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Pictures: End of the line for Eccles Drill Hall as demolition starts
Demolition work has begun on a former army drill hall in Eccles to make way for eight houses. Plans to replace the dilapidated and derelict buidling with two new rows of...
100 years ago in Salford: NSPCC tell horror tale of sickening child neglect
In 1916 the local papers were full of war-time exploits, but this sorry tale hits a little closer to home. Salford itself may be a city tainted by the shadow of...
Metrolink vote to freeze ticket prices
Transport bosses have voted to hold Metrolink fares at 2014 levels in the latest Greater Manchester budget. The combined authority, which is made up of all ten Greater...
Injured driver walks away from head-on bus crash in Salford
A driver suffered a head injury in a head-on collision with a 52 First bus in Lower Broughton this morning. Police were called to the scene on Cromwell Road, near the...
John retires after 30 years service with the Jewish Talking Newspaper
John Kramrisch of Salford chose his 80th birthday to finally retire as a volunteer with the Manchester Jewish Community Care’s Nicky Alliance Centre after more than 30...
Salford City crush Rams to go third
Salford City returned to winning ways with a bruising 4-0 win over Ramsbottom United at Moor Lane. It means The Ammies have closed the gap to league leaders Blyth...
MP condemns Conservative Government for failing to support women affected by state pension age increase
Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsley and Eccles South, has condemned the Conservative Government for making women born in the 1950s unfairly bear the brunt of the changes to...
CCTV pic of Audi linked to shooting of mum Jayne and 7-year-old son Christian Hickey in Winton
Police investigating the horrific doorstep shooting of Jayne Hickey and her seven-year-old son Christian in Winton have released pictures of a black Audi seen in the...
BT broadband goes down – internet outages reported nationwide
BT internet customers reported their services went offline this afternoon across Salford and Manchester. It appears the internet outage was not confined to the telecoms...
50 years ago in Eccles: History repeats as bus roof ripped off in Barton bridge smash
The low canal bridge that carries the Bridgewater Canal towards the aqueduct at Barton has seen many a mishap over the years with both buses and large lorries...
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