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‘I’m not from Manchester’: Dodgy driver’s M602 excuse falls on deaf ears

A van driver pulled over by police in Salford protested his innocence for a motoring offence with the excuse “I’m not from Manchester”. The Londoner...

Italian restaurant Vero Moderno to open at Vimto Gardens

Salford restauranteur Giuseppe Piccoli is to open an Italian restaurant on Chapel Street at the Vimto Gardens development. Piccoli, who lives on Chapel Street himself,...

Watch: Dashcam drama on A580 as Mini hits family car at high speed

A local dad has released some startling footage of a Mini Cooper hitting his car at speed last night on the A580 East Lancs. Jay Bradley, from Astley, was driving from...

Salford designers make final cut in Levis’s International Denim competition

Two fashion designers from the University of Salford have been shortlisted for the final in an international contest to create the 501 jeans of the future. Final year...

Were you there? Rugby history made 50 years ago today with big switch-on at The Willows

History was made in Salford 50 years ago today when Salford Rugby Club switched on their brand-new floodlights for a night match against Widnes. On Friday 11 March 1965...

Next of kin appeal for Salford man Michael Jones, 69

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace the family, relatives or next of kin of a man from Salford. Michael Jones, 69, died at his home in Salford on...

Jasmine, 8, paints picture of hero Salford firefighters in trapped lift rescue

Firefighters helped rescue a family of four from a stuck lift in a Salford tower block, calming a panicking eight-year-old by asking her to draw pictures while they...

Salford gang crime cops seize £200k in Class A drugs and £30k in cash

Police investigating organised crime rings in Salford have seized huge amounts of drugs in dawn raids this morning. 15 homes were hit in Salford, Trafford, Manchester,...

Ambulances scrambled to Salford crash after car rides up on two wheels

A young child walked away unscathed after a car ended up on two wheels after crashing on a residential street in Ellesmere Park, Salford. Multiple emergency crews were...

Comment: The secret tax credit cut the Tories want to sneak through

It would have been impossible to miss the furore last year regarding George Osborne’s proposed changes to tax credits arising from the Budget 2015. The devastating...