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Planners win approval for 8-storey block of flats on former Albert Vaults pub

A demolished pub on Chapel Street in Salford will be replaced by an 8-storey tower block after plans were finally passed by Salford City Council. The Albert Vaults...

Swinton swimming ace Hannah Payton rewarded for successful year

A teenage swimmer from Swinton is celebrating after scooping several awards at her swimming club’s presentation evening. Hannah Payton, 18, who has Down’s Syndrome,...

City West plan five-storey apartment block with restaurant in Eccles

Housing association City West have submitted plans for a five-storey block of flats in Eccles town centre. The building, on a demolished garage site on Fox Street,...

New apprentice recruits start work in Salford

A Salford housing provider and its partner contractors have welcomed their latest intake of apprentices. Salix Homes, which owns more than 8,300 homes across central...

Clothing, construction and finance firms take space at Salford’s Magnetic House

Three new firms have taken space at Magnetic House on Salford Quays, commercial property agents Canning O’Neill report. Irish clothing company Portwest Clothing...

38-year-old man arrested on suspicion of shoplifting

A 38-year-old man from Pendlebury has been arrested on suspicion of three counts of shoplifting, police report. Officers called for the public to share Wayne...

Salford men jailed for £1,715 railway cable theft

Two men from Salford have been jailed for a total of 17 months after stealing railway cable worth £1,715, as part of a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation....

Beechfield United Juniors weekend results

Once again the wet weather forced the postponement of all games scheduled for grass pitches involving Beechfield United’s Junior Section teams but six games did take...

Private firm ditched as North West Ambulance Service wins back Patient Transport Service

The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust has won back a five-year contract to transport patients to hospital from a subsidiary of bus company Arriva. North West...

A ‘Wicked’ Night at the Pendleton Christmas Cabaret

Last week saw the return of the infamous Christmas Cabaret at Salford City College’s Pendleton Sixth Form Centre. This year’s musical extravaganza, which was...