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Watch: Ordsall kids go Olympics mad but threat of development lingers

Under the sunny skies of Salford on Saturday children and parents enjoyed a wonderful day for the Ordsall Olympic Festival. Families took to the sports and community...

Salford armed house raid ‘like something out of a film’

Armed police raided a house in Salford on Sunday night with residents describing the surreal scenes like something from a movie. Police stormed onto Knutsford Street off...

100 years ago: Salford boys birched for stealing buckles for scuttler gangs

Yet another story of crime and the inevitable punishment comes to us 100 years ago from the pages of the September 1916 Salford City Reporter and one of the felons is...

New jobs club launches in Langworthy

A new jobs club in Langworthy is dedicated to getting Salford residents into work and improving their lives. Those on the hunt for employment and training opportunities...

National Ballet of China confirm autumn run at The Lowry

The Lowry is set to host the prestigious National Ballet of China (NBC) this November, 22–26 with a five-night run of one of the most enduring love stories in Chinese...

St Ambrose Barlow Sixth Form pupils getting ready for their new courses

The new academic year is off to a great start at Salford’s fastest growing sixth form, St Ambrose Barlow Sixth Form, marking the start of new A Level provision for...

Traffic light failure on A580 near Walkden ’caused by slugs’

Traffic in Walkden is attempting to negotiate a busy junction at rush hour without the help of traffic lights, which have broken for the third time inside two weeks. The...

Goals galore as Beechfield United Junior Teams start new season

The 2016/2017 season got underway for the majority of Beechfield United’s Junior Section teams. The Under 16’s Predators who have re-joined the Timperley and...

Morson masquerade ball raises six-figure sum for Group’s charities

Morson Group are proud to have raised over £100,000 for Seashell Trust and Springhill Hospice in the recent charity masquerade ball. The masquerade ball, held on...

Watch: Video of Salford MP on ‘tax-dodgers’ Finance Bill gets 100,000 hits

In a video clip from the House of Commons posted online by a Labour colleague Salford and Eccles MP Rebecca Long-Bailey outlines serious concerns over the 2016 Finance...