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Sale Sharks team news

Steve Diamond has named his Sale Sharks side which will take on Castres on Saturday evening at Stade Pierre-Antoine in the European Rugby Challenge Cup Pool One Round...

4.5* Review: Cinderella – Opera House Manchester

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Opera House Manchester where traditional panto Cinderella is given a little twist. Olympic ice skating champions...

Police hunt Pendlebury man, 38, wanted for shoplifting spree

A man is wanted for three separate shoplifting offences. Wayne Bevan, 38, from Bolton Road, Pendlebury, has so far evaded police custody after stealing goods worth over...

Devastated family of Craig Creedon, 31, demand answers after tragic death

Family and friends of a man who died when he was hit by a train in Eccles have criticised mental health authorities in Salford. Craig Creedon, 31, was killed at around...

Salford mum’s ooVoo video app warning after pervert exposes penis to 11-year-old daughter

An 11-year-old girl from Salford was left shocked and distressed after a man in his 40s contacted her on the popular video chat app ooVoo and exposed himself. Her mum...

5* Review: The Bodyguard – The Palace Theatre, Manchester

With Alexandra Burke of X Factor fame shining in the title role and gunshots echoing through the auditorium the crowd was hooked from the opening scenes of The Bodyguard...

Salford’s BGT star Ella Shaw takes part in GMP road safety campaign

For the second year in a row, students from Salford City College attended the ‘Safe Drive, Stay Alive’ performance at Middleton Arena. This year’s performance...

AFC Monton steps up to FC United-style fan funding with £300k clubhouse build

A local football team in Monton, Eccles, is launching an innovative FC United-style fans funding scheme to raise £75,000 to help improve their facilities. AFC Monton...

Salford theatre school principal passes beacon onto one of her first pupils

A principalfrom a theatre arts school in Salford is passing the beacon onto one of her first pupils after 17 years at the school. 29 year-old Laura Walker is taking over...

100 years ago in Salford: Eccles Pals won’t be home for Christmas as fatalities pile up

As the First World War dragged on despite the cheery belief back in Blighty that it would be over by Christmas 1914, the second festive season rolled around and the grim...