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Love Eccles at Christmas

The festive season here is going to be bigger and better than ever with treats and activities for the whole family. With Santa’s grotto every Saturday, great value...

Work starts on Salford Central 36-townhouse scheme ‘Timekeepers Square’

The first piece of ground has been dug as work starts on the Timekeepers Square development off Chapel Street in Salford. The townhouse scheme, which is being developed...

This Sunday: Salford’s quickest women to road race for 25th time

If you see a pack of female runners racing along the road in Swinton this weekend, cheer them on as you’ll be watching the 25th anniversary of the City of Salford...

Arson fears after fire crews called to Eccles Crown Theatre

Fire crews were called to a derelict former theatre on Liverpool Road in Eccles last night after fears it had caught ablaze. At around 8.50pm on Tuesday 24 November...

Salford council approve trial for bin collections once every three weeks

Salford councillors have given the go-ahead for a pilot scheme to trial bin collections once every three weeks. The scheme met with strong disapproval when it was...

Police probe launched after Eccles passenger ‘dragged down road by bus’

Police are investigating after a man suffered leg injuries when he was trapped and dragged a short distance along the street by a bus in Eccles. The 31-year-old was...

Survey launched on 7-day and weekend GP appointments in Salford

Healthwatch Salford are launching a public survey as the local Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) potentially plan more weekend access to GPs across the city. A...

100 years ago: Salford’s 6ft 8in giant ‘supersoldier’ Thomas Frith revealed

SalfordOnline.com were delighted to receive an amazing story about a young man from Salford, Thomas Henry Frith, who not only enlisted twice in the army, both times...

Daughter’s plea to find devastated dad’s 63-year-old wedding ring

Ally Barbour, a local woman from Eccles, has posted an online appeal to recover her father’s lost wedding ring. On Saturday 21 November she was out shopping with her...

Help find homes for Christmas as Irlam animal sanctuary re-opens after deadly virus outbreak

Animals in Distress has re-opened to the public after outbreak of the potentially deadly canine parvovirus. Staff have spent the last three weeks steaming and scrubbing...