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Weird or wonderful? ExtraORDINARY art show to open in Salford

Blu-tack stuck to a wall. Crumpled A4 paper. A giant helium globe which bobs around the room. Is it art? Strangeness is landing in Salford with a new exhibition opening...

Biker suffers broken ribs and pelvis in Worsley crash

Police were called to Walkden Road in Worsley at around 8.40am this morning, Wednesday 22 July, after a motorcyclist collided with a van. The crash was reported at the...

Worsley phone scammer ordered to pay £350k VAT bill or face prison

A man from Worsley has been given a stark choice to either pay over quarter of a million pounds in unpaid VAT or face a three-year jail sentence. Lee Jonathan Hart, 40,...

Cutting journey times between Manchester and Leeds: £1.3m for Trans-Pennine road and rail tunnel plans

A million-pound study is underway to see whether one of the longest tunnels in Europe could be built to cut travelling times between Manchester, Sheffield and Leeds. The...

Swinton twin sisters perform street dance finale to Mini Burble at MediaCityUK

16-year-old Charlotte and Abigail Low led a spectacular street dance finale at The Quays festival at MediaCityUK at the weekend. The twin sisters from Swinton performed...

Help find family of Susan Bromilow, 52, found dead at home

Police are asking for the public’s help to locate the family and next of kin of a woman from Bolton. Susan Ann Bromilow, 52, was recently found dead at her home...

Violent organised gang jailed for multiple armed robbery in Eccles, Irlam and Manchester

An organised gang who threatened staff with a sawn-off shotgun and hit shops in Irlam and Eccles as part of a cross-country crime spree have been jailed for a total of...

Worsley Day Nursery donates £500 to a very brave little Guy

Worsley Day Nursery donates £500 to a very brave little Guy Best Friends Day Nursery in Worsley has presented a cheque to the family of Guy Ryan to help fund a trip to...

Free breakfast for people on low income in Salford

A pioneering new scheme set up at the Salford Unemployed Resource Centre on Liverpool Road in Eccles is offering free breakfast for people on low income. You’re...

Missing: Mark McKenna last seen near Trafford Centre

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a missing Trafford man. Mark McKenna, 45, was last seen at about 5pm on 26 June 2015 at the Asda superstore on...