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Monton Bodega bar hit with £2k penalty in fake vodka find

The company who run Bodega bar in Monton has been fined for being in possession of counterfeit vodka at the premises. The director of Wine Bar Supplies Limited, John...

50 years ago on Bank Holiday: Fishermen find drowning four-year-old in dramatic Bridgewater Canal rescue

The August Bank Holiday is here and while most are letting their hair down, for one young girl it was moments away from ending in tragedy. The Eccles and Patricroft...

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...

Watch: Monton goes Bollywood bonkers for St Ann’s Hospice

Brave amateurs in Eccles and Monton weaved their way into a £1,000 fundraise for St Ann’s Hospice at this year’s Bollywood Ball. Organiser Jen Thomas...

Review: The Blind Pig, Monton

It’s easy to imagine how anyone who had been away from Monton for the last couple of years would find the new ‘village’ centre almost unrecognisable. New...

Plans in for five new townhouses in Monton

Developers have submitted plans to build five new homes on vacant land off Monton Road in Monton. Eccles-based Notion Developments Limited want to build five, two and a...

AFC Monton steps up to FC United-style fan funding with £300k clubhouse build

A local football team in Monton, Eccles, is launching an innovative FC United-style fans funding scheme to raise £75,000 to help improve their facilities. AFC Monton...

Worsley ex-pro cricketer takes up Bury College role

A former professional cricketer at Monton, Weaste and Worsley clubs has returned to the college where he studied to pursue a career teaching sport to Further Education...

This Sunday: Salford’s quickest women to road race for 25th time

If you see a pack of female runners racing along the road in Swinton this weekend, cheer them on as you’ll be watching the 25th anniversary of the City of Salford...

Patricroft ROF housebuilder under fire after bomb squad called to Eccles twice in a week

Criticism has been levelled at a housebuilding firm after army bomb disposal teams were called to one of their new housing sites twice in a matter of days. Countryside...