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Cash machine blown up in Boothstown

Thieves blew up an ATM in Boothstown, Worsley in the early hours of this morning, causing ‘a massive explosion’. At around 2am on Monday 26 October,...

Manchester University strike: Union ballots for action in jobs row

The University and College Union is to ballot its members for strike action claiming 219 staff at the University of Manchester are at risk of redundancy after changes to...

Charlie Cannon and Jimmy Whiz-Bang: Eccles soldier’s Manchester United banter in the trenches

SalfordOnline.com came across this amusing story from the Eccles and Patricroft Journal from October 1915 which tells the story of an Eccles soldier who gave the Germans...

Watch: Spooky shocks on show inside Swinton Halloween House

Hundreds of people visited Swinton’s very own Halloween House at the weekend to be scared out of their wits. The whole house has been kitted out with terrifying...

Two men stabbed and girl injured by knife-wielding thugs at Salford social club

Three people were injured after tooled-up thugs forced their way into a birthday party at a social club in Salford. Police were called to the Lower Kersal Social Club on...

Vote here: Salford Autumn Colours 2015 Photo Competition

SalfordOnline.com readers are a seriously talented bunch when it comes to snapping the best pictures of autumn colour in all its glory. Autumn is a season of mists and...

Salford aims to become ‘UK’s most Dementia-friendly City’

A new three year action and research study into living well with young onset dementia has been announced by the University of Salford’s Institute for Dementia and...

Salford schoolkids get sweet taste of success

Empty jam jars could have the sweet taste of business success for pupils at All Hallows RC High School in Salford. The young entrepreneurs are converting them into Jars...

Medical student’s shame at dumping waste in Salford

A medical student who twice dumped bags of rubbish in a Salford street feared she had dumped her career alongside the waste. Charlotte Lynch of Conmere Square, Hulme,...

Beechy well beaten by Pennington

Away to Pennington FC a disappointed Beechfield United squad slumped to a 4-1 defeat but the score line failed to reflect their brilliant first half performance. Jamie...