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Appeal: Police search for witnesses after 26-year-old found stabbed in the thigh in Salford

Police cordoned off a large section of a street in the Pendleton area of Salford after paramedics found a man with a serious stab wound. Officers were called to Broad...

Salford’s Unlimited Potential wins city’s first Fair Tax mark

Social enterprise Unlimited Potential has become the first Salford-based business to gain the Fair Tax Mark. The accolade demonstrates that the health training business,...

100 years ago in Irlam: 3,000 watch UK’s first football superstar Billy Meredith kick off charity match

A man so famous in his time that he can legitimately be called Britain’s first football superstar was in Irlam 100 years ago this week to help raise money for...

£2k ‘blackmail’ as travellers invade Irlam FC car park

Travellers forced their way into Irlam FC’s car park and told club officials they would only move if they were paid off to the tune of £2,000. A convoy of 13...

New office deals for Hach and Bibby Factors at Laser House in Salford

Manchester commercial property consultant Canning O’Neill has announced it has secured two deals at Laser House in Salford Quays. Water quality testing manufacturing...

Bride-to-be moved to tears by flashmob proposal at Manchester Arndale

Performing Arts students from Salford City College’s Pendleton Sixth Form Centre have helped a father-of-two pull off a romantic proposal in the middle of one of the...

Pioneering military apprenticeship programme launches in Salford

A local soldier has left regular service and joined the Army Medical Reserve in Salford. Oliver Dutton, who is 27-years-old, is taking part in a pioneering...

Salford’s patient groups unite in first event of its kind

Salford’s Patient Participation Groups (PPG) came together at a first of a kind event organised by NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and the Vanguard...

Capital gains for Broncos with Swinton Lions mauling

London Broncos swept aside Swinton Lions in the capital by 38 points to 18. Swinton put in an impressive performance for three-quarters of the match but ran out of steam...

Lorry flees scene after colliding with Vauxhall Astra in Salford

Police are looking for a lorry driver who collided with a car in Salford and fled the scene. Officers were called to attend a traffic accident at 9.10am on the M602...