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Children avoid injury in Bolton Road smash

Police closed a section of the A666 Bolton Road for over an hour and a half on Sunday after five people, including three children, were involved in a smash. At around...

Big Fellas step all over Swinton

Featherstone Rovers hammered Swinton 58 points to 12 at the Big Fellas Stadium despite a tight first half that saw some extraordinary defending from the Lions. Rovers...

Salford City Roosters pipped at the post by Blackbrook

Salford City Roosters travelled to St. Helens to face Blackbrook who, at the start of the day, were on the same points as the Roosters, with the prospect that the losing...

Update: 33-year-old man shot in chest as he walked down Little Hulton street

A man gunned down in the street in Little Hulton has a severe gunshot wound to the chest, police have revealed. The 33-year-old victim was walking down Mill Hill, a...

James Walsh aka The Mancunian Birder describes seeing 100 different bird species on Salford’s Docklands

There are not many people can say they have seen a hundred bird species on Salford Docklands – in actual fact there are just two at the moment I have been recording...

Do you know how to spot an illegal gas fitter?

Around 1.1 million gas jobs are carried out every year by illegal fitters who aren’t properly qualified, putting householders at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, gas...

Willing Reds fall just short!

Salford Red Devils 20 Wigan Warriors 23 AJ Bell Stadium Coach Ian Watson was keen to follow up last week’s convincing win against Wakefield Trinity but had a bit of a...

Watch: Campaign launched to get parents talking about organ donation with their kids

Almost 49,000 people in the UK have endured the wait for an organ transplant in the last 10 years with over 6,000 dying before receiving the organ they desperately...

Wanted – Lee Kelly

Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a man wanted for a number of offences. Lee Kelly (03/06/80) is wanted in connection with conspiracy to supply...

Chief Inspector of Hospitals rates Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust as Good

England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals has rated Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust as Good following its latest inspection by the Care...