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Little Hulton man charged after police seize £27k in cash and 1kg of cocaine

A man has been charged after police found large amounts of cash and drugs at a house in Little Hulton. Drugs police executed a warrant on Old Lane, near the back of...

‘Growing importance of Salford’ sees BAM sell off Metro Exchange Quay for £17.6m

BAM Properties have announced they have sold their five-storey Metro Office block in Salford. East London-based property investment firm Picton Capital Ltd snapped up...

Salford man Mark Breeze wanted on recall to prison, say police

Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a man wanted on a recall to prison. He is originally from the Salford area and has links to Kersal and...

Police release CCTV pics after string of late-night sex assaults in Manchester

Police have released images of a man they want to speak to in connection with a series of sexual assaults in Manchester city centre. The man is described as Asian, in...

£170m cuts to community pharmacies will hurt patients, pile more pressure on GPs

Worsley MP Barbara Keeley has rounded on government minsters for putting forward damaging funding cuts for community pharmacies in Salford and across the country. £170...

Plans in for 500 flats in two huge towers near Lowry Hotel, Salford

Bruntwood and Select Property Group have submitted plans for two large towers near the 5* Lowry Hotel in Salford. The 16 and 33-storey blocks, next to the River Irwell,...

Woman fights off attacker on Half Edge Lane, Eccles

Police were called to Half Edge Lane in Eccles at 7.40am today, Tuesday 23 February, after receiving reports that a female had been assaulted by a male passerby. The...

Knife-wielding thief kidnaps worker to hold up Swinton Subway

A man brandishing a large knife at Subway in Swinton grabbed hold of a fleeing shop worker and forced her to open the till at knifepoint. At around 5.15pm on Wednesday...

20-year-old charged with murder after man found stabbed to death

A man has been charged with murder after the body of a 58-year-old man was found at a house off Bury New Road in Cheetham Hill. Adebanjo Adegboye was taken into police...

Buile Hill Park gets new marker posts for fun runners

Fun runners are being urged to go the distance with new courses in Buile Hill Park. Salford City Council has installed marker posts showing the route of three different...