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House fire at Bridgewater Road in Walkden – police close road both ways

Fire crews and police are at the scene of house fire near Walkden town centre this afternoon. No-one is thought to have been injured in the blaze on Bridgewater Road....

How to: Changes to SalfordOnline.com from Monday 25 July

SalfordOnline.com is undergoing some extra-special site maintenance and changes over the next week, and readers may notice some differences on the site. Most of the work...

100 years ago: Daring raid sees Clegg Street gang, age 10-16, feel full force of the law

Juvenile crime has for the past 100 years been part and parcel of daily life in the UK, as this story from the Eccles and Patricroft Journal nimbly illustrates. Clegg...

Watchdog rates ‘value for money’ Salford CCG outstanding

NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group, which looks after health budgets and spending in Salford, has been rated ‘outstanding’ in new report by the NHS...

New dads make a sleepy Salford fired up for Hull

Salford Red Devils will round off their opening Super League campaign by hosting Hull FC at The AJ Bell stadium on Friday. Despite Ian Watson’s men delivering an...

Salford City College celebrate end of year with musical showcase

Musical Theatre students at Salford City College celebrated their end of year showcase with a stunning performance at The Lowry. Students and their guests were invited...

Competition: Win a pair of tickets for Festwich rock tribute festival

The UK’s biggest free Rock Tribute Festival is back next week at St Mary’s Park, Prestwich, Manchester with some of the biggest tribute acts in Europe on two stages....

Witnesses: Woman, 76 ‘killed walking across busy road’ in East Lancs tragedy

50 passengers were on board a First V1 double-decker bus which fatally collided with a 76-year-old woman on the busy East Lancs Road in Swinton. The victim, who has not...

Excitement as Barton Athletic Club move to new £750k premises

Barton Athletic Club are pleased to announce they have moved into their new £500,000 lottery funded home. The club, which is based in the City of Salford, received...

Forest school for the future established at Walkden High school

Walkden High School is set to benefit from a new forest school area, complete with mini-orchard, food growing area, raised beds and hundreds of trees, thanks to players...