from Belgium, a story that still to this day goes almost unreported. Germany had invaded their...
50 years ago in Eccles: Death of Manchester United player Thomas Albert Parker
Continuing with our series of stories that were making the papers 50 years ago this week, we take a look at an Eccles man Thomas Albert Parker who achieved fame by...
Eccles blasts into space…almost
This story from 1967 concerns the Borough Of Eccles plans to celebrate the 75th anniversary of when it was granted a Charter in 1892 that elevated the former town to a...
Plans in to turn The Unicorn pub into estate agents
Plans have been submitted to Salford City Council to revamp a disused Pendleton pub into a sales and lettings office. Mistoria Sales and Lettings, which also has offices...
WW1 history revealed: Zeppelin tragedy kills soldiers on British soil
Earlier this month we reported exclusively on a First World War postcard find in the loft of a house in Prestwich. These incredible social documents, now extremeley...
Pictured: Demolition starts on Salford tower blocks
Demolition work has started on Pear Tree Court off Churchill Way, one of the iconic Salford tower blocks in Pendleton. SalfordOnline.com readers are sending in pictures...
X1 The Exchange gets planning approval in Salford
A £13.6 million block of flats on Trafford Road in Salford has won planning consent from Salford City Council. X1 Developments got the green light for permission to...
AJ Thompson LS Lowry collection sells for £15 million
A selection of paintings by artist LS Lowry has sold at auction in London for over £15 million. The former tax collector has become famous worldwide for his depictions...
WW1 Salford – Two best friends, shot at dawn for desertion
Over the past few months SalfordOnline.com have been relating stories about the men from Salford who fought and died in the First World War. Here is a rather different...
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