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100 years ago: Heartbreaking letters from the front as Eccles Rifleman write of ‘white crosses in the pale moonlight’
Today, 11 November 2015, the city fell silent at 11am to mark Armistice Day – but 100 years ago our families were fighting for our very survival. In honour of this...
Green Lane in Eccles closed again after Patricroft ROF workers find EIGHT mortar shells
Police have closed Green Lane/Canal Bank between Patricroft and Monton for the second time in a week after building site workers unearthed eight suspected mortar shells...
Brookhouse shooting: Window smashed as residents hear ‘four or five shots’
Shocked residents have told of hearing up to five gunshots after a house was shot at on the Brookhouse estate in Eccles, Salford. The front window of a terraced property...
Hundreds turn out for Remembrance Sunday in Eccles
Hundreds of people gathered at the Eccles war memorial on Sunday 8 November to show their respects for local people who have fallen in conflicts over the past century...
Gallery: Salford sunset turns to fire in the sky
SalfordOnline.com readers have sent in this series of beautiful pictures of tonight’s sunset with amazing colours turning from yellow, to orange, to pink and...
Eccles nursery’s teddy bear tea party for St Ann’s Hospice
Children and staff wore pyjamas and brought along teddy bears for a tea party at Ladybird Private Day Nursery at Springfield House, New Lane, Eccles. A fancy dress day a...
Bonfire Night in Salford: Watch fireworks and live tweets from fire crews throughout the night
Fire crews have already taken calls from Ordsall, Eccles, Salford, Patricroft, Broughton and Cadishead tonight as the service live tweets throughout Bonfire Night. Up to...
100 years in jail for arsonists as crews await Bonfire Night spike
‘Arson hunters’ – including a crime-sniffing dog – at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have be hailed for helping to secure over 100...
Irlam animal sanctuary in lockdown over deadly virus outbreak
Dog owners across Salford are being warned to vaccinate their pets against canine parvovirus after an outbreak of the deadly disease at an animal sanctuary in Irlam....
Trustee Week 2015: Help run the brilliant ECHO – apply now
One of the best community groups in Salford needs your help – and it couldn’t be easier to join up. ECHO, a charitable organisation who won a prestigious award...
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