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Invictus and DIY SOS star hands out food for homeless with Salford’s JVA

A 39-year-old former soldier who lost an arm and both his legs in a bomb blast has been out feeding the homeless with Salford community group the Joint Veteran Alliance....

Somme 100: The poignant letters of Salford Pals butchered on battlefield

As we remember the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, here we reflect on the first wave of casualties from Salford who perished on that terrible day of...

Salford 4 Good to raise cash for community with ‘marathon’ of 10ks

Some may say training for a 10k run is a big enough challenge in itself. However, for 26-year-old Ella Walker, from Ordsall, a 10 kilometre race is merely the first...

Watch: Salford pays tribute on Battle of the Somme Centenary

Today at Swinton Town Hall a commemoration was held for the thousands of lives lost at the Battle of the Somme one hundred years ago. The City Mayor, Paul Dennett, and...

News update: Police confirm death of man who fell from Lowry Plaza

Shortly after 7:35am on Friday 1 July 2016, police were called to the Lowry Plaza, Salford Quays to reports that a man had fallen from height. Officers attended and...

Top 5 things to do in Salford this weekend

Its the weekend and here are our top tips for things to do this weekend, a selection of summer fairs, Somme memorial events and plenty more. Salford Red Devils –...

Bravery commendation for police officers who stepped in when two women began fighting on a busy motorway

Two GMP officers have received Chief Constable Commendations for their bravery when responding to reports of two women fighting on a motorway. Back in March, PCs Adrian...

SalfordOnline Salford Pals ‘memory square’ chosen for Heaton Park Somme Centenary path

A SalfordOnline-designed ‘memory square’ honouring the sacrifice of a local soldier is one of 5,000 tiles marking a remembrance path commemorating the...

100 years ago: Visit the trenches in Heaton Park

An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Manchester today, Friday, July 1, to mark the anniversary of the Battle of the Somme with many attending later in the evening...

Man seriously hurt in fall from Salford Quays car park

Paramedics treated a man who fell from a multi-storey car park on Salford Quays this morning. Emergency crews were called to The Lowry Outlet shopping centre at around...