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Salford wide a-Wakey with march up table

Now three without loss, Salford Red Devils put Wakefield away 24-18 at the AJ Bell on Mothers Day. After a cagy opening with both sides feeling each other out for...

Council to approve Fred Done’s 380-flat towers at derelict Black Friar pub

Betfred boss Fred Done is onto a winner with his plans to convert the derelict Black Friar Inn into two new 12 and 16-storey towerblocks. The Grade II-listed pub at the...

Former Paddock pub on Cross Lane to be turned into flats

One of the last remaining pub buildings on Cross Lane in Salford could become eight flats if a planning officers pass proposals this week. The first and second floors...

Review: Susan Calman, Ladylike – The Lowry, Salford

Okay, full disclosure here. I am a very liberal, woolly, left-leaning feminist. So going along to the Lowry on a Sunday evening to see a 4 foot 11 Scottish lesbian...

Work starts on £850k Chapel Street apartment block

A Manchester property development company has begun work on a six-storey apartment scheme on Chapel Street in Salford. Nikal Special Projects are developing the building...

Readers Pics: Beautiful Sunsets over Salford

Pictures by Danielle Merrishaw, Nicola Jayne Thompson, Chelsea Fisher, Simon Evans, @redgeneral70 and Jennie Bracegirdle There were purples, oranges, yellows and deep...

Urgent appeal for help with Baby Dan tribute

An appeal has been launched for the community's help in sourcing a bouncy castle and gazebo for a day of remembrance for local baby Dan Edge.

Work starts on £2.7m Capital & Centric ‘Digital Village’ in Salford

Capital & Centric has begun construction on its 3.5-acre Digital Village business park on Ordsall Lane in Salford. The 12 business units range from 3,695 to 3,799 sq...

Salford Skills Centre sold to Knight Knox for £650,000

A former training centre for young people in Salford has been sold for £650,000 to a buy-to-let property developer. The Salford Skills Centre on Liverpool Street, which...

Six months to build classrooms for 420 new school places in Ellenbrook and Swinton

A building firm has won a £3.9 million contract to construct 14 new classrooms at two primary schools as the city faces a serious shortfall of school places. There will...