Tag: Pendlebury, Salford
100 years ago: Mum strips house to buy booze in shocking Salford child neglect
While the Great War raged on in Europe troops were looking forward to an end to the fighting and a return to their homes in Blighty. However judging from a newspaper...
Council rubber stamp Fred Done’s 400 flats: Black Horse Hotel in Salford will be demolished
A Victorian pub in Salford will be knocked down to make way for 400 flats. Salford City Council ruled today that the Black Horse Hotel on the Crescent can be demolished...
Two charged with M602 ‘Murderers’ banner mocking Liverpool FC
Two men have been charged with public order offences after an offensive banner was hung across the M602 in Salford. The three-metre paper banner was tied to a motorway...
Anthony Crolla’s Army adds Salford ex-boxer Russ
Retired boxer Russ Arrowsmith bridged the generation gap when he took part in a sparring session with world champion Anthony Crolla. The pair are preparing to run...
Gun-happy Salford armed robber who went on the run to Spain finally jailed
A Salford armed robber who went to “extreme lengths” to avoid justice has finally been jailed more than four years after going on the run from police. Andrew...
100 years ago in Salford: Circus elephant turns hero in rampage down Cross Lane
It’s scarcely more difficult to believe than any of the other stories we’ve found in the city’s archives, but 100 years ago this week a visiting male...
Man trapped in machinery in Salford suffers serious injury
A man in his 40s had to be rushed to hospital after becoming trapped in machinery at a Salford company. Six ambulances, two fire crews and a specialist Hazardous Area...
Salford explosion ‘rattled windows and shook houses’
A large explosion heard across Ordsall and central Salford this morning is thought to be down to a gas canister exploding in a scrapyard. European Metals Recycling...
TWO Duck Races, Easter Egg hunts, chocolate festival and more: Top 10 things to do in Salford this Easter Bank Holiday weekend
Salford has a packed event schedule over the next four days for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. Salford Quays Duck Race – Good Friday 25 March – 12.30pm to...
Shooting in Salford: Two arrested for attempted murder after man blasted with shotgun
First published 8.23am, updated 10.10am A man was found shot in Ellesmere Park in Salford on Sunday evening. Police sealed off Marlborough Road, a residential, leafy...
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