Dozens of homes likely to be without power overnight after electrical substation fire in Salford

direct to your inboxResidents have described how a 5am flash flood devastated their homes after a water main being worked on by engineers suddenly burst.Hyde Road in Gorton became a raging torrent of water after the main, which was being worked on by United Utilities at the time, suddenly burst during the early hours of Friday.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's FA Youth Cup game against Salford City, scheduled for Wednesday night, has been suspended.Last season's tournament was forced to be concluded in November due to the impact of COVID in 2020 which saw professional sport put on hold for a number of months.Manchester City beat Chelsea in the final with third-round matches for this year's competition due to take place this week.Salford were handed a dream tie against United but that fixture

her mystery illness.The mother-of-six began by thanking everyone for their prayers, before sharing that she's glad she didn't have to undergo surgery this week.«I went into my procedure on Monday pretty certain that I would be coming out with having to have a surgery, but my prayer was answered and NO surgery is needed,» Danielle, 36, wrote.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester's hospitals are at risk of 'falling over' in the next three weeks due to an 'unprecedented' surge in Covid cases, the region's health chief has warned - meaning cancer operations are very likely to be cancelled.Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, painted a bleak picture of the next few weeks in our hospital system, pointing to a 'phenomenal' increase in admissions as medics brace for the third

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityTwo staff are seriously ill in hospital and several others are ‘very unwell’ after an outbreak of Covid-19 at a Salford primary school.The acting headteacher at Holy Family Catholic Primary School, in Seedley, Salford, and another staff member are both said to be “seriously unwell in hospital”.The school has reported that a number of other staff have also tested positive for the virus, and became “very

Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityOnly four areas in Salford had fewer than 10 coronavirus cases last week.One of them has one of the lowest infection rates in Greater Manchester.And a further two neighbourhoods had 10 confirmed cases in the week ending December 29, one of which has historically been among the hardest hit.But the overall infection rate in Salford during this period has risen by 8 pc.The figures come from the latest data

Amazon has announced a deal to acquire rising podcast power Wondery and make it a key part of its Amazon Music streaming operation.

Christmas day fire ripped through a remote farmhouse.. The blaze near the Sussex village of West Chiltington is thought to have started on Christmas Day but emergency services only alerted to it this morning.

I'm a Celebrity family after joining the show as a cameraman back in 2017. Kiosk Kev, whose real name is Mark Herlaar, took to Instagram on Monday to share his condolences to the long-running staff member, reports The Mirror.