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Barbara Keeley MP takes up the fight against Meningitis

Worsley and Eccles South MP, Barbara Keeley, is supporting Meningitis Now in its fight against meningitis. It is 30 years since the organisation started to fight this...

Looking for descendants of the Salford Blitz

Just before Christmas, 75 years ago, German bombers undertook their fiercest air raid against Manchester and Salford, killing an estimated 684 people and injuring 2,364....

Wanted – Lee Hindley

A man is wanted on recall to prison. Lee Hindley (08/11/1988) is wanted after failing to comply with his licensing conditions. He has links to the North Manchester and...

Top 5 things to do in Salford this weekend

Winter is on the way, so why not get your hat and gloves out of the cupboard and head out to one of these top events in Salford. Please note that you can allow yourself...

Salford weekend weather: Rain, wind, sleet and snow forecast

Salfordians are in for a weekend of cold, miserable weather according to forecasters at the Met Office. Wintry showers and night frosts will spread to much of the North...

100 years ago in Salford: The Staggering Case of Sgt Dandy, Patricroft lothario

The human capacity for self-delusion is nowhere more evident than in this extraordinary court case from November 1915: in fact the plot reads like a Hollywood movie. The...

Winners: Sweetly Sings Delaney for Shelagh Delaney Day

SalfordOnline.com have picked the winners of our ‘Sweetly Sings Delaney’ competition, ahead of Shelagh Delaney Day on 25 November. This now annual event sees...

Need a lift? Pic of five stuck Swinton coppers goes viral

Five police officers had to be rescued by fire crews at Swinton police station today after getting stuck in a lift. GMP Salford West cheekily posted on Facebook:...

Monton’s magical Christmas is coming

Monton village will get the Christmas season off to a glowing start on Thursday November 26 by switching on its Christmas lights. Santa has also put the date in his...

Eccles student Riley makes TV history with EastEnders role

A former Salford City College student has made UK soap history after becoming the first transgender actor to be cast to play a transgender character. 21-year-old Riley...