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Salford student game developers wow judges at national Microsoft challenge finals

A team of student computer game developers from the University of Salford has impressed judges at the national final of a global student technology competition run by...

WATCH: Jack Whitehall to appear at Eccles pub as Fresh Meat take over The Grapes

By Tony Flynn and Tom Rodgers TV stars of the Channel 4 hit comedy Fresh Meat have set up for a two-day film shoot at The Grapes Hotel in Peel Green, Eccles. A crew from...

Salford CCG staff take on the Greater Manchester Marathon

Four members of staff at Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) are taking part in this year’s ASICS Greater Manchester Marathon on Sunday 19 April 2015. The...

Teen guilty of buying poison ’30 times stronger than ricin’ from Dark Web

A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to ordering a potentially deadly toxin from the ‘Dark Web’ at court in Manchester. The teenager, who is from the...

Plans lodged to turn former Chapel Street stationers into flats

Developers want to turn a derelict office building on Chapel Street in Salford into a new apartment block. The George Ellis & Sons (Stationers) Ltd building at 52-60...

Appeal: Thieves take £5,000 clarinets from Manchester train

The British Transport Police are appealing for the public’s help after two valuable instruments were stolen from a train at Manchester Piccadilly station. Officers...

50 years ago in Salford: War-winning electrical wonder firm packs up for Eccles

1,000 members of staff were on the move 50 years ago this week as the Salford Electrical Instruments factory on Silk Street shut down for good. The company was founded...

5* Review: Rebecca – The Lowry, Salford Quays

By Dane Yates SalfordOnline.com Rating: 5 out of 5 “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” The infamous opening lines of Daphne du Maurier’s best known...

Tiki bar pop-up ‘Shack’ to open at MediaCityUK

Slice those pineapples and don a grass skirt as a new pop-up bar prepares to open on the MediaCityUK piazza. The team behind the Dockyard MediaCityUK are getting in the...

Stunning Swinton storm Thunder to book cup final spot

Full back Chris Atkin starred for the Lions with a 20-point haul to put the in-form side through to the I-Pro cup final in Blackpool. But it went to the wire with only...