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Man caught in dark web ricin sting jailed for 8 years

A Liverpool man who tried to buy a deadly toxin from an undercover FBI agent has been jailed for eight years. In Feburary Breaking Bad fan Mohammed Ammer Ali, 31, was...

Consultation launched on Salford’s 2000-home, £575m Middlewood Locks

Developers looking at building thousands of homes on the vacant Middlewood Locks in Salford near Manchester city centre are to hold drop-in sessions for the public to...

12.5 tons of rubbish collected in clean ups as council call for Langworthy litter-pickers

Over 12 tonnes of rubbish was picked up in community clean ups in Salford and Eccles, say Salford council. The massive haul came after volunteers tackled two small areas...

Stroke carers and patients honoured in local awards

Some of the region’s most courageous stroke survivors and carers have been handed special Life After Stroke Awards in a ceremony at the AJ Bell Stadium. Over 30...

4* Review: Handbagged – The Lowry, Salford Quays

It is not often a play is headed by four leading ladies, which makes Handbagged such a refreshing experience. Nominated for Best New Comedy at the Olivier Awards this...

Metrolink Eccles line closed this Sunday

Metrolink is to close the Eccles line this Sunday for engineering maintenance works. No trams will run in either direction between Eccles and MediaCityUK. A MediaCityUK...

Watch: Salford’s Buile Hill Park hothouse abandoned to the elements

While filming an archeological dig, SalfordOnline.com was shocked to discover the skeletal remains of the once-grand Buile Hill Park hothouse in Salford. Generations of...

Plan to knock down Salford’s Hyde Park Corner pub for 38 flats

The Hyde Park Corner pub shut its doors in July 2015, and there’s already plans lodged with Salford City Council to demolish it for 38 new flats. The pub and 0.4ha...

Child hurt after being knocked down in Walkden

A young child suffered head injuries after being knocked over by a car in Walkden this morning. Police were called at 11am today, Thursday 17 September, to the junction...

Gareth Carvell announces retirement from Salford Red Devils

Salford Red Devils Player Welfare Manager, Garreth Carvell has announced his retirement from the game. The 34-year-old former Great Britain and England prop and...