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World’s first Jelly Wanging Championship takes Ordsall Hall by storm

Salford’s Ordsall Hall saw the first ever World Jelly Wanging Championship on Sunday 12 July as part of its free family Garden Party. A new twist on the popular...

Last call to enter Salix Homes gardens competition

Time is running out for Salix Homes tenants in Salford to show off their blossoming gardens. The housing association is urging residents to enter their gardens into its...

Call for speed limit cut as 81-year-old hospitalised in head-on Eccles smash

An elderly man suffered chest injuries when two cars collided head-on on Chadwick Road in Eccles on Saturday. The 81-year-old was driving his burgundy Ford Focus along...

H7N7 bird flu found on Lancashire farm, DEFRA confirm

Health officials have confirmed that a case of H7N7 avian flu has been found at a poultry farm in Preston, Lancashire. Humane culling is now being carried out on all...

International Aid volunteer Alan Henning posthumously honoured by University of Salford

Alan Henning, the international aid volunteer who was killed while providing humanitarian relief in Syria is to be honoured with a posthumous Doctorate from the...

Twelve men arrested on suspicion of trafficking as part of ‘Operation Portsmouth’

Twelve men have been arrested on suspicion of trafficking after a multi-agency operation led by Greater Manchester Police and Home Office Criminal Investigations. Eight...

6 new jobs as Salford-based Quaytickets picks up West End contract

Entertainment industry giant The Nederlander Organisation has handed a contract for two major London theatres to Salford-based ticketing agency Quaytickets. The deal...

Turn Peel Park Salford pink this weekend

Peel Park, Salford will be turning pink and proud later this month, Sunday July 26 as up to 2000 picnickers descend on it. The historic park is once again playing host...

Ainsley Barker missing from Clifton

Ainsley Barker aged 19 from Clifton is a missing person. She was last seen on Sackville Street at the junction with Canal Street in Manchester City Centre at 04.50am on...

Live: Salford Red Devils v Hull KR

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