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Watch: Stunning Salford headshave for Emily James raises £2577

Family and friends of a desperately ill teenager from Salford have scored a major win – by raising over £2,500 with a sponsored head shave. Emily James was...

Free and cheap family days out for Bank Holiday Monday

Don’t get bored on Bank Holiday Monday – there’s plenty to do out there in Salford and Manchester. Go and catch a family play Over at The Lowry Theatre...

iPro Sport Cup Final Live: Swinton Lions vs North Wales Crusaders

[liveblog] Join SalfordOnline.com’s rugby league reporter Andie Riley here from 11.30am on Saturday 23 May for the final of the iPro Cup. Swinton take on North...

Man died of heroin overdose in Pendleton, inquest finds

A 35-year-old man from Salford died from a drug overdose, an inquest at Bolton Coroners Court found. Ian Thompson, 35, of no fixed address, died on 20 February 2015 on...

Theatre company take over Royal Oak Eccles for ‘interactive’ Early Doors

A theatre company is due to take over the historic Royal Oak pub in Eccles for a three-night “immersive experience”. Not Too Tame, fresh from a sell out run at...

Trophy-seeking Swinton praise ‘superb’ fans in cup final bid

Swinton Lions head coach John Duffy is treating Saturday’s iPro cup final “like any other away game”, but says fans flocking back to Sedgley Park are the...

Jailed: Sex predator who abused Salford woman with learning difficulties

A man who sexually assaulted a vulnerable woman he cared for in Salford has been jailed for 12 months. In May 2014 Darren Gresty sexually assaulted to woman, who is in...

2015 Salford Business Award winners announced

The winners of the 2015 Salford Business Awards have been announced. At the eighth annual awards, Weaste-based T and K Gallagher scooped the Large Business of the Year...

Salford tower block fire sees three treated for smoke inhalation

Three people were given oxygen therapy at the scene of a high-rise tower block fire in Salford last night. At around 9.30pm on Thursday 21 May, four fire engines from...

50 years ago in Salford: Talk of the North link to ‘big-time hopefuls’ Karl’s Marals

Salford’s long association with the music biz is well recorded, but one of the most unusually-named bands tipped for success in May 1965 also had a local legend in...