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Watch: Alan Henning tribute garden unveiled as hero remembered in Eccles

Local residents gathered in Eccles tonight to pay respect to Alan Henning at the launch of a tribute garden in his memory. The story of the 47-year-old taxi driver...

50 years ago: Eccles turned from concrete jungle to ‘green oasis’ as Parish Gardens opened

One of the highlights of strolling through Eccles is to take in the verdant greenery of the gardens at St Mary’s Parish Church. This area is a lovely place to...

Police close Peel Green Road after cyclist suffers serious head injury

Police have been forced to close Peel Green Road in Eccles after a serious crash between a cyclist and a car. At around 11.55am today, Thursday 12 May, a 32-year-old man...

50 new jobs planned at West One as Iceland to launch Food Warehouse

Frozen food retailer Iceland is planning a new food and drink store at the West One Retail Park, SalfordOnline.com can reveal. Food Warehouse will take over Unit 10 at...

Real-time upgrades finally arrive at Eccles station

Passengers at Eccles rail station will now be able to see real-time information screens after funding was granted by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM). The...

Barton Road in Eccles to stay closed for ANOTHER six weeks

Barton Road in Eccles is to remain closed until the end of May, Salford council have admitted. The link route between the town and the Trafford Centre has been shut to...

Action promised on Salford’s nightmare traffic hotspots

Transport bosses will trial measures to ease congestion at some of the major traffic hotspots in Salford, after intervention by a local MP. Barbara Keeley, MP for...

Update: Alan Henning tribute garden set for May opening

A new public garden in memory of Alan Henning is to open in May, and the whole community is being invited to attend. From 6pm on Tuesday 17 May Salford City Council...

Serious smash on M62 at Eccles causing long delays

A serious crash on the near Eccles is causing long delays into Tuesday morning’s rush hour. Traffic cameras show tailbacks for at least seven miles on the M62...

100 years ago: Gallipoli on my mind – Eccles man’s eyewitness evacuation account

This Sunday 17 April in Bury the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers will commemmorate the 101st anniversary of soldiers landing on the Gallipoli peninsula on 25th April 1915....