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Snap more Salford beauty: Autumn Colours Photo Competition deadline extended

Such is the stunning response we’ve had to our Autumn Colours Photo Competition that we’re extending the deadline for pictures until this Sunday. When all...

Spooky Halloween pop-up cinema launched at Walkden Town Centre

Walkden Town Centre, managed by The Derwent Group, has announced the launch of a 100-seat pop-up cinema to celebrate Halloween during the half term break. Chorley-based...

Delays on M60 near Trafford Centre after four-vehicle crash

One lane of the M60 clockwise between Junctions 9 and 10 has been closed after a four-vehicle accident. The collision is thought to have occurred at around 11am on...

Update: 18 arrests in Salford drug raids as heroin and crack cocaine seized

Police have announced 18 arrests and the seizure of large quantities of cocaine, heroin and crack cocaine in Salford drug raids this morning. 200 officers helped execute...

200 officers carry out Class A drugs raids in Eccles and Salford

15 people have been arrested on Class A drugs supply charges in early morning raids in Salford. Police say large amounts of illegal narcotics were recovered from...

Man, 50, ‘lucky to be alive’ after firefighters pull him from burning flat

Firefighters say a man is lucky to be alive after they rescued him from a fire in his Salford home. Crews found the 50-year-old lying face down in a smoke-logged flat on...

Outrage over Salford horror shootings: ‘City in fear’ demands police response

Greater Manchester Police said in a joint press conference with Salford City Council today that the deliberate close-range shooting of a 7-year-old boy in Winton had...

Police hunt two men over shooting of boy, 7, and mum in Winton

Police have issued descriptions of two men who shot a 7-year-old boy and his 29-year old mother at their home on Gillingham Road in Winton last night. Both victims were...

Young thugs steal charity collection bucket on Salford Precinct

Police were called to Salford Precinct at 11.25am on Tuesday 13 October after receiving reports that an elderly man had been robbed of a charity box containing roughly...

Salford journalism students put their questions to Schools Minister Nick Gibb

On Tuesday 6th October Conservative MP Nick Gibb and News UK’s Guto Harri took questions from media and journalism students at Salford City College’s Pendleton Sixth...