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Operation Alloy targets illegal motorists in Salford

Officers examined 50 vehicles as part of a crackdown on illegal motorists and those suspected of being involved in metal theft. Operation Alloy took place on Thursday 9...

Cannabis grow busted at Dixon Street in Irlam

Police have confiscated cannabis plants after stumbling across a grow in the loft of a house in Irlam. Officers looking for a man in connection with an earlier incident...

Salford Lancaster Bomber crash: Memorial this weekend to remember nine killed

This weekend the public are invited to attend a service at Agecroft cemetery for the 71st anniversary of the Salford Lancaster Bomber crash: one of the most famous plane...

Clifton Cricket Club on route to Burton Cup Final

It’s probably a bit unfair to say that Sunday’s cup triumph over Littleborough shows the gulf that’s between premier league and championship, as the 156 run margin...

Salford mum becomes nurse at 40

Life begins at 40 for Debbie Chester who is about embark on a new career as a nurse after gaining an honours degree. The mum-of-three only became interested in working...

New descriptions: Thousands stolen in Salford cash van robbery

Police have issued descriptions of two armed men who threatened a security guard stealing thousands from a cash-in-transit van in Higher Broughton, Salford....

29-year-old man knocked down by car in Walkden

Police closed Manchester Road in Walkden yesterday afternoon after a man was hit by a car. The 29-year-old man was struck by a BMW at around 3pm on Monday 20 July as he...

Parents warned after schoolgirl approached by man in Albert Park

A schoolgirl was approached by a man in Albert Park in Broughton, Salford. After school on Friday 17 July, the girl was walking through the park when a man approached...

Three attacked with hammers as men burst into Salford house party

Two offenders burst into a house on Manchester Road in Clifton, Salford, and violently assaulted three young men with hammers. At around 9.55am on Saturday 18 July...

Unseen Salford Treasures: Memorial Plaque to WW1 Patricroft soldier Albert Johnson

Now on show at Salford Museum and Art Gallery is a five-inch bronze memorial plaque to a local soldier killed in action in the First World War. In 1914 Private Albert...