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Police cordon off Weaste alleyway after burnt out motorbike found

Police cordoned off an alleway in Weaste, Salford, after discovering a motorbike ablaze. Officers taped off the ginnel, which runs between Barff Road and Kennedy Road,...

£80,000 Hot Bed Press mill buyout could save Salford council £500,000

Groundbreaking Salford arts hub on horizon as Hot Bed Press buy Casket Works from council for £80k A printmakers in Salford will buy the lease to their 30,000sq ft...

Patricroft’s dumbest ever criminal? 1915 MetroVicks thefts revealed

A man who stole his workmate’s bicycle, painted it green and then rode it back to work has been hailed one of Patricroft’s dumbest ever criminals. Sound...

Salford’s ForWorks wins £31m contract

Salford-based social housing construction firm ForWorks has secured a massive £31.2 million maintenance services contract for Villages Housing Association. The 13-year...

CCTV: Police hunt ‘clean-shaven’ man after vulnerable man raped in car park

Police have released CCTV footage of a man they want to speak to after a vulnerable man was left traumatised by being raped in a Bolton car park. Shortly after 6.20am on...

Little Hulton shooting: Gunmen on motorbike mow down dad, 34, in street

Two men on a motorbike shot a 34-year-old man in the street in Little Hulton, Salford, in what police are treating as attempted murder. Armed police were scrambled to...

Man, 34, shot in Little Hulton

A man is in hospital after being shot in Little Hulton last night. The 34-year-old was found with gunshot wounds. Officers were called to Coniston Avenue in Little...

Beechfield United Juniors weekend results

Six squad players were unavailable for Beechfield United Under 17’s North Bury Junior League away game with Roach Dynamos but against their very physical opponents...

Salix Homes launches new repairs service

Salix Homes tenants can look forward to a new locally-based repairs service. As from Monday October 5 they’ll be providing their repairs service directly rather...

Swinton thief pretends to have cancer to rob elderly woman

Police in Swinton are warning local residents to be alert after a man pretended to have cancer to steal from an elderly woman in her own home. The incident occurred on...