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Review: The Blind Pig, Monton
Tom Rodgers Wed 16th March, 9:23 AM
It’s easy to imagine how anyone who had been away from Monton for the last couple of years would find the new ‘village’ centre almost unrecognisable. New...
Salford Quays Duck Race returns on Good Friday
Tom Rodgers Wed 16th March, 9:09 AM
The quacktastic Quays Duck Race is back for a third year in Salford to raise money for specialised healthcare equipment for children and babies. MedEquip4Kids has raised...
Salford apprentices clean up at Building and Engineering Awards
Tony Flynn Wed 16th March, 8:50 AM
Students from Salford City College’s City Skills Sixth Form Centre shone at this year’s Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Awards, winning a total of...
Lane closed on M60 at Eccles after crash
Tom Rodgers Wed 16th March, 8:49 AM
Police closed the outside lane of the M60 clockwise near Eccles, heading north, after a lorry and a car collided at around 7.55am this morning. Traffic is still...
100 years ago in Salford: City’s ‘first hooligans’ batter one another in front of train station crowd
Tony Flynn Tue 15th March, 3:09 PM
Trouble between fans at sporting contests is no new phenomenon. Hooliganism in England was recorded as far back as the 1880s, when ‘roughs’ stirred up aggro...
University of Salford Chancellor announced as Scotland’s new National Poet
Tony Flynn Tue 15th March, 3:07 PM
University of Salford Chancellor Jackie Kay MBE has been named as Scotland’s new National Poet, following today’s announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon....
Pictured: Man falls asleep on bus, steals bus, crashes bus, say police
Tony Flynn Tue 15th March, 2:35 PM
Police have released a CCTV image after a bus was stolen in Stalybridge. On Saturday 5 December 2015 a man had fallen asleep on a bus and when it returned to the bus...
50 houses hit by power cut in Pendleton
Tom Rodgers Tue 15th March, 2:26 PM
50 homes on Fitzwarren Street in Salford were hit by an hour-long power cut this morning. Residents reported being woken up by alarm sirens wailing at around 7am. The...
GPs advise Salfordians to be prepared for the bank holiday weekend
Tony Flynn Tue 15th March, 2:22 PM
Salfordians are being advised to plan ahead for any medical needs over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. GP practices in Salford will be closed over the Easter Bank...
Morson’s Apprentice of the Year
Tony Flynn Tue 15th March, 1:15 PM
As the nation comes together to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week and the positive impact apprenticeship programmes have on individuals, businesses and the economy,...
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