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Beechy Under 17’s denied by late dubious penalty
In the North Bury Junior League Beechfield United Under 17’s produced their best performance so far this season but were beaten 1-0 away by current top of the table...
Mum’s warning after finding parasitic wasp in Walkden KFC ricebox
A mum has warned local residents to check their food after she was served a wasp in a takeaway box from a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Walkden. Michele Carey, 44, visited...
50 years ago in Eccles: Mystery of body found in lab at Lankro Chemicals
SalfordOnline.com came across this rather interesting mystery from the pages of the long-defunct Eccles and Patricroft Journal from April 1966; a body found in the...
Are you the missing man in this 1980s Salford football team?
An historic photo of a local football team is missing just one name: is it you? Beechfield United Football Club – whose reports regularly grace the sports pages of...
Manchester Victoria and Salford Central stations reopen following railway upgrade
Manchester Victoria and Salford Central stations reopened to passengers today, Monday 4 April after a 10-day closure over Easter as part of a £1bn+ railway upgrade. The...
Thinking caps required after Salford slump to Wakefield defeat
The great win at Huddersfield on Easter Monday came with a price with the injury to winger Mason Caton-Brown adding to Salford’s growing injury list. Coach Ian Watson...
Two hurt in smash that closed Regent Road for over an hour
Police closed Regent Road for over an hour and a half on Sunday while they dealt with a serious smash on the main route in and out of Salford. Paramedics were called to...
Police sniff out Eccles cannabis farm in immigration raid
A man has been arrested after police uncovered a cannabis farm in a flat above a shop in Eccles. At 6am on Sunday 3 April immigration officers knocked on at flat on...
Man’s body found in children’s play area
Police called to reports of a body found on Yarrow Place, Halliwell, Bolton. Police attended at a children’s play area on Yarrow Place at 06:50am on Monday 04 April...
32 homes hit by 12-hour power cut in Weaste
Over 30 homes in Weaste are still offline after a power cut hit overnight. Electricity supplies went off on six streets near All Hallows RC High School in the Weaste...
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