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100 years ago in Salford: August thunderstorms in Swinton see cow killed in lightning strike
A torrential thunderstorm in Swinton in August 1915 caused damage and distress to residents in Swinton and Clifton, and even caused the fatality of a farm animal. On the...
Glorious gardens honoured in Salford
Green-fingered gardeners across Salford have been honoured for their glorious gardens. Housing association Salix Homes, which owns 8,500 homes across central Salford,...
Salford power cut hits 285 homes and businesses – repairs ongoing
Around 285 residential and business properties lost power in the Chapel Street area of Salford today. At around 8.30am on Friday 14 August a high voltage fault on an...
4* Review: West Side Story – Palace Theatre, Manchester
West Side Story opened at the Palace Theatre to a very appreciative audience. This musical masterpiece tells the story of a gangland take on Romeo and Juliet. It’s...
Little Hulton house shooting: Two more age 19 and 20 arrested
Police have arrested a 19 and 20 year-old man after a house was shot at on Thornfield Grove in Little Hulton. Both men were arrested on suspicion of possession of a...
Watch: Overturned van on M62 near Eccles causes traffic chaos
Two lanes were closed with queuing traffic on the M62 near Junction 12 at Eccles after a van overturned this afternoon. Police were called at 2.35pm today, Thursday 13...
Man suffering smoke inhalation in Salford high-rise flat fire
Firefighters are at the scene of a fifth-floor fire at a tower block in Salford. Crews were called at 5.15pm tonight, Thursday 13 August, to Canon Hussey Court off...
Plans greenlit for 36 flats on former Patricroft Conservative Club in Eccles
36 flats will be built in a new apartment block on the site of the former Patricroft Conservative Club in Eccles, Salford, after plans were passed yesterday by Salford...
Young Swinton dance stars sell-out help give severely ill kids a holiday
Teachers and pupils from Mariykas Dance Studios on Rutland Street in Swinton performed to sell-out crowds at the Robert Powell Theatre at Salford University in a bid to...
100 years ago in Salford: Man dupes grieving soldier’s wife in ‘extraordinary husband’ court case
It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood film, but rest assured, this incredible tale from 100 years ago in Salford is real. A man from Eccles by the name of George Parkin...
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