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Woman ‘smoking in bed’ sparks Salford house blaze

Two people had a narrow escape in Broughton after a discarded cigarette sparked a bedroom fire in the early hours of Tuesday 14 April. Three fire engines were called to...

M60 to close at Eccles, Worsley and Swinton overnight

Drivers are being warned that parts of the M60 at Eccles, Worsley and Swinton are to close overnight for six days in April. Highways England is undertaking work to...

Champions! Beechfield U14s joy at league title win

Beechfield United Under 14’s Predators celebrated in style after winning the Timperley and District Junior League’s Division 1 title. On Sunday 12 April at...

25 years ago in Salford: Fire crews escape building collapse inferno that crushes 85 cars

Firefighters in Salford had a brush with death on 14 April 1990 when they escaped a factory fire thought to have been started by arsonists. On that Wednesday evening...

Review: Seann Walsh – 28 – The Lowry, Salford Quays

Seann Walsh is well known for his rapid rise up the comedy ranks in the past two years. The man who (quite accurately) described himself as “looking like a...

Woman, 33, raped in ‘horrific and deeply traumatic’ attack on Salford canal path

Police have launched an investigation after a woman was raped on a canal tow path in Salford. Her attacker is described as being a pale, white man, in his late...

Appeal to find family of Steven Hodgkinson, 57, who died at Little Hulton hospice

The Police Coroner’s Office has issued an appeal to find the family of a man who passed away at St Ann’s Hospice in Little Hulton. 57-year-old Steven...

Election 2015: Walkden to host Leaders Debate-style hustings

By Josh Dyson and Tom Rodgers School places, crime and transport will be the hot topics when Walkden hosts a political hustings this Saturday for the 2015 General...

Chiquitos Salford sign sponsorship deal with Salford Red Devils

Picture by Bill McLaughlin Mexican restaurant Chiquitos on Salford Quays has signed a one-year sponsorship deal with Salford Red Devils. The two parties have signed an...

Salford women urged to enter Cancer Research charity race

Salford women fired up by the arrival of spring are being urged to channel their energy into training for Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life. Now the lighter evenings...