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50 years ago in Eccles: Mystery of body found in lab at Lankro Chemicals

SalfordOnline.com came across this rather interesting mystery from the pages of the long-defunct Eccles and Patricroft Journal from April 1966; a body found in the...

Are you the missing man in this 1980s Salford football team?

An historic photo of a local football team is missing just one name: is it you? Beechfield United Football Club – whose reports regularly grace the sports pages of...

Manchester Victoria and Salford Central stations reopen following railway upgrade

Manchester Victoria and Salford Central stations reopened to passengers today, Monday 4 April after a 10-day closure over Easter as part of a £1bn+ railway upgrade. The...

Thinking caps required after Salford slump to Wakefield defeat

The great win at Huddersfield on Easter Monday came with a price with the injury to winger Mason Caton-Brown adding to Salford’s growing injury list. Coach Ian Watson...

Two hurt in smash that closed Regent Road for over an hour

Police closed Regent Road for over an hour and a half on Sunday while they dealt with a serious smash on the main route in and out of Salford. Paramedics were called to...

Police sniff out Eccles cannabis farm in immigration raid

A man has been arrested after police uncovered a cannabis farm in a flat above a shop in Eccles. At 6am on Sunday 3 April immigration officers knocked on at flat on...

Man’s body found in children’s play area

Police called to reports of a body found on Yarrow Place, Halliwell, Bolton. Police attended at a children’s play area on Yarrow Place at 06:50am on Monday 04 April...

32 homes hit by 12-hour power cut in Weaste

Over 30 homes in Weaste are still offline after a power cut hit overnight. Electricity supplies went off on six streets near All Hallows RC High School in the Weaste...

First firearms amnesty since 2014 to get guns off the streets

People who own firearms or ammunition are being urged to hand them in to police in a new two-week gun amnesty. The last firearms surrender back in 2014 saw 225 weapons...

Missing: 14-year-old Jade Lynch

Cheshire police have renewed calls for the public to help find missing teenager Jade Lynch. Officers are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of 14-year-old...