After two years under special measures, a once struggling Salford academy has turned things round according to Ofsted.

Comfort Call in Salford received an impromptu inspection on April 11-13 on two key areas they were warned they must improve on in December, Safe and well-led.

Shortly before 9.50pm on Saturday 18 June 2016, police were called to Salford Precinct to reports that three girls, aged 12 and from Salford, had taken ecstasy pills described as ‘Teddy Tablets.’

A Salford academic is calling for people with depression to be more cautious about how they use social media.

Members of the Chinese Football Association visited Manchester as part of their quest to win the World Cup by 2050.

Salford University students are hoping to follow in the footsteps of their comedy heroes with a live showcase tomorrow.

The victory was not as straightforward as many would have thought however as a second count was ordered in the supplementary voting.

Labour’s Winton councillor David Lancaster expects the local elections to return a status quo across Salford.

Worsley Conservative councillor Karen Garrido is predicting that more and more people will choose to vote via post, rather than at the polling station on election night, in the future.

The Lowry is hosting a photographic exhibition to mark 30 years since The Smiths released The Queen Is Dead.

A Tameside homeless charity has ‘ironically’ thanked Margaret Thatcher on its 20th anniversary – for causing the homelessness it works to eradicate.