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Poignant Salford war memorial ‘hidden for 100 years’ restored

A war memorial hidden away at a Salford electricity depot for almost a century has been restored to its former glory and put in pride of place at the site. The memorial...

Irlam couple, 35 and 40, arrested for mass music software copyright theft

A man and woman have been arrested at their home in Irlam by police investigating mass online distribution of copyright protected music software. The couple, age 40 and...

LS Lowry’s Father and Two Sons goes up for sale with £2.5m pricetag

London auction house Sotheby’s is putting a 1950 work by LS Lowry up for sale, with the painting expected to go for between £1.5 million and £2.5 million. Father...

World premiere forms part of second Shelagh Delaney Day

Building on the success of last year’s first Shelagh Delaney day, a world premiére musical production will pay tribute to one of Salford’s most famous writers on 25...

Salford students shine at Remembrance Service for Mayor and war veterans

Students from Salford City College’s Skills for Working Life Department at Eccles Sixth Form Centre held their annual Remembrance Service on Monday morning. The...

100 years ago: Heartbreaking letters from the front as Eccles Rifleman write of ‘white crosses in the pale moonlight’

Today, 11 November 2015, the city fell silent at 11am to mark Armistice Day – but 100 years ago our families were fighting for our very survival. In honour of this...

Salford to fall silent at 11am for Armistice Day

All across the city today a silence will fall at 11am as we mark Armistice Day. At the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month a two-minute silence is...

Beechfield United Juniors weekend results

Beechfield United Under 17’s earned themselves a fully deserved 3-3 draw following their home game with Pennine Juniors Black. Forced to use Louis Duff as stand-in...

3* Review: La Merda – The Lowry, Salford Quays

I cannot remember the last time I filed into The Lowry’s Quays Theatre with so much anticipation for an upcoming performance. La Merda (which translates to ‘The...

Salford City dumped out of cup by Trafford – in front of almost 1,000

Salford City were dumped out of the the League Cup at Moor Lane but club bosses will find hope from an attendance that nearly topped 1,000. After wowing the footballing...