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Watch: Overturned van on M62 near Eccles causes traffic chaos

Two lanes were closed with queuing traffic on the M62 near Junction 12 at Eccles after a van overturned this afternoon. Police were called at 2.35pm today, Thursday 13...

Man suffering smoke inhalation in Salford high-rise flat fire

Firefighters are at the scene of a fifth-floor fire at a tower block in Salford. Crews were called at 5.15pm tonight, Thursday 13 August, to Canon Hussey Court off...

Plans greenlit for 36 flats on former Patricroft Conservative Club in Eccles

36 flats will be built in a new apartment block on the site of the former Patricroft Conservative Club in Eccles, Salford, after plans were passed yesterday by Salford...

Young Swinton dance stars sell-out help give severely ill kids a holiday

Teachers and pupils from Mariykas Dance Studios on Rutland Street in Swinton performed to sell-out crowds at the Robert Powell Theatre at Salford University in a bid to...

100 years ago in Salford: Man dupes grieving soldier’s wife in ‘extraordinary husband’ court case

It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood film, but rest assured, this incredible tale from 100 years ago in Salford is real. A man from Eccles by the name of George Parkin...

Police raid Little Hulton house for cannabis in connection with shooting

Police raided a house on Mossbrook Drive in Little Hulton, Salford, last night in connection with the arrest of three men over a house shooting. At around 8pm on...

Gather launch new AR app for Dreamscope TV

Two MediaCityUK firms have collaborated to launch a new Augmented Reality mobile app for Salford production company Dreamscope TV. Digital design & development...

ECf to open £1m New Bailey events and marketing office

The English Cities Fund (ECf) has announced it is to invest £1 million in new events space and marketing suite at New Bailey in Salford. The 1,400sq ft building will be...

Salford Super 8: Hansen to say he’ll stay as Watson’s Leigh build-up rolls on

Salford Red Devils head coach Ian Watson has a lot on his plate with Sunday’s Leigh Centurions clash next in his sightline in the race to stay in Super League. A...

Salford student makes history with momentous A level results

18-year-old Avantika Phaltankar from Worsley is among the high flying ‘Class of 2015’, at Manchester High School for Girls, having secured a string of straight A*s...