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Salford Soapworks up against National Graphene Institute for Building of the Year

The Soapworks office development on Ordsall Lane in Salford has been shortlisted for Building of the Year by the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce. A £70m project...

Hiroshima bombing 70 years on: Watch eyewitness account of Jimmy Rushby, Salford Royal Navy seaman

On 6 August 1945, at 8.15am, the nuclear bomb ‘Little Boy’ was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima killing instantly an estimated 80,000 people. By the...

Clifton attempted murder stabbing: Sister tells how victim ‘still critical’ but will make full recovery

The sister of a man brutally stabbed six times in Clifton in Salford on Tuesday morning has told how she feared he would die in the attack. From hospital, Trisha Aimson...

TfGM ditch Atos over Metrolink ‘Get me there’ smart ticket delays

IT giant Atos has lost the contract for the ‘Get me there’ ticketing system after severe delays. Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) appointed Atos in...

Worst house party illustrates effect of antisocial behaviour

The worst house party came to Greater Manchester last week as local college students joined forces with the Safe4Summer partnership* to illustrate different facets of...

Billionaire firms buy Salford Quays Anchorage offices for £35m

London-based Cording Real Estate Group have snapped up the Anchorage office complex in Salford Quays in a deal worth £35m. The joint buyout with US private equity group...

Salford scoops six Queen’s awards for Voluntary Service

Six Salford voluntary groups received the prestigious Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, which has equivalent status as the MBE, at a special ceremony at Gorton...

Disability changes consultation launched in Salford

Families with disabled children are being invited to have their say on proposals to bring Salford City Council’s support in line with other Greater Manchester...

Safe and well: Family thank Good Samaritans who helped find missing Eccles Alzheimer’s sufferer Carole Hardman

A grandmother-of-eight who went missing from home in Eccles has been found safe and well. Carole Hardman, 69, who suffers from Alzheimer’s, went missing from her...

Updates: Man, 38, fighting for life after Clifton stabbing

A man is in a potentially life-threatening condition after being stabbed multiple times in Clifton, Salford. Police were called to Silverdale off Dover Road in Clifton,...