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Latest plans for Crown Theatre Eccles: Demolition, less parking, 72 flats in 7-storey ‘office block’ design

The latest attempt is here by the owners of the dilapidated Victorian Crown Theatre in Eccles to get some building moving on the rubbish and rubble-strewn site. New...

100 years ago: Woman with ‘filthiest house in Eccles’ warned to clean it up

Some of our readers may recall back before the 1980s if you moved into a council house – as my family did – part of the tenancy agreement was that you had to...

Two boys, 14 and 16, arrested after pupil stabbed outside Salford school

Two teenage boys have been arrested and bailed after a schoolboy was stabbed in the leg outside a Salford school. Police and paramedics were called to Ellesmere Park...

Appeal: Anger as thieves torch kids’ football kit in Monton

A community football club in Eccles set for its grand re-opening this weekend was hit by thieves who stole gardening gear and torched £800-worth of children’s...

Appeal after teenager’s head stamped on in vile Eccles attack

A teenager suffered a serious head injury after being attacked while on a night out in Eccles. 19-year-old Kade Scoular was seriously assaulted on Church Street, near...

Jollyes Petfood Superstore eyeing new home at West One Retail Park in Eccles

In yet another coup for the West One Retail Park in Eccles, independent petfood chain Jollyes is considering opening a new store in a formerly vacant lot. There’s...

Fire breaks out in Worsley flats after fan fault

Fire crews from Eccles and Agecroft were called to a block of flats in Worsley in the early hours of this morning after fire broke out on the second floor. Trauma...

Joy as Eccles dancing dozen chosen for Team England

Dance students at a dance school in Eccles are jumping for joy after being selected to represent England on the world stage. Following nationwide auditions, 12 young...

Former Halifax bank at 116 Church Street goes for £86k at auction

An empty former bank and building society in Eccles town centre has sold at auction for £86,000, some £9,000 over the guide price. 116 Church Street went up for public...

Eccles Metrolink offline from 26 June to end of August: All bus replacements here

Commuters are expecting weeks of disruption from the end of the month when the Eccles via MediaCityUK Metrolink line is closed. From 26 June no trams will run on the...