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Man shot in the leg in Cheetham Hill

Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was shot in the leg in Cheetham Hill. At around 8.10pm on Wednesday 2 December 2015, police found an empty vehicle...

Tickets: Heartbreaking poems and BBC music for Salford dementia concert

Next week the University of Salford’s groundbreaking Institute for Dementia will host the BBC Philharmonic for their second anniversary concert. The event will...

Giant inflatable student debt pig comes to Salford

A giant inflatable pig has been at Salford University today as part of an NUS campaign to highlight the issue of student debts. The campaign, called #CutTheCosts,...

85-year-old pedestrian hurt in Swinton van accident

Multiple emergency services were called to Deansway on the Poets estate in Swinton this morning after reports an elderly man was hit by a van. Police, fire crews, an...

Public given chance to have say on plans to improve air quality in Salford

Salford’s environment chief has welcomed a decision to get feedback from the public before plans to improve air quality are put in place. Councillor Gena Merrett has...

Salford students gain clinical work experience with Cadets course

Two Health and Social Care students from Salford City College’s Walkden Sixth Form Centre have been gaining hands-on work experience as part of a special Cadet course....

Warning: Men posing as Salford City Council workers out to scam you on your doorstep

Salford residents are being warned that scammers have branched out into gardening fraud. Fake letters – with Salford City Council logos on – are being...

12-Hour Christmas Carolathon for charity in Swinton

Kick-start Christmas this Saturday 5 December by joining in all or part of the Salford Community Leisure 12-hour marathon ‘Carolathon’, taking place from 8am to 8pm...

Hero firefighters awarded for rescuing baby from brink of death

Hero firefighters who revived a newborn baby who had stopped breathing have been given an award for their efforts. Green Watch at Leigh Community Fire Station were...

Holidays are coming: Coca Cola Christmas truck returns to Trafford Centre this weekend

Coca-Cola’s travelling trucks have become Christmassy icons since they starred in the ‘Holidays Are Coming’ television advertising campaign in 1995....