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Walkden is haven for tiny Teddy the rescued hedgehog

Students and staff from the Animal Management department at Salford City College have set up a ‘hedgehog haven’ at Walkden Sixth Form Centre. The sanctuary’s first...

Eccles Metrolink suspended after pedestrian hit by tram at Harbour City

Trams on the Eccles to Piccadilly line were halted this evening after a pedestrian was hit by a tram. The accident happened at around 5.40pm. Officers at the scene...

CQC blasts ‘Inadequate’ Little Hulton care home, puts Kenyon Lodge into special measures

A Little Hulton care home has been put into special measures after a surprise inspection by the Care Quality Commission. Health inspectors found multiple breaches of the...

Salford murder probe launched after 23-year-old Daniel Smith found dead in tent fire

Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was found dead in a burning tent in Salford. The incident is being treated as suspicious, the force confirmed...

Bomb squad detonate ‘potentially toxic chemicals’ found at Boothstown house

Police, fire crews and army bomb disposal teams were sent to Boothstown this morning to help remove suspected toxic chemicals from a house. The homeowner, who lives on...

SPAR get green light for new 7-day-a-week Walkden store

Discount retailer SPAR has been handed planning permission to open a new store in a former car showroom on Manchester Road in Walkden. It’s due to open 7am until...

Emmeline Pankhurst will be first woman in 100 years honoured with Manchester statue

A statue to suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst will be built in Manchester after winning a public vote. The women’s rights activist came on top of the scheme –...

Motorcyclist seriously injured in Walkden Road accident

Emergency services were called to Walkden Road in Walkden this afternoon at 3.10pm after receiving reports that a motorcyclist was trapped underneath a van. At a...

Update: Body found in Salford tent fire appeal for witnesses

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man’s body was found under a railway bridge in Salford. At around 1.20am officers were called to Irwell Street in Ordsall...

Man’s body found next to burning tent in Salford

The body of a man has been discovered in Salford. Fire crews called police to the scene, under a railway bridge on Irwell Street, in the early hours of this morning....