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Review: Cirque Surreal – The Voyagers – The Lowry, Salford

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 There were thrills and spills galore for all the family in this entertaining and awe-inspiring show. Cirque Surreal is Britain’s biggest...

Police probe house shooting on Winton estate in Salford

Police are investigating a house shooting on the Winton estate tonight. It is understood that a house on Sutherland Street was shot at, causing damage to the front of...

Local MP slams zero-hours ‘smear’

A local MP named on a list of Labour politicians who have employed workers on a zero-hours contract has blasted the announcement as a pre-election smear. Barbara Keeley...

Decision due on derelict Crescent Police station

A 6,000sq ft former police headquarters on the Crescent in Salford is due to be handed over to developers next week. The station opened in 1957 but closed in 2005 when...

Johnson eyes up promotion prize as Salford come home

By Will Moorcroft (@Willtm10) Picture by @ctattersall_ The Ammies return to Moor Lane after four consecutive away games when they host promotion rivals Spennymoor Town...

Missing Harvey Collins needs meds – call police with sightings

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of a missing man who needs regular medication. Harvey Collins, 22, has not been seen since Wednesday 1 April...

Swinton Lions launch ‘Proud to be Blue’ crusade

Swinton Lions are looking to up their fanbase with a new campaign to bring back former supporters since their demotion to Championship 1 status. The Lions have stated...

50 years ago: Pep pill peril – Swinging Sixties sees 16-year-old girl on ‘Black Bomber’ drug charge

The big news in Salford in April 1965 was a moral panic: horrified adults watched as a teenager went up in court for trying to score 60 amphetamine pills known as...

Game day: High-flying Salford set to diminish Giants

Salford are again without talismanic Theo Fages – he of the contract negotiations farrago – as they take on Huddersfield Giants in this Good Friday battle at...

Election 2015: Leaders debate takes Salford by storm

Forget who won for a moment – whether Nicola Sturgeon’s terrier-like antics pushed her to the top of a YouGov poll, or David Cameron became just another face...