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Salford man takes the plunge in sub-zero temperatures to fight youth homelessness
Joseph Kotrie-Monson, from Salford, is taking the plunge at this year’s Tyumen Open Cup Winter Swimming Competition (10-15 December) to fight youth homelessness. The...
Police investigating gunshots in Whitefield
Police are appealing for witnesses following reports of gunshots in Whitefield. At around 7.30pm on Tuesday 1 December 2015, police were called to a property on Bury New...
Salford City College students reach National Business Final
Business-savvy students from Salford City College beat off competition from seven other local teams to win the North Manchester heat of the National Business and...
Lancashire firm fined £850k for 6 million nuisance calls
A claims management company which bombarded people with millions of nuisance calls has been fined £850,000. 2,000 people complained to industry regulator Ofcom about...
Predatory paedophile jailed for 15 years for historic child sex abuse
A man has been jailed for 15 years for historic sexual abuse of children. David Walker, 54, of Foxfield Road, Manchester, was found guilty of five counts of buggery, one...
Salford accountant swaps real business for monkey business
Animal-loving accountant Anna Godwin swapped real business for monkey business when she spent a month volunteering at a wildlife sanctuary in Borneo. Anna took advantage...
Salford schoolboy donates bedding for homeless to Narrowgate night shelter
Ethan Evans, the Salford schoolboy who has managed to raise £15,000 through fundraising events despite his own health problems, has generously donated new quilts and...
A580: Roadworks to be removed from Wednesday morning
All the remaining roadworks and traffic management on the A580 East Lancs Road for the Leigh Guided Busway will be removed after the morning rush hour on Wednesday 2...
100 years ago in Salford: 20-strong Chinese gambling ring busted
Continuing with our series of unusual court cases from Salford’s history over the past 100 years, this story of an illegal Chinese betting syndicate had even the...
Efit of con-artists who stole £60k from vulnerable Walkden man
Police have issued two e-fits of suspected thieves after a man was conned out of tens of thousands of pounds. Sometime in April or May 2015, a man knocked on the door of...
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