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£400k upgrade for Manchester Museum

Manchester Museum has announced funding support of £406,400 for plans to extend and improve the museum. Work will start in May 2018 on the ‘Courtyard...

Plans to turn Blackfriars office into 34 flats with two-storey roof terrace

A disused 19th century textile warehouse in Blackfriars can be turned into a swanky apartments after change of use plans were allowed by Salford City Council. The...

Morson marketing manager wins ‘Marketer of the Year’

Morson Group’s Marketing Manager Orlagh Bibby has been handed the Marketer of the Year accolade at the 2016 Chartered Institute of Marketing Excellence Awards. The...

100 years ago: Boy with ‘mania’ for cinema birched for theft

To most people the thought of going to the cinema is hardly something to get worked up about with its overpriced tickets and noisy audiences. However 100 years ago...

Car crashes into Swinton shop window after three-car collision

A driver was shunted into a shop window in Swinton this morning after three cars collided at a busy junction. At around 10.25am on Worsley Road, at the junction with...

Pictured: Hundreds wait for photos with Juan Mata at Tesco Salford

Eager schoolchildren piled into Tesco Extra in Salford on Monday 18 April to get the chance to meet Manchester United’s softly-spoken Spanish midfielder Juan Mata....

Arson as Cleggs Lane petrol station in Little Hulton gutted by fire

Police and fire teams have launched a joint investigation after fire severely damaged a petrol station in Little Hulton last night. Officers are now looking into the...

Beechy Under 15’s suffer setback in quest for championship

Beechfield United Under 15’s Predators suffered a major setback in their quest to become JFC Sports Division champions when they lost 2-1 at home to Hough End...

Serious smash on M62 at Eccles causing long delays

A serious crash on the near Eccles is causing long delays into Tuesday morning’s rush hour. Traffic cameras show tailbacks for at least seven miles on the M62...

Dangerous driver totals car in Little Hulton wreck

Two people were arrested after a driver smashed into a parked car in Little Hulton. At around 8pm on Monday 18 April police were called to Madams Wood Road to reports...