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Police appeal after 25-year-old suffers severe head injuries in five-car crash

A 25-year-old man has suffered serious head injuries in a crash at Strangeways in Manchester. It’s now thought five cars were involved in the smash, including the...

Missing: Concern growing for 86-year-old Worsley man Derek Billam

Police are appealing for urgent help to trace a missing elderly man from the Worsley area. Derek Billam, 86, was last seen at 12.15pm on Wednesday 4 November. He is...

100 years in jail for arsonists as crews await Bonfire Night spike

‘Arson hunters’  – including a crime-sniffing dog – at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have be hailed for helping to secure over 100...

Major delays after serious three-car smash near Trinity Way

A serious crash at the junction of Trinity Way and Cheetham Hill Road is causing severe delays for drivers into this evening’s rush hour. The A665 Cheetham Hill...

Salford City FC sign five-year kit deal with Umbro

Salford City FC have signed a five-year kit deal with sportswear giant Umbro. Promoting today’s launch first-team stalwarts Dom Smalley, Danny Webber and Gareth...

Mum’s horror at half a dead mouse found in bag of supermarket cabbage

A mum from Little Hulton found a dead rodent in a bag of vegetables from a frozen food store in Salford. Sarah Jane Shields, 27, was shocked to discover the back half of...

100 years ago: Salford rugby legend Tom Williams killed in First World War

A rather sad story from the Salford City Reporter 100 years ago tells the tale of 39-year-old Tom Williams, who died in a military hospital in Alexandria, Egypt....

50 years ago in Eccles: 100 firefighters tackle £500k blaze that wrecks huge Silk Street factory

50 years ago this week a devastating fire ripped through the Synthetic Supplies factory on Silk Street in Eccles, causing half a million pounds-worth of damage and...

Missing Salford man found safe and well

Graham Corrie the missing Salford man has been found safe and well report GMP. He was last seen on Monday 2 November 2015 between 12.30 and 12.45pm outside the Ellesmere...

Winner: Blood & Roses – The Songs of Ewan MacColl – The Lowry, Salford Quays

SalfordOnline.com is delighted to announce the winner of our recent Ewan MacColl tribute concert ticket competition. Marion Tenpenny was stunned to hear she’d won...