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50 years ago in Salford: Bingo craze calls time on Salford Ambassador Super Cinema

A listed architectural wonder built in 1928 but later demolished by Salford city planners – does this ring any bells? The local papers in April 1965 were full of...

25 years ago in Eccles: All Saints am-dram group’s £1 million Stradivarius fiddle

The Salford Advertiser of April 1990 carried an incredible a story of how a battered old violin used as a stage prop by an Eccles theatre group could be a rare...

Chinese businessman rapped for Salford fly tipping

A Stockport businessman who sold mobile phone accessories and e-cigarettes has been hit with a bill of £1,415 for dumping business waste on the streets of Salford....

Salford teen wins Cream of the Community award

Creamline Dairies, the long established, Trafford based family company has announced that Salford teenager Ethan Evans,13, is the winner of its inaugural ‘Creamline:...

Five legal highs including ‘fake cocaine’ banned under new law

The government has issued a temporary ban on five legal highs being used as street drugs in the UK. Also known as ‘new psychoactive substances’ the ban...

Appeal: Women arrested for attempted murder in M60 smash

Police are appealing for witnesses after a serious collision on the M60 resulted in three people being taken to hospital At 7.10pm on Thursday 9 April 2015, a red...

Pictured: Filming starts in Salford for Strangeways Here We Come

Pictures by Gareth Wilson and David Flash SalfordOnline.com is being inundated with pictures straight from the latest film set on Salford precinct. Crowds have gathered...

Salford Red Devils head coach Iestyn Harris was in bullish mood today given the number of injuries and suspensions he has to contend with ahead of Sunday’s visit of...

Competition: Win tickets to see Milton Jones at The Lowry, Salford Quays

Competition: Win tickets to see Milton Jones at The Lowry, Salford Quays SalfordOnline.com have a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky reader to see king of the...

Youth arrested and off-road bikes seized in Winton chase

Youths racing off-road and quad bikes around the Winton estate in Eccles have been arrested and their bikes seized. Police received multiple calls at around 4.40pm on...