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Hairy Bikers feature Star Inn Salford on BBC Two tonight
Salford’s co-operative pub The Star Inn is to get five minutes of fame in a BBC Two TV show tonight. The pub on The Cliff in Higher Broughton was picked by TV...
Irlam first-aid training firm hits £4.1m turnover
Irlam-based imperative training have reported a a £4.1 million turnover in the past financial year. That’s a 7.8% increase on last year. The family-owned company...
Growers left shocked as trees stolen from Salford community orchard
A newly-planted orchard in Green Grosvenor Park in Salford has suffered from a devastating theft of 11 trees. Fruit trees meant for local children to enjoy were swiped...
Man hospitalised after being knocked down on Chorley Road in Swinton
A man in his 60s was taken to Salford Royal hospital with leg injuries last night after being hit by a car in rush-hour traffic. Police closed parts of Chorley Road in...
Firefighters use cold cutting lance to tackle Cobden Street blaze
Firefighters used high pressure cutting equipment to put out a fire on an industrial estate in Salford last night. Police and fire services closed off Cobden Street at...
Council launch anti-child abuse campaign
Salford City Council is supporting a new government campaign to encourage people to look out for and report child abuse. The campaign focuses on all forms of neglect and...
Watch: ATM scam warning as ‘tough cookie’ gran fights off robbers
Police have released CCTV of a 72-year-old who fought off would be scammers, in the hope of catching the two men responsible. Eileen McCartney managed to wrestle her...
100 years ago in Salford: Thieving dockers’ brief goes hell for leather in cargo affair
The now-closed Salford Docks on Trafford Road was in 1916 a hive of industry employing hundreds of men. With huge quantities of goods coming in from all over the world...
£400k upgrade for Manchester Museum
Manchester Museum has announced funding support of £406,400 for plans to extend and improve the museum. Work will start in May 2018 on the ‘Courtyard...
Plans to turn Blackfriars office into 34 flats with two-storey roof terrace
A disused 19th century textile warehouse in Blackfriars can be turned into a swanky apartments after change of use plans were allowed by Salford City Council. The...
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