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‘No need’ for £670k fees for £75m Adelphi Wharf, say council

Council planners have given permission for work to start on the first phase of the £75 million Adelphi Wharf development in Salford. But the developers successfully...

Countryside get another 54 New Broughton homes through planning

Warrington housebuilder Countryside Properties (UK) Ltd has won permission to build 54 two and three-bed houses on vacant scrubland in Broughton, Salford. The...

Hero firefighters save two pups but four dogs die in Little Hulton kennel fire

Four dogs have sadly died after a fire broke out in a shed in the garden of a house in Little Hulton, Salford. Over 10 puppies are thought to have been caught up in the...

Live: Swinton Lions v Keighley Cougars

[liveblog] Swinton Lions take on Keighley Cougars. Kick-off 3pm.

Countryside to turn Seedley Primary School into 60 homes

Council planners have passed proposals by housebuilders Countryside Properties (UK) Ltd for 60 homes on the site of a famous former primary school in Salford. Seedley...

Bird watchers flock to Cadishead moss as rare Stone Curlew reappears

Bird watchers are racing in their droves to catch a glimpse of a rare and strange bird spotted in Salford for the first time in over 50 years. The evasive Stone Curlew...

50 years ago in Salford: Beat combo The Rogues tipped for the top

In May 1965 a group of young chaps from Salford and Swinton who called themselves The Rogues were intent on world domination of the musical kind. The Eccles and...

£75m Adelphi Wharf in Salford recommended for approval

Council planners have no objections to a new development of 206 apartments proposed for the banks of the River Irwell as part of the £75 million Adelphi Wharf. Fortis...

Live: Election 2015

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Chorlton stabbing update: 49-year-old woman arrested

A woman has been arrested after a woman was stabbed in Chorlton. At around 1.05pm on Friday 1st May 2015, police were called to an address on Caldervale Avenue in...