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50 years ago: Pep pill peril – Swinging Sixties sees 16-year-old girl on ‘Black Bomber’ drug charge
The big news in Salford in April 1965 was a moral panic: horrified adults watched as a teenager went up in court for trying to score 60 amphetamine pills known as...
Game day: High-flying Salford set to diminish Giants
Salford are again without talismanic Theo Fages – he of the contract negotiations farrago – as they take on Huddersfield Giants in this Good Friday battle at...
Election 2015: Leaders debate takes Salford by storm
Forget who won for a moment – whether Nicola Sturgeon’s terrier-like antics pushed her to the top of a YouGov poll, or David Cameron became just another face...
Salford Heart Care forced to cut groups in savage funding loss
Two popular heart care groups in Salford have been forced to close after the charity running them was served with a £26,000 funding cut. Langworthy and Walkden healthy...
Your chance to be in the audience on a live television show in Salford
Have you ever fancied being in the audience of a live televised chat show? Well here is your chance. ITV is inviting SalfordOnline.com readers to be in the audience of...
Easter services in Salford
Find out where special services are being held around Salford as Christians celebrate the religious festival at the end of Lent. Easter is a time of worship for many as...
Police appeal to trace two absconded prisoners with links to the Manchester area
Police are appealing for information to trace two men from Liverpool who have both absconded from Kirkham prison. Gerard Bailey, 43, from Merseyside, went missing from...
Salford elderly hit again in fake cops phone cash scam
Police have issued a warning as elderly people in Salford are again being targeted by criminals over the phone. Cold callers are making telephone calls to households...
Easter Fun in Salford
Welcome to a round-up of what’s on this Easter, there’s certainly plenty happening in Salford. Here are a few highlights. Easter activities The Quays Duck Race...
25 years ago: ‘Walking through hell’ at Strangeways Prison Riot
25 years ago this week tensions at Strangeways prison boiled over and exploded into the longest prison riot in British penal history. The images and scenes from this...
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