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City West plan five-storey apartment block with restaurant in Eccles

Housing association City West have submitted plans for a five-storey block of flats in Eccles town centre. The building, on a demolished garage site on Fox Street,...

Salford’s great women: 44,000 vote to save feminism from A-Level Politics

A Department of Education plan to drop the study of feminism from the A-Level Politics syllabus was seen tens of thousands oppose it in a public petition. The idea,...

Devastated family of Craig Creedon, 31, demand answers after tragic death

Family and friends of a man who died when he was hit by a train in Eccles have criticised mental health authorities in Salford. Craig Creedon, 31, was killed at around...

AFC Monton steps up to FC United-style fan funding with £300k clubhouse build

A local football team in Monton, Eccles, is launching an innovative FC United-style fans funding scheme to raise £75,000 to help improve their facilities. AFC Monton...

Winner: Hay Bales on Irlam Moss scoops SalfordOnline.com Autumn Colours Competition

SalfordOnline.com has managed to track down the winner of its first ever Autumn Colours Photo Competition, which we’re delighted to be able to announce today....

Man killed after being hit by train in Eccles

A man has died after being hit by a train in Eccles. Police and ambulances were called to Eccles railway station shortly after 10pm on Saturday 5 December to reports...

Lucy Henning wins promotion at Eccles firm

18-year-old Lucy Henning has been promoted at work after a successful apprenticeship at Salford testing firm BioClinics. Lucy, who lives in Eccles, is the daughter of...

End of an XL era as Barrys clothing store in Eccles shuts down for good

Eccles is set to lose yet another part of its rich heritage with the news that Barrys store on the corner of Liverpool Road and Bright Road is to close its doors for the...

Eccles water overflow angers residents

Following the recent heavy rainfall in Salford in the past two weeks, Eccles residents are furious about the state of the drains on Regent Street facing Morrisons...

50 years ago in Eccles: Gale-force storms batter town

With the torrential rain and gales that have hit the area over the past week it only seems fitting to tell this story of storms that ripped across Eccles 50 years ago...