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100 years ago in Salford: Poison gas explosion at Greengate rubber mill

100 years ago today Salford firefighters faced a potential disaster when a huge green poison gas cloud erupted from a blaze at the Isidor Frankenburg and Sons rubber...

Top 5 things to do in Salford this weekend

Summer is in the air and the sun is literally cracking the pavements as they say, and here is our choice for the top 5 attractions in Salford this weekend. Monton...

Minute’s silence at noon for Britain’s Tunisia massacre victims

The country will fall silent at 12 noon today in memory of the British tourists killed in the recent terrorist beach shooting in Tunisia. Prime Minister David Cameron...

Salford Professional Development on course for record £2.6m revenue

A Salford conference and training provider is on track for a record year after its busiest-ever month. Salford Professional Development (SPD) , a subsidiary of the...

Appeal to find family of James Slater, 45, who died in Pendleton

The Police Coroner’s office has issued an appeal to trace the family of a man who died in Pendleton, Salford this week. The body of 45-year-old James Slater, of...

Alert: Patrick Clancy, 53, missing from Lower Broughton

Police are appealing for any information on a man missing from home in Salford. Patrick Clancy, 53, of St Stephen Street, Salford, was last seen in the early hours of...

Police slam ‘fake advice letter’ to break car windows saving dogs trapped in hot cars

A post that’s gone viral on Facebook is giving out the wrong information about breaking car windows to save dogs trapped inside, say police in Salford. The letter,...

Delays piling up after crash on Redclyffe Road near Trafford Centre

Drivers are being diverted around the Trafford Centre this afternoon after a two-car crash forced a road closure. At around 3.30pm today, Thursday 2 July, police closed...

Watch: Pals speak out for ‘gentleman’ Jeff Storey at Eccles biker parade

Bikers from all over Greater Manchester gathered today, Thursday 2 July to pay their final respects to one of their fellow bikers from Eccles, Jeff Storey. Jeff’s...

Man’s body found in Salford flat

Police forced entry to a flat in Salford and found the body of a pensioner. Officers were called to Cherry Tree Court off Churchill Way on Salford precinct at 11am on...