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Salford swimming prodigy celebrates success in Samoa

17 year old Eccles college student and City of Salford swimmer Lewis Clough from Tyldesley returns home today with a staggering five medals, having represented Great...

Pal’s appeal to find family of Salford man Barry Curran, 50

The friend of a man who died in Swinton has joined a police appeal to find his family. 50-year-old Barry Curran, who is believed to have been born in Ordsall, passed...

Not so bitter now: Charity launches beer for child poverty awareness

Children’s charity Wood Street Mission has launched a Victorian-style beer to help raise awareness about the high levels of child poverty in Salford and...

Mixed fortunes for Clifton Cricket Clubs teams

For the second week in a row there was a remarkable reversal in fortunes for the Clifton Cricket teams as the luckless thirds and firsts both won and the seconds went...

Teenage boys arrested after 16-year-old girl tasered in Little Hulton

A 16-year-old girl was hospitalised last night after being tasered by two teenage boys in Little Hulton, Salford. The girl was walking along Ridyard Street at around...

Strangeways: Stuart Horner prison roof protest continues into second day

A convicted killer is continuing his rooftop protest at HMP Strangeways in Manchester. Stuart Horner, 35, made national headlines when he scaled the roof of the prison...

Salford to celebrate heroic nurse Edith Cavell 100 years after execution

The life and tragic death of nurse Edith Cavell 100 years ago will be celebrated at Salford’s Sacred Trinity church next month. Cavell was a nurse during the First...

5* Review: Richard Thompson – The Lowry, Salford Quays

Richard Thompson played to a packed audience at the Lyric Theatre in Salford and showed what a truly stunning guitarist and songwriter he is. Effortlessly storming...

‘Make and Take’ as Salford City Academy opens up

Prospective students are being encouraged to ‘make and take’ with a series of exciting activities and workshops as Salford City Academy opens its doors on Thursday...

110 new jobs as Bolton energy firm adds £4.5m investment

Energy comparison firm Love Energy Savings (LES) has announced it will add 110 new jobs over the next 12 months with a £4.5 million investment from private equity firm...