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11-year-old suspended for taking WW1 gun to Salford primary school

A pupil at Willow Tree Primary School in Salford was suspended after taking a gun to school. The 11-year-old boy brought the weapon to school on Thursday 18 June but the...

Spotted: Jeremy Kyle gets short shrift filming on Salford precinct

Daytime TV star Jeremy Kyle failed to attract the crowds today as he filmed on Salford precinct for his ITV show The Kyle Files. He was spotted getting out of a black...

Lorry bursts into flames on M602 in Salford

A lorry caught fire on the M602 motorway just before the Langworthy Road South bridge heading towards Manchester. The tipper truck pulled over onto the hard shoulder...

Three Salford men wanted on recall to prison

Police are looking for men wanted on recall to prison after all three breached the conditions of their licence. William McLeish, 44, has known links in Salford and...

Appeal: Teenage biker killed in Salford smash

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a 19-year-old man was killed in a crash in Salford. The biker was riding along Leicester Road in Salford on...

M60 J13-10 to close this weekend

Highways England will shut the M60 motorway overnight on Friday and Saturday to continue demolition of 100-tonne steel gantries for its £202m smart motorway project. On...

Wood Street Mission launch £1m school uniform fund to help parents in Salford

Children’s charity Wood Street Mission will hand out up to £1 million-worth of equipment and clothing to help families cope with the cost of school uniforms. In a...

PICS/VIDEO: Thunder and lightning split the sky in Salford storm

Today Salford sun turned to humid heat, and the skies bruised dark. Thunder clouded the air after a day of furnace-like temperatures. Read: Salford heatwave –...

‘Man with gun’ at Ordsall flat was hoax, say police

Armed police flooded the streets on Ordsall Lane in Ordsall tonight after reports that a man in a flat had a handgun. At 10pm on Wednesday 1 July tactical aid units...

Smart motorway expands: £1.5bn investment in North West roads by 2020

Highways England has announced that it plans to invest £1.5 billion in the North West’s roads over the next five years, including creating nearly 80 miles of smart...