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The Pusher: Channel 4 documentary to investigate Manchester canal ‘serial killer’ claim
Channel 4 has commissioned a new documentary to investigate the idea a serial killer dubbed ‘The Pusher’ could be operating on Manchester’s waterways....
Andy Burnham: Labour leadership candidate vows to unite party at People’s History Museum
Labour supporters were out in force at the People’s History Museum in Manchester this morning as Andy Burnham made his pitch for the Labour leadership. The Leigh...
Watch drone footage: Mancunian Way to stay closed ‘for 10 days’ after sinkhole collapse
The sinkhole-hit Mancunian Way in Manchester city centre is to remain closed throughout Monday’s rush hour as emergency repairs continue. The carriageway fell in...
A580 East Lancs Rd to close this weekend for Guided Busway work
The A580 East Lancs Road will be closed overnight this weekend as Urban Vision carry out more work for the Leigh Guided Busway. The road is due to shut between the...
Salford power cut hits 285 homes and businesses – repairs ongoing
Around 285 residential and business properties lost power in the Chapel Street area of Salford today. At around 8.30am on Friday 14 August a high voltage fault on an...
Search to reunite lost 1940s wedding album with Salford family
SalfordOnline.com are hoping to reunite a family wedding album discovered in a car boot sale in Salford with its rightful owners. Jacqueline Ridyard, from Fram Street in...
Self-employment in Greater Manchester up 28% since the financial crisis
The number of self-employed people in Greater Manchester has risen by 28 percent since the financial crisis and now stands at 163,800, according to new figures published...
New £80k kennels at RSPCA Greater Manchester Animal Hospital in Salford for spike in neglected and abused dogs
An animal hospital in Salford struggling to deal with thousands of injured animals every year is to build new kennels to cope with demand. Plans are now in the works to...
Police officer headbutted as drunken mob take over Piccadilly Gardens protest
Police have made multiple arrests after a group of up to 20 people attacked a police officer and a homeless man, threw chairs at a shop window and assaulted staff at...
Reefer Madness: 50 years ago in Salford
While researching stories from Salford’s colourful past we came across this little item from July 1965 warning of the perils of ‘beat clubs’, and worse...
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