Tag: history, Salford Red Devils Foundation
Pictured: Langworthy hosts fab Salford history festival this weekend
Langworthy Cornerstone is the place to be for sports, community and history lovers in Salford this weekend with a two-day event jam-packed full of fun. The festival runs...
100 years ago in Eccles: Davis Street ‘gang’, 11 and 13, flogged for stealing
Juvenile offenders are not a new phenomenon by any stretch of the imagination. But this court case from the Eccles and Patricroft Journal of March 1916 shows the...
100 years ago: Brawl erupts on Patricroft Bridge as mums go toe-to-toe
There was an old music hall song called ‘Two Lovely Black Eyes’ that made popular entertainer Charles Coborn famous in the early 1900s. It was a comic but...
Pages from the Past: WW1 and WW2 photos saved from Salford skip
SalfordOnline.com is dipping back into its vast archives to shine a light on feature stories you might have missed. Many of our thousands of new readers may not have...
Watch: Teen lifesaver reunited 50 years on with boy he saved in Eccles
SalfordOnline.com have reunited two men whose lives came together in an extraordinary fashion 50 years ago. David Jordan, now 64, saved Dave Greene’s life back in...
Love Salford history? Join new club tonight for fascinating insights
Are you interested in local Salford history, heritage and the wonders to be found beneath our feet? Then why not join the newly formed Salford Archaeology & Local...
Interested in local history?
Are you interested in local heritage and history? Then why not join the newly formed Salford Archaeology & Local History Society Our partners will be the Centre for...
Enterprise to extend Black Lion Hotel in Salford to add 25 more
The Black Lion Hotel on Chapel Street is set for a rear extension refurb which will see the pub add space for 25 more punters downstairs. The red brick, flat roofed...
50 years ago in Salford: Death in factory collapse as 65mph gales wreak havoc
50 years ago this month gales reaching up to 65 mph ripped through Salford causing the death of one man and leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. Manchester...
50 years ago in Salford: Irish ‘tinkers’ cause mayhem in Chapel Street pub fight
The negative adjective ‘tinker’ – for Irish travellers – is very rarely used in these modern times, however a court case in October 1965 at...
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