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Manchester City group sell 13% to China firm for £3bn valuation

Chinese investors have taken a 13% stake in the the group who own Manchester City, putting the value of the parent company at a staggering £3bn. The $400m (£265m)...

Salford woman sanctioned for threatening to burn down property

An abusive tenant who threatened housing workers has been hit with an injunction. Salix Homes, which owns more than 8,300 homes across central Salford, sought legal...

Three people experiencing street homelessness join Emmaus Salford

Three people who were street homeless have been offered a place to live and work by Emmaus Salford – a charity supporting formerly homeless people. Emmaus Salford...

Worsley ex-pro cricketer takes up Bury College role

A former professional cricketer at Monton, Weaste and Worsley clubs has returned to the college where he studied to pursue a career teaching sport to Further Education...

Beechfield United Juniors weekend results

Despite more heavy rain during the previous five days four games involving teams from Beechfield United’s Junior Section went ahead on grass pitches while three other...

Salford Choral Society take on Handel’s Messiah for Christmas

Salford Choral Society will kick off festive celebrations in style with a performance of Handel’s epic ‘Messiah’. Featuring four soloists and more than...

Salford precinct armed robbery: Men with axe and machete rob Co-op Travel

Two men armed with an axe and a machete enacted a terrifying robbery at a store on Salford precinct last night in front of shoppers and commuters. Shortly after 5.10pm...

Salford murder probe: Police plea for info after woman, 36, found dead in Higher Broughton

Police are appealing to the public for any information to help solve a suspected murder that took place last night in Salford. Officers were called to a house on St...

Police hunt men with machete who attacked Salford shopkeeper

Police are searching for witnesses to a robbery in Salford where a man brandishing a machete attacked a shopkeeper. At about 9.20am on Friday 27 November two men on a...

50 years ago in Eccles: Gale-force storms batter town

With the torrential rain and gales that have hit the area over the past week it only seems fitting to tell this story of storms that ripped across Eccles 50 years ago...