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29 Salford councillors reject Jeremy Corbyn coup as Labour leader refuses to back down
Josh Garside Tue 5th July, 3:01 PM
29 Labour party councillors in Salford have given their official backing to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in a signed statement. Mr Corbyn faced a backbench coup in the...
University of Salford open campus in Bahrain
Tom Rodgers Tue 5th July, 2:38 PM
The University of Salford has become the first UK university to open a branch in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The small island nation, off the east coast of Saudi Arabia in...
Fresh concerns as junior doctors reject new contract
Josh Garside Tue 5th July, 2:11 PM
Junior doctors sparked fresh strike fears today as British Medical Association (BMA) members voted to reject the terms of a new contract offered to them by the...
50 years ago in Salford: Stella Maris ‘Seaman’s Mission’ opens to Modernist delight
Tony Flynn Tue 5th July, 12:26 PM
It may be difficult to believe, but in a spot near where Chinese investors are building 2,000 new homes at Salford’s Middlewood Locks, there once stood...
100 years ago: Somme first day forgotten as telegrams break Salford family hearts
Tony Flynn Tue 5th July, 10:42 AM
The country has just finished nationwide commemorations of the first day of the Battle of the Somme, with tributes, events and quiet contemplation on Friday 1 July 2016....
Family pay tribute to ‘fun-loving’ police Special Samantha Derbyshire, 23, tragically killed on M61
Tom Rodgers Tue 5th July, 9:41 AM
The family of a Special Constable who died after being hit by a lorry on the M61 have paid tribute to their “beautiful, amazing daughter”. 23-year-old...
University of Salford exhibition tells stories of religious transgender people
Tony Flynn Tue 5th July, 8:22 AM
A groundbreaking exhibition telling the stories of religious transgender people is opening at the University of Salford. The Twilight People exhibition, the first in...
M62 still closed after man killed and two seriously hurt
Tom Rodgers Mon 4th July, 4:04 PM
Parts of the M62 are expected to remain closed into Monday’s rush-hour after a man died and 10 other people were hurt in a horror smash on the motorway this...
Watch and Win! 2 VIP tickets on offer for ‘jaw-dropping’ Broken dance extravaganza
Tom Rodgers Mon 4th July, 3:28 PM
Dance lovers are in for a treat this week as SalfordOnline.com has two VIP tickets to giveaway to a major live performance at MediaCityUK. Open-air performances have...
Two jailed for trafficking gun used to shoot 7-year-old Christian Hickey in Salford
Tom Rodgers Mon 4th July, 3:06 PM
Two men have been jailed for possessing firearms after a seven-year-old boy was shot in the leg in a horror attack that shocked the nation last year. Manchester Crown...
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