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100,000sq ft TalkTalk Cadishead and Warrington sites go on the market

Two large TalkTalk offices in Cadishead and Warrington have gone up for rent on the open market. SalfordOnline.com revealed in June how the broadband giant had agreed by...

50 years ago in Eccles: Can’t stop the Beat as Salford’s own Abbey Road studio opens

Over the past five years SalfordOnline.com has been recording the young musicians of the Beat generation who came up through Salford and Eccles bent on world domination....

Pictured: Lorry wedged under low bridge in Walkden

A lorry driver has become stuck under a low railway bridge in Walkden. At around 1pm today, Wednesday 7 October, SalfordOnline.com readers sent in pictures of the large...

‘Depraved’ ex-Salford University worker jailed for 8 years for child abuse

A former Salford University staff member has been jailed after sexually assaulting two children. Joseph Tonner, 54, from Runcorn, committed ‘depraved and...

23% hike in complaints against GMP, find IPCC

Complaints against Greater Manchester Police rose by almost a quarter in 2014/15, a report by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has found. Over the...

Green Lane closed: Lorry’s roof ripped off after hitting railway bridge

A lorry carrying pallets of plastic has hit the low railway bridge on Green Lane in Eccles. The impact of the crash caused the truck’s roof to be ripped from its...

M60 Delays: Three-car crash closes two lanes at J12 Salford

Three cars have crashed in poor weather on the M60 motorway, with delays clockwise at Junction 12 for the M62. A rolling roadblock is in place and police closed two...

The Loop connects to MediaCityUK Salford

The Loop, Manchester’s dedicated fibre network, has completed a 1.5km extension to MediaCityUK. As well as adding a further, and significantly important, link to its...

Several thousand pounds stolen in attack on Walkden shop worker

A four-figure sum running into several thousand pounds was stolen when a woman was attacked in broad daylight in Walkden this week, Greater Manchester Police have...

Salford scam victims speak out after losing thousands to con artists

Victims of rogue traders and scam mailers in Salford have spoken out to stop others getting conned. And they are warning people not to give work to doorstep traders or...