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Watch: Saving my runaway daughter from sexual exploitation

A mother has described how she resorted to asking for her runaway daughter to go into care in a desperate bid to protect her from sexual exploitation. The mum, who has...

Irlam & Cadishead College amongst those gearing up for cycling revolution

Irlam & Cadishead College is just one of 11 schools and colleges benefiting from Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM’s) £1 million investment ‘Cycle...

Watch: Jaguar XJ takes on top drone in unique ‘Cat and Mouse’ challenge

A Jaguar XJ driven by leading movie stunt driver Mark Higgins took on one of the world’s best drone pilots in a unique ‘cat-and-mouse’ challenge that showcased how...

April 2016 Key Messages

The Budget 2016 Take a look at some of the key announcements made in the Budget 2016. Important changes to payroll in April 2016 The Employer Bulletin: February 2016 is...

Night bus cuts: Salford, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton left out in the cold

Two night bus services between Manchester and Bolton are to end from Sunday 3 April, First Manchester has announced. The 8 and the 36 will no longer run in the evenings...

Police chase in Weaste leads to arrest

Police chased a van through the streets of Weaste this afternoon after it failed to stop. Traffic officers attempted to pull over a Ford Transit on Chandos Grove at...

Jag dumped in Little Hulton after hitting mum and child, 3

A mother and her three-year-old child had to be taken Salford Royal hospital after being hit by by a car in Little Hulton. Their condition is not known at this stage but...

Italian restaurant Vero Moderno to open at Vimto Gardens

Salford restauranteur Giuseppe Piccoli is to open an Italian restaurant on Chapel Street at the Vimto Gardens development. Piccoli, who lives on Chapel Street himself,...

Five festivals of youth rugby return to Salford

Salford Red Devils have announced they’ll be hosting a spectacular day of youth rugby league in April. The city’s best amateur players, from age six to ten,...

100 years ago in Salford: Pendlebury coal miner crushed to death

This sad story from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal reminds of us a long-gone age when coal mining was booming in the North West of England. Health and...