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Revealed: Rare 1938 Salford Red Devils cup win poem discovered

A souvenir from Salford rugby history has been discovered after the death of one of the club’s oldest fans. Jimmy Rushby, who supported the team from the age of...

Salford City land super striker Josh Hine

Goal-happy Chorley forward Josh Hine has signed for Salford City FC for an undisclosed fee. The prolific 24-year-old ex-Southport and Clitheroe striker has 12 goals this...

New council funds for Salford flood victims

Salford City Mayor Ian Stewart has today announced up to £1 million of new funds from Salford City Council for victims of the recent flooding – to help the...

Quarantine invites Salford’s expectant mothers to take part in an epic performance project this Easter

Manchester-based theatre company Quarantine are inviting pregnant women from the Greater Manchester region to take part in a new theatre performance project, Spring....

Rebecca Long-Bailey MP speaks out on fuel poverty as winter bites in

Commenting on the soaring rise of winter deaths, MP for Salford and Eccles and Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Rebecca Long Bailey said: “The average number...

British Cycling Team to visit Salford school

Members of the British Cycling Team will be visiting Branwood School in Salford this Thursday 21 January at 8.30am to encourage staff and pupils to support this year’s...

50 years ago: 14-year-old hero saves toddler from drowning at Eccles baths

We found a rather heartwarming story from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal from January 1965 which told how one mother’s darkest fear almost came...

Plans for £2m flagship centre unveiled to help young people transform their lives

Ambitious plans have been announced to create a £2million flagship scheme in Salford providing much-needed accommodation and training for young people. As part of the...

7-day Ellenbrook Road closure causing long delays

Ellenbrook Road in Worsley has been shut southbound for a week while Urban Vision repair the pedestrian footway. The commuter route is closed in between 8am and 4pm in...

The Pusher: Channel 4 documentary on ‘Manchester serial killer’ claim screens tonight

Channel 4 is to screen a documentary tonight investigating rumours of a serial killer dubbed ‘The Pusher’ operating on Manchester’s waterways. The...