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50 years ago in Salford: Monks Hall Museum makes Patricroft steam train history with 1.5 million mile nameplate
The Grade II-listed Monks Hall Museum on Wellington Road in Eccles is still standing, though, only barely. This story from July 1965 tells of a donation to the famed...
Shocked mum’s warning over Eccles burglar sneak
A mum of two young children who scared off a suspected Eccles burglar has warned the local community. The 22-year-old, who does not want to be named, was shocked to see...
Mural kickstarts Eccles Crown Theatre campaign
The run-down Crown Theatre on Liverpool Road in Eccles got a Banksy-style makeover at the weekend when campaigners hung a large mural on the front entrance sparking...
Neighbour breaks into flat to save Eccles pensioner trapped by fire
A smoke alarm and a brave neighbour helped save the life of a 72-year-old man after a fire at his home last night in Eccles, Salford. Three fire engines from Agecroft...
Founder of Salford’s Morson Group ‘legend’ Gerry Mason dies at 77
77-year-old Gerry Mason, the founder of Salford recruitment and engineering firm, Morson, passed away peacefully on Friday 24 July. Mr Mason founded Morson in 1969 at...
Ackros chemical plant in Eccles sold for £8.27m
London-based property developers St Modwen have sold off a chemical plant in Eccles, Salford, for £8.27 million. Friends Life Limited acquired Akcros Chemicals Limited...
Car flipped on its roof in Brookhouse ‘was clamped’
Police were called to Brookhouse Avenue in Eccles last night at 11.50pm after reports that a red Peugeot 106 was overturned and blocking the main road. But initial...
Goodbye Miss Magee: Lewis Street Primary School teacher to retire after 28 years
A much-loved teacher at a primary school in Patricroft, Eccles is to retire after 28 years in the job. Morag Magee joined Lewis Street Primary School in 1987 as a newly...
Violent organised gang jailed for multiple armed robbery in Eccles, Irlam and Manchester
An organised gang who threatened staff with a sawn-off shotgun and hit shops in Irlam and Eccles as part of a cross-country crime spree have been jailed for a total of...
Free breakfast for people on low income in Salford
A pioneering new scheme set up at the Salford Unemployed Resource Centre on Liverpool Road in Eccles is offering free breakfast for people on low income. You’re...
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