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Man attempts to rape woman in Manchester city centre

A man attempted to rape a woman in Manchester city centre. At around 3.15am on Friday 10 July 2015, a man approached a 32-year-old woman on St Andrew’s Street,...

Award honour for playwright Shelagh Delaney

One of Salford’s most famous writers will be honoured once again in this year’s Salix Stars Awards. For the second year running housing association Salix Homes will...

Man, 35, dies after plunge from M60 Barton Bridge

A man has been found after falling to his death from the M60 Barton High Level Bridge in Peel Green, Salford. Police were called at around 7.10am on Wednesday 15 July to...

100 years ago in Salford: Drunken army man lashes out over bath-rage at Regent Road pool

In July 1915 a 22-year-old man celebrating joining the British Army was arrested in a drunken stupor after starting a fight over a bath. Readers may remember the old...

11-year-old suspended for taking WW1 gun to Salford primary school

A pupil at Willow Tree Primary School in Salford was suspended after taking a gun to school. The 11-year-old boy brought the weapon to school on Thursday 18 June but the...

Police swarm Salford precinct in hunt for car thief

Police have a man in handcuffs at Fitzwarren Street in Salford after chasing a suspected car thief. Two marked cars and an unmarked police intercept BMW appeared on...

Little Hulton Thai boxing star Dylan Furness seeks help to rep Team England in Thailand

A 14-year-old Thai boxing champion from Little Hulton in Salford has launched an appeal to raise enough funds to represent his country at the World Championships in...

Spotted: Jeremy Kyle gets short shrift filming on Salford precinct

Daytime TV star Jeremy Kyle failed to attract the crowds today as he filmed on Salford precinct for his ITV show The Kyle Files. He was spotted getting out of a black...

Man charged after string of indecent exposures in Manchester city centre

A man has been charged after a string of indecent exposures in Manchester city centre. Mohammed Wasif Younis 26, of Victoria Avenue East, Blackley, is charged with four...

Kenneth Davies: Body found in South Wales in search for missing man

Police searching for missing  61-year-old Kenneth Davies from Cadishead, Salford, have discovered a body in a car in South Wales. The body of a man was found this...