Salford launches film festival with a difference

Health chiefs in Salford are looking to launch a film festival with a difference, with creative members of the public supplying the films. They want...

Police are investigating reports of sexual abuse at Foster’s menswear stores in Salford and...

Police have launched an investigation into non-recent sexual offences in Ashton-under-Lyne and Salford which occurred during the 1970's. Operation Kersey was launched following reports of...

Green light for Landmark Arts and Humanities Building

Plans for Manchester Metropolitan University’s new flagship Arts and Humanities building have been given the green light by Manchester City Council. The council’s Planning Committee...

Historic Salford building transformed after standing empty for 25 years

  A landmark building in Salford –stood empty for a quarter of a century – has been transformed into 41 new affordable apartments. Quay House, formerly...

Leaders of Northern Cities voice concerns over Powerhouse Project

Council leaders from five Northern Cities including Manchester are pressing the government to reaffirm their commitment to the Northern Powerhouse. They have agreed to convene...

£50K reward still on offer two years after Paul Massey gunned down

Police have launched an appeal on the second anniversary of Paul Massey’s murder in Salford. 55-year-old Paul Massey was shot five times outside his home...

Siege comes to an end at house in Shaw after nearly 26 hours

The siege at a property in Shaw came to an end just before 5.00 am this morning with the hostage being released without harm...

32 year old in hospital with multiple injuries after stabbing in Newton Heath

A 32-year-old man had been stabbed inside a maisonette flat in Newton Heath. Emergency services attended at the flat on Surbiton Rd this afternoon and...

A man who sexually abused children in Bolton has been jailed for 12 years

Warren Kirkby aged 61 of Westleigh Lane, Leigh pleaded guilty to at an earlier hearing to a range of sexual offences, including indecency with...

Man is shot in Withington in ‘targeted attack’

Police are appealing for information after a man was shot in the leg in Withington late yesterday evening. Officers  were called to Mauldeth Road West,...