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Driver ‘struggling to stand’ crashes outside Swinton Police Station
An unlucky driver crashed outside Swinton Police Station last night. Around 9:30pm officers heard a ‘loud bang’ and ran outside to investigate. Outside they...
Metrolink: Severe delays on Eccles line
There are severe delays on the Eccles line this morning due to an earlier failed vehicle at Piccadilly. Metrolink tickets can be used on the following bus services: 33...
Traffic update: M602 (W) towards J12 M60
There is extremely heavy traffic on the M602 westbound heading towards J12 of the M60. The congestion starts outside Salford Royal Infirmary at J2 of the M602 and is...
Woman, 97, hurt in Swinton as burglars launch paving slab through window
A vulnerable elderly pensioner in Swinton was hurt when would-be burglars hurled a paving slab through her back window. Police were called to the scene, at a cul-de-sac...
Double crash at Height roundabout causing delays
Police are diverting traffic away from an accident at a roundabout in Irlams o’th Height. Emergency services were called at 2.50pm to the A6 Broad Street on the...
City West plan for (another) Eccles apartment block near Royal Oak
City West have submitted outline planning application to build a new three-storey, 27-apartment block on a vacant former car park in Eccles town centre. The plot is at...
104 jobs lost as Salford perfume firm goes into adminstration
A fragrance distributor in Salford has gone into administration with the loss of over 100 jobs. Star Global Trading is based out of a 110,000sq ft warehouse and...
100 years ago in Walkden: Illegal gambling den lands 30 teens and pensioners in court
Crammed into Strangeways Magistrates Court in Manchester back in February 1916 were some 30 sheepish-looking men and youths facing charges of illegal gambling. They...
Police hunt convicted human sex trafficker Florin Radu
Police hunting a convicted human sex trafficker are appealing for the public’s help to find him. On Friday 9 October 2015, Florin Radu, 31, of no fixed abode was...
A Salford WW1 conscientious objector’s story is brought to life
A specially-written ‘Living History’ performance, No Power on Earth, will accompany the Working Class Movement Library exhibition To End All Wars thanks to...
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