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£3.2m contract win for Salford firm

A Salford construction firm has secured contracts worth £3.2m at the University of Manchester. Manchester & Cheshire Construction has been appointed to carry out...

Woman in 70s killed in collision with bus on East Lancs

A woman in her 70s was fatally injured in a collision with a bus on the East Lancs Road in Salford. The double-decker First bus was travelling along the A580 near the...

Local firms: Sign up for #RidetoRio cycle challenge as riders land in Brazil

Businesses in Salford are being urged to come forward and join Salford Red Devils Foundation in a major new cycling challenge next week at the Trafford Centre. On Friday...

Pictures: Last orders for Hyde Park Corner pub

Demolition is ongoing at a former Salford community pub to make way for a new apartment block. Hyde Park Corner on Silk Street, near Salford University, is to be...

CCTV pics: Man carrying ‘machine gun’ blasts Pendleton house while family inside

A man carrying what appears to be semi-automatic rifle fired shots at a Pendleton house while a family slept inside. CCTV pictures culled from Citrus Way in Pendleton...

Four Salford boys voted most inspiring in city to star in short film

Caring, fundraising and yet still coming top of the class – four Salford lads have been nominated by friends and family and have been named as the most inspiring young...

Warning after boy, 16, drowns in hot weather tragedy

Police are warning young people in Greater Manchester to take extra care as a 16 year old boy tragically drowned whilst swimming in a river in Hyde. As temperatures hit...

Salford speaks out against hate crime

Hate crime in Salford will not be tolerated – that’s the message from Councillor Paula Boshell at Salford City Council. Councillor Paul Boshell, the Deputy City...

Children’s Cancer Unit transformed into Spaceship themed academy

The Children’s Oncology Outpatients Unit at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital has been transformed into a Spaceship Academy, thanks to generous funding from...

Height bike bust leads police to Pendlebury ‘drug den’

A bike rider weaving through the streets of Irlams o’th Height led police to a suspected drugs den in Salford. Residents on Rothesay Road in Pendlebury told how...