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Live – Snow hits Salford: Travel news, pictures and weather

Around an inch of snow has fallen this morning in parts of Salford, and heavy flakes coming down now are sticking to the ground. Eccles is looking prettier than normal...

Gallery: First Salford snow of 2016

SalfordOnline’s Facebook group is abuzz with pictures of today’s light snowfall over Salford. Our readers are famously snap-happy. It was only a tickle, just...

Yule be snow happy with IAM’s driving hints – No rein (deer) on our parade!

This week’s tips from the IAM’s director of standards, Mark Lewis, are looking at how you can safely drive around crowded shopping areas this Christmas. Keep...

Watch: GMFRS Christmas film highlights need to help older people

John Lewis eat your heart out – Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has created its own poignant Christmas video. The Service’s Christmas Wish is about...

Are you ready for winter travel?

With the region experiencing its first dusting of snow at the weekend, Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is reminding people to add ‘winter travel plans’ to...

Travelling in snow: advice from the IAM

The IAM is issuing advice about driving in winter weather following yellow warnings of snow forecast across much of the country over the next 24 hours. Broadcast...

Drivers urged to prepare their cars for winter

With winter on its way, Motor Codes, the government-approved consumer watchdog for the automotive industry, is urging motorists to ‘winter-proof’ their cars. Its...

999 surge continues as NWAS prepares for winter

North West Ambulance Service recently reported the hike in calls over Halloween and as we fast approach the Trust’s busiest time of year, the level of 999 emergency...