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Missing grandad Darren McGinn ‘could be sleeping rough’
Grandfather Darren McMinn is still missing and police believe he could be sleeping rough. Desperate relatives are calling for any help in tracing Darren’s...
Crash between car and campervan at Worsley causing M60 delays
The M60 exit slip road at Junction 13 for Worsley has been partially blocked after a crash between a car and a campervan in the roadworks area. Highways Agency officers...
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...
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