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Salford police officers ‘threatened with snake’ in Swinton

Two Salford police officers were threatened with a python after attending a call about a concern for the welfare of a man in Swinton. GMP Salford West posted on Facebook...

Homeless ex-soldier, 82, dies just hours after being evicted from squat

A homeless former soldier, age 82, died hours after being evicted from a squat in the city centre of Manchester. The ex-serviceman, known only as George, was taken to...

Volunteers launch Christmas music event to help homeless in Salford

Musicians and poets will get top billing in a charity night next month at The Old Pint Pot pub on the Crescent to raise money for three deserving charitable...

New group reaches out to grieving people in Salford

A Little Hulton mum-of-three and an orphaned Bangladeshi counsellor have launched a new self-help group to help people struggling with loss and bereavement in Salford....

100 years ago in Salford: AWOL soldiers handed hard labour for daring escape

100 years ago this week two soldiers from Pendlebury were reprimanded for escaping the horrors of the First World War by assaulting police officers and hiding in a...

5* Review: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time – The Lowry, Salford Quays

Returning to The Lowry after a UK tour last year was the stage adaptation of Mark Haddon’s 2003 smash-hit novel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time....

19th-century Worsley Methodist Church to be turned into flats

A former Methodist Church on Barton Road in Worsley is to be converted into four apartments after plans were passed by Salford City Council. The now vacant church, which...

Appeal after man, 54, found dead at Salford home

Police are asking for the public’s help to locate the next of kin of a man from Salford. Sean Francis Caldwell, 54, was found dead at his home on Milton Place in...

Salford City battle storms to share spoils at Moor Lane

Salford City played out a hard fought 1-1 draw at Moor Lane in front of visiting Hartlepool ‘underdog’ manager Ronnie Moore, whose side take on the Ammies in...

Salford hate crime victim speaks out on restorative justice

A student who was racially abused as he walked down the street in Salford has called for more victims to take part in restorative justice. Jack, 20, was wearing the...