Tag: eccles, Patricroft, riots, Royal Navy, WW1
100 years ago in Eccles: Mobs riot and ransack town over Lusitania sinking
It is exactly 100 years ago today that the RMS Lusitania was sunk off the coast of Ireland by a German submarine with the loss of 1,198 men, women and children. This act...
‘Low-life’ thief Sean Earle faces jail after stealing gran’s handbag moments after death plunge
A 27-year-old man from Eccles who stole a woman’s bag moments after she fell to her death is facing jail. Sean Earle, 27, Trevelyan Street, pleaded guilty to theft...
5* Review: Not Too Tame’s Early Doors – The Royal Oak, Eccles
Heading into the historic Royal Oak on Barton Lane in Eccles last night, I was intrigued and excited by the prospect of the Early Doors promise of “immersive pub...
Appeal: Teenage boy robbed at knifepoint on Eccles canal path
Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenage boy was robbed of his phone by a man who pulled a knife on him in Winton, Eccles. At around 6pm on Tuesday 12 May, the...
Road blocked as bus smashes into Eccles railway bridge
Picture by Mike Burgess Green Lane in Patricroft was blocked this morning after an Arriva bus drove into a low railway bridge. Police were called to the scene at 7am...
Theatre company take over Royal Oak Eccles for ‘interactive’ Early Doors
A theatre company is due to take over the historic Royal Oak pub in Eccles for a three-night “immersive experience”. Not Too Tame, fresh from a sell out run at...
50 years ago in Salford: Talk of the North link to ‘big-time hopefuls’ Karl’s Marals
Salford’s long association with the music biz is well recorded, but one of the most unusually-named bands tipped for success in May 1965 also had a local legend in...
50 years ago in Salford: Beat combo The Rogues tipped for the top
In May 1965 a group of young chaps from Salford and Swinton who called themselves The Rogues were intent on world domination of the musical kind. The Eccles and...
Watch: British Transport Police search Eccles in major investigation
Officers from British Transport Police have been carrying out a major investigation near Eccles station today. At around 1pm on Monday 20 April, teams backed by Tactical...
WATCH: Man robs Salford bookies and bank with bomb-threat note
Police are hunting a man who robbed a bookmakers in Eccles and a bank in Swinton armed only with a handwritten note. The offender is described as a white man, between 25...
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