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Election 2015: Eccles hustings recap

On Saturday 18 April candidates vying to take over Hazel Blears’ Salford and Eccles seat in Parliament were quizzed at St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church...

Elland crow as Roosters downed in Halifax

Salford City Roosters travelled across to Halifax and came home soundly beaten by a very powerful Elland side. Roosters gave it their all but they came up short on the...

M60 overnight closures at Eccles cancelled

Planned closures of the M60 at Eccles starting this weekend have been postponed indefinitely by Highways England. All other works starting on Monday 20 April at Swinton,...

55-year-old woman dies after fall from Eccles M602 bridge

A 55-year-old woman has tragically died after falling from a motorway bridge over the M602 this morning, Friday 17 April. Police were called to Albert Road bridge in...

Woman in critical condition after falling 30ft from M602 Eccles bridge

A woman is in a critical condition in hospital after plunging 30 feet from a bridge over the M602 at Eccles. Police were called to Albert Road in Eccles this morning,...

Salford canal rape claim was fake, say police

A woman who reported being raped on a canal tow path in Eccles was making it up, say Greater Manchester Police. Officers issued this description of a man in his 50s...

Election 2015: Get your questions in for Salford and Eccles hustings

Residents have just 24 hours to add their questions to the Salford and Eccles General Election hustings taking place in Eccles this weekend. On Saturday 18 April from...

Eccles Town Hall Hotel goes to auction in Manchester for £160k

The Town Hall Hotel in Eccles is to go up for auction on the open market. The once-popular community pub on Church Street closed in summer 2014 and was put up for sale...

M60 to close at Eccles, Worsley and Swinton overnight

Drivers are being warned that parts of the M60 at Eccles, Worsley and Swinton are to close overnight for six days in April. Highways England is undertaking work to...

Woman, 33, raped in ‘horrific and deeply traumatic’ attack on Salford canal path

Police have launched an investigation after a woman was raped on a canal tow path in Salford. Her attacker is described as being a pale, white man, in his late...