Tag: Cadishead, death, Irlam, Irlam Steel Works, Partington Iron and Steel
100 years ago: The distressing fatality of Horace Smith at Irlam Steel Works
The terrible death of a 27-year-old crane driver at Irlam Steel Works was making headlines in Salford 100 years ago this week. The Eccles and Patricroft Reporter of...
VIDEO/PICS: Heatwave turns to Salford lightning storm
Sweltering temperatures progressed to a serious storm over Salford on Tuesday evening as the skies went black, before crashing thunder, pelting rain and lightning. Mike...
100 years ago: Scandal in Cadishead as domestic leads to ‘Walk of Shame’
The eternal battle in journalism is to decipher what exactly is the difference between news in the public interest, and news that’s interesting to the public. This...
Hunting the Gruffalo in Irlam and Cadishead on Thursday
Gruffalo-mad kids are in for a treat in Irlam and Cadishead tomorrow as the friendly beast has been let loose on your local nature reserve! The Lancashire Wildlife Trust...
Friends need your help at Cadishead Festival
Bank Holiday Monday 29th August, Friends of Cadishead and Little Woolden Moss will showcase at the Irlam and Cadishead Community Festival on Bank Holiday Monday, 29th...
Free tree-tastic family events this week in Salford
If you’ve ever wondered about what’s going on behind the trunks and branches of Salford trees – or you’ve got children to entertain this summer...
Granddaughter’s delight at £1.5m boost for lung cancer research
Cancer Research UK has announced plans to fund a £1.47million research programme to lead to major advances in lung cancer treatments. A team of scientists led by Dr...
100 years ago: PC wins gallantry medal in Manchester Ship Canal rescue attempt on six-year-old Cadishead boy
Tragedy is never far away as we look back 100 years into the pages of the Eccles Journal. Making headlines in early August 1916 was the sad tale of the drowning of a...
Jess Kemp heading on first European tour thanks to Salford charity
Unsigned local singer Jess Kemp is packing up her guitar and going out on her first European tour thanks to Irlam and Cadishead charity Hamilton Davies Trust (HDT). The...
Cadishead Rhinos charge forward with £150k lottery gift for new home
Cadishead Rhinos rugby club are set for a huge revamp of their home clubhouse with a £150,000 cash injection from the National Lottery. The 1960s former local authority...
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