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Vote to let the sun shine on Barton Athletic Club

Barton Athletic Club who have recently moved to new £750,000 premises on Franklin Street, Patricroft, need your help. The club provides the following sports –...

Love Eccles festival comes to town

Eccles is gearing up to share the love as four days of new plays, comedy, markets, music, street food and drink, heritage and art take over the heart of the town. From...

Salford City split over BFG Denton and tonight’s title faves Fax

Salford City have a chance to add some real credibility to their title charge when they meet National League North big boys FC Halifax Town. Continuing their unbeaten...

Beechfield United Saturday team off to a flying start

Beechfield United Senior Saturday Morning team made an exceptional start to the new season following their First Division home game with Brushes Rangers Spartak. Despite...

Things are hotting up at Swinton shopping centre

Head down to Swinton Square on Saturday 17th September for the ‘Chilli Festival’ – A -One-day event with markets and entertainment themed on all things Chilli. As...

Salford ‘Angels’ plea to find kidney donor for John

Salford Angels Women’s Institute are spreading the word to help a Salford man who needs a kidney transplant. The team met with Irlam resident John who has chronic...

50 years ago: Stunned Salford scrap dealer’s swindle revealed

This story will hopefully bring back memories for Salfordians of a certain age who indulged in the popular pastime of having a ‘weigh-in’ – slang for...

Ordsall gets the ‘Barksy’ treatment

If you have happened to walk around Ordsall of late you may have seen one or ‘ruff’-looking animals knocking about. Not to worry – this is down to...

Mystery of ‘arson’ at derelict Pendleton building

Reports of an arson attack at a derelict building in Pendleton have been rebuffed by Greater Manchester Police. Fire and police crews were called to a ground-floor blaze...

47pc of families cannot afford food plus school uniform, say Wood Street Mission

Large numbers of families in Salford are unable to afford the cost of the new school year, that’s according to local charity Wood Street Mission. The charity set...