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100 up for ‘wonderful’ Elsie, the oldest Manchester United fan in Eccles?
Glasses are being raised in Eccles for mum-of-nine Elsie Merrishaw, who celebrates her 100th birthday this week with a telegram from the Queen. Elsie, who is currently...
Jeremy Corbyn vs Owen Smith: Who won BBC Question Time debate?
Last night’s BBC Question Time in Oldham came down to heated exchanges over Brexit, leadership and party unity between Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn and his...
Salford Red Devils Foundation go back to school
With the start of the academic year upon us, the Salford Red Devils Foundation are continuing their involvement with schools and colleges across the Salford, Trafford...
Tim Sheens to leave Salford Red Devils at the end of the season
Salford Red Devils can confirm that Director of Rugby Tim Sheens will leave the Club at the end of the season to take up a three-year Head Coach role at Hull Kingston...
Up to 80 jobs as Quality Save agrees new flagship 22,000sq ft store in Walkden
Budget retailer Quality Save have agreed terms to open a new 22,000sq ft store at the Ellesmere Retail Park in Walkden. At the planning stage the Salford-based food and...
Ordsall chosen as huge new home for ‘unique’ microbrewery and brewery building firm
A microbrewery like no other has been fitting out its new headquarters at the Foundry in Ordsall and will open inside a month, SalfordOnline.com can reveal. Outstanding...
Excitement growing in Eccles for Roundabout as world’s first pop-up theatre arrives
Theatre lovers are in for a treat this week in Eccles as the town hosts a pop-up auditorium as part of the Love Eccles festival. Roundabout, a giant moveable theatre...
100 years ago in Eccles: Plum rush sparks neighbours’ fight as ventriloquist protests his innocence
One cracking and unintentionally hilarious court report from the pages of the 1916 Eccles and Patricroft Journal had everything you could ask for in a news story: late...
House wrecked as Salford cannabis farm goes up in smoke
Firefighters from Eccles and Agecroft spent three hours dousing the flames at a cannabis farm at a house in Salford. Crews were called to Vicarage Close, near Salford...
Ordsall to host free Olympic sports festival this weekend
A community group in Ordsall will capitalise on the Olympic and Paralympic spirit this weekend when they host a sports and community festival this Saturday. Ordsall...
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