Tag: Blackleach, clifton, Country, gypsies, Irlam, Princes Park, travellers, walkden
Travellers ordered to leave Irlam and Walkden
Tom Rodgers Mon 13th July, 4:20 PM
Travellers who have set up camp illegally on two sites in Salford have been ordered to leave by council officers. Scores of caravans arrived at Princes Park in Irlam on...
Up to 135 new jobs as US giant Omnicell plans Salford medical packaging plant
Tom Rodgers Tue 7th July, 6:22 PM
Salford City Council planners have greenlit proposals to turn a warehouse on an industrial estate in Cadishead, Salford, into a huge 44,000sq ft medical packaging plant....
‘Drunk driver’ abandons car in Irlam with bottle of whisky on front seat
Tom Rodgers Tue 7th July, 3:00 PM
Police were called to the scene of an unusual incident in Irlam where they found a car abandoned on a dual carriageway. At around 9pm on Friday 3 July a passing car...
Revealed: Cadishead TalkTalk offices to close as hundreds of staff move to Salford Quays
Tom Rodgers Wed 17th June, 4:25 PM
The Cadishead offices of broadband provider TalkTalk are to close entirely and move to Salford Quays by 2017, SalfordOnline.com can reveal. The telecoms giant announced...
Bird watchers flock to Cadishead moss as rare Stone Curlew reappears
Tom Rodgers Wed 13th May, 3:47 PM
Bird watchers are racing in their droves to catch a glimpse of a rare and strange bird spotted in Salford for the first time in over 50 years. The evasive Stone Curlew...
Ex-Irlam headteacher guilty of stealing school funds
Tom Rodgers Wed 15th April, 5:07 PM
A Salford primary school headteacher has been found guilty of stealing from the school’s accounts. Valerie Rutty, 60, was suspended as head of Irlam Primary School...
‘Organised crime gang’ behind £8k Irlam van heist
Tom Rodgers Fri 20th March, 1:55 AM
Police believe two men who robbed a delivery van full of cigarettes in Irlam may be tied to organised crime. A driver was attacked as he dropped off stock at Sanket...
100 years ago in Salford: Belgian refugees flood into city
Tom Rodgers Thu 20th November, 1:22 PM
It may seem strange, but in November 1914 Salford was awash with refugees from Belgium, a story that still to this day goes almost unreported. Germany had invaded their...
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