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Beechy snatch last minute winner

Following five successive defeats in the FBT Manchester League Beechfield United’s 1st Team players received a pre-Christmas bonus thanks to a 3-2 home win over...

Christmas comes early for Salford church group

Christmas has come early for a Salford church group who have a new and improved community centre in time for the festive season. Treasure House in Weaste bought...

Salford rallies with Keepmoat to donate £1,000 Christmas toys for sick kids

People in Pendleton dug deep to donate new toys and books to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital for Christmas. Residents and tenants at Thorn Court and Whitebeam...

Driver flees scene of Swinton crash

A van driver who fled the scene of a Swinton crash handed himself in to police. Officers blocked off Bolton Road at the junction with Station Road at 6am on Saturday 19...

Council backs RHS garden in Salford

Salford City Council has given unanimous backing to the RHS’s proposals to develop their fifth national garden in Salford. At the full council meeting, City Mayor Ian...

Barbara Keeley MP presents Sofie with 1st prize

In September, Barbara Keeley MP invited pupils from primary schools across her Worsley and Eccles South constituency to take part in her 2015 Christmas Card Competition....

Watch: The secret to speedy suitcase packing this Christmas

Whether it’s a much anticipated winter holiday in the sun, a seasonal break with friends or trip to get festive with the family, many of us will be making the mad dash...

Over 3.2M Brits will host their first Christmas Day this year

More than 3.2 million British adults will be hosting their very first Christmas Day this year, according to new research. And a quarter of these nervous ‘first...

Watch: GMFRS Christmas film delivers serious message

The Service’s Christmas Wish is about looking after older people this winter and features a young girl receiving a gift-wrapped firefighter, who helps her elderly...

Watch: The Fast Track guide to festive wrapping

There’s nothing more fulfilling at this time of year than returning from a Christmas shopping trip with armfuls of gifts that you feel sure your family and friends...