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Help on hand for homeless armed forces in Salford

Homeless support services in Salford have reported an increase in ex-service men and women needing their help. This Saturday, June 27 is Armed Forces Day when people...

Search launched for families of Eccles war hero football champions

By Tony Flynn SalfordOnline.com is looking for anyone who may know the families of a group of cup-winning army footballers from 100 years ago. While researching a story...

M60 J12-J10 to close this weekend

By Tom Rodgers Highways England will shut Junction 12 of the M60 motorway at Eccles this weekend to demolish a 35-tonne metal gantry as part of their smart motorway...

Last chance to see: Vulcan Bomber set for Salford flyover

Plane spotters will get a rare opportunity to see the last example of an RAF Vulcan nuclear bomber when it passes over Salford and Manchester this weekend. The XH558...

Girl, 11, sexually assaulted at Affleck’s Palace Manchester

An 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Manchester city centre. At 5pm on Friday 12 June 2015, the victim and her family were in Affleck’s Palace in the northern...

Teenager brutally stabbed at Parklife Festival

A teenager was stabbed as he enjoyed a music festival in Manchester. At around 7.45pm on Sunday 7 June 2015, the 17-year-old victim was stood with his girlfriend and...

Salford pupils raise vital cash to help Ebola-hit kids

Salford students have linked with Sierra Leone to help an entire class of children affected by Ebola get back to school by raising £500 for Street Child charity. Pupils...

Teenage boy in hospital after being hit by car on Bolton Road in Salford

By Tom Rodgers A boy is in hospital with injuries to his face and head after being hit by a car on Bolton Road in Salford today. Police closed the A6 Broad Street...

Watch: Salford MP and ‘proud socialist’ Rebecca Long-Bailey makes maiden Commons speech

By Tom Rodgers The newly-elected MP for Salford and Eccles, Rebecca Long-Bailey raised Salford’s profile on the national stage with her maiden speech to the House...

Plans passed to turn infamous Broadway shooting pub into 11-bed ‘aparthotel’

By Tom Rodgers A pub on the border of Ordsall and Salford Quays that closed after a drinker was shot is to be turned into a hotel. Salford-based developer, Mr A Tal, has...