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Rio-bound Salford Paralympian Hannah, 20, eager to get started

Top athlete Hannah Russell says she is feeling confident ahead of the Paralympic games in Rio next month. The 20-year-old partially-sighted swimmer says that despite...

Irlam mum and daughter take US pageant scene by storm

A mum and daughter team from Irlam have landed back in the UK after stunning success in their first overseas beauty pageant. Sarah Louise Pritchard and her daughter Ella...

Sign up to meet rugby league’s finest at Lance Todd Trophy Dinner in Salford

Salford Red Devils Foundation is to host the Lance Todd Dinner at the AJ Bell Stadium next week to award the game’s finest player. Now you have the chance to join...

50 years ago: Hero boys rescue eight-year-old from drowning at Irwell Wharf, Eccles

For some children the combination of hot summers and open water seems to be an attraction and sadly, on occasion, a tragic one, happily though this story from August...

Salford shisha bar boss fined £2k for allowing smoking in premises

The owner of a shisha bar in Salford has been fined for allowing people to smoke on the premises. Reflexion Lounge on Salford Quays was found guilty in their absence to...

Funding open for community groups in Salford

Two new funds have opened for applications from community groups in Salford. The Nine Lives Community Fund is a partnership between Forever Manchester and the Chambers...

Meet the Mayor of Salford on his road travel

Salford’s City Mayor is to hit the road in a series of sessions to meet local people. Paul Dennett, who was elected to office in May, is launching ‘Meet the Mayor’...

Kind-hearted pubgoers hit £1k for Maya in hair-raising charity headshave

Regulars at the Albert Edward pub on Church Street in Eccles went the extra mile to help raise funds for the family of three-year-old Maya McDermott who was diagnosed...

Salford City gunning for Fylde to fold in battle of future champs

Salford City trek to the windswept north west coast tonight to continue their Vanarama National League North campaign. AFC Fylde stand in the way of another win for the...

Beechfield Ladies lose out on winning the league title

Beechfield United Ladies played their final game in Manchester FA’s Women’s Summer League against Manchester Girls with both teams needing a victory to win the...