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Bonfire Night in Salford: Watch fireworks and live tweets from fire crews throughout the night

Fire crews have already taken calls from Ordsall, Eccles, Salford, Patricroft, Broughton and Cadishead tonight as the service live tweets throughout Bonfire Night. Up to...

MP calls for rethink on Theresa May ‘savage’ police cuts in wake of 21 Salford shootings

A local MP has urged Home Secretary Theresa May to rethink more police cuts after fears it could leave Greater Manchester Police unable to deal with gun and gang...

Salford students and staff work to clean-up the community

A task force consisting of staff and students from Salford City College came together this week to kick off a volunteering campaign to do a variety of projects including...

Appeal to find missing 16-year-old in Manchester City Centre

Police are growing increasingly concerned for the whereabouts of a missing girl from St Helens. Rebecca Strang, 16, was last seen around the Ark homeless camp on Oxford...

Kidscan awards £40k funding to exceptional Salford student

Kidscan, the Salford-based children’s cancer research charity, has awarded £40k of PhD funding to a talented local scientist who will pursue groundbreaking research...

Sale Sharks team news

Sale Sharks have named their side to take on Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership on Friday night, live on BT Sport (kick off 7.45pm). Ross Harrison will make his 100th...

Ben Jones-Bishop thanks Salford fans as news drops of Wakefield switch

Winger Ben Jones-Bishop has praised Salford Red Devils fans for their support after signing a one-year deal with Wakefield. The 27-year-old won two Grand Finals in 2011...

Police appeal after 25-year-old suffers severe head injuries in five-car crash

A 25-year-old man has suffered serious head injuries in a crash at Strangeways in Manchester. It’s now thought five cars were involved in the smash, including the...

Missing: Concern growing for 86-year-old Worsley man Derek Billam

Police are appealing for urgent help to trace a missing elderly man from the Worsley area. Derek Billam, 86, was last seen at 12.15pm on Wednesday 4 November. He is...

100 years in jail for arsonists as crews await Bonfire Night spike

‘Arson hunters’  – including a crime-sniffing dog – at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have be hailed for helping to secure over 100...