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Older People’s Day: Salford silver generation honoured
Salford resdients aged over 50 are being celebrated in the city today at a special event to mark Older People’s Day. Older People’s Day takes place each year on...
Warning after thieves target vulnerable man in Swinton
Police in Salford are warning local communities to be aware after a man on a mobility scooter was robbed in Swinton. At 10.45am on Tueday 21 September the man was on...
£5 million boost for Salford’s ‘ground-breaking’ care model
The Salford Together partnership today, Thursday 1 October received £5.17m funding towards its ‘radical’ new care model to integrate health, social care, mental...
50 years ago in Salford: Teenage kicks see boy, 17, in court for 4,000-pill theft
In October 1965 in Salford the teenage beat boom was in full swing and part of the scene were amphetamine-style narcotics known as ‘pep pills’. But one young...
Arson probe over Salford house fire
An empty mid-terraced house went up in flames last night in Weaste, Salford. Fire crews from Salford and Agecroft were called by local residents to Emerson Steet at...
Salford pupils keep active thanks to revolutionary new app
Over 1200 pupils in Salford are benefitting from an innovative new health and fitness app being trialled across the city. The EdStart Health and Fitness Programme has...
100 years ago in Salford: AWOL soldiers caught hiding in Pendlebury coal shelter
An unusual court case, the first of its kind in the district, was heard in September 1915 when a collier named William Taylor appeared charged with unlawfully concealing...
Car smoking ban comes into force
From today, Monday 1 October 2015 it is illegal to smoke in a vehicle with anyone under 18 in it. Both the driver and the smoker can be fined £50. The change in the law...
Child porn suspect on the run
Police are appealing for help in tracing a man who is wanted on a crown court warrant after absconding whilst on trial. 53-year-old Julian Myerscough, who is from the...
Giant 400,000sq ft warehouse build for Logistics North
M&G Real Estate is to fund the construction of 400,000 sq ft of distribution space at Logistics North in Bolton. The two logistics buildings, 225,031 sq ft and...
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