Author: Katherine Stephenson

Salford Youth Zone given additional £100,000 investment

Salford Youth Zone given additional £100,000 investment

The Salford development company, Salboy, has recently gifted £100,000 towards the development of the new Salford Youth Zone.  Simon Ismail, […]

Playwright credits The Kings Arms for kick-starting his career

Playwright credits The Kings Arms for kick-starting his career

Featured image of The Kings Arms is taken by Peter Hughes, Flickr. Award-winning playwright Joe O’Byrne has credited The Kings […]

photo: Iari Davies 12, Flickr

São Paulo Dance Company coming to The Lowry this spring

A Brazilian dance company is bringing a “triple bill” performance to the stage at The Lowry this spring. São Paulo […]

Salford speeding driver steals taxi at knifepoint to flee crash

Salford speeding driver steals taxi at knifepoint to flee crash

Police are investigating after a speeding driver crashed their car in Salford and then stole a taxi at knifepoint to […]

My Beautiful Laundrette Rehearsal photos taken on the 2ndFebruary 2024 at Curve Leicester

My Beautiful Laundrette coming to Salford next month

Rehearsal images have been released for the spring 2024 tour of ‘My Beautiful Laundrette’, which is coming to The Lowry this […]

Image taken by Peter Whatley.

Historic mine shaft found beneath Walkden station

Featured image taken by Peter Whatley, Geograph. Works on Walkden railway station have now been delayed after a historic mine […]

Suspected male arrested following bike theft in Salford

Suspected male arrested following bike theft in Salford

Following an appeal, a suspected male has been arrested after an increase in bike thefts from Salford University.  Last week […]

Firefighters rush to save person in the River Irwell

Firefighters rush to save person in the River Irwell

Last night, firefighters swam into the River Irwell to rescue a person in the water. At around 8pm emergency services […]

Salford records nearly 5,800 fly-tip incidents between 2022-2023

Salford records nearly 5,800 fly-tip incidents between 2022-2023

A report has concluded that there were 5,797 fly-tipping incidents in Salford between 2022 and 2023. According to rubbish removal […]