Tag: Clermont-Ferrand, Salford, twinning
50 years ago: Salford makes first French Connection with Clermont-Ferrand
It was 50 years ago this week that Salford picked its first ever twin town. On Sunday 15 May 1966 city planners signed the historic deal with the now 138,000-population...
100 years ago: Revelation as shock Salford murderer finally caught
In May 2015 SalfordOnline.com told you the tale of an horrific murder that was committed 100 years ago in Salford. At the time, our history researchers didn’t know...
Barton Road in Eccles to stay closed for ANOTHER six weeks
Barton Road in Eccles is to remain closed until the end of May, Salford council have admitted. The link route between the town and the Trafford Centre has been shut to...
Salford hit and run: Man seriously hurt as grey Renault Megane speeds off
Police are looking for a grey Renault Megane which raced off from a hit and run in Salford. A pedestrian, understood to be 52 years old, was hit by a car on Littleton...
Action promised on Salford’s nightmare traffic hotspots
Transport bosses will trial measures to ease congestion at some of the major traffic hotspots in Salford, after intervention by a local MP. Barbara Keeley, MP for...
What remains of listed Salford mill to be demolished for 150-space car park
A lone tower on an windswept industrial estate in Salford is the last remnant of the Grade II-listed Springfield and Overbridge mill. The stair tower is the only section...
Hairy Bikers feature Star Inn Salford on BBC Two tonight
Salford’s co-operative pub The Star Inn is to get five minutes of fame in a BBC Two TV show tonight. The pub on The Cliff in Higher Broughton was picked by TV...
100 years ago: Gallipoli on my mind – Eccles man’s eyewitness evacuation account
This Sunday 17 April in Bury the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers will commemmorate the 101st anniversary of soldiers landing on the Gallipoli peninsula on 25th April 1915....
New era for Salford cricket with Twenty20, league launch and more
A new era for local league cricket arrives this weekend, weather permitting of course, with the start of the new Greater Manchester Cricket League. The league,...
Prisoner on the run has links to Salford
An inmate with links to Salford has gone on the run after fleeing a Warrington prison, police revealed today. Forces in the North West have today posted alerts for the...
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