News and weather

If you want to keep up to date with the ever-changing world of Salford, look no further.

You'll find information here about the latest news, events and developments in the city. You can also get local traffic and travel updates and even check the weather.

Salford City Council press releases

Get down to Salford Quays for The Quays Open Day
Salford Quays will host an extravaganza of activities for people of all ages on Saturday 18 February.

Salford votes in favour of an elected mayor
The electorate in Salford has voted to elect a mayor in the city. 18.1% of the city's electorate cast their vote in the referendum, on Thursday 26 January, with 17,344 votes casts in favour of an elected mayor and 13,653 against.

Face your demons! Salford City Council launch stop smoking campaign
Unhappy? Unfit? Feeling the effects of Christmas on your wallet and annoyed that your new year's resolution hasn't gone to plan? Don't bury your face in the sand - get ready to face your demons for a healthy and happy 2012!

From Salford City Council press releases.

Salford University news

From Salford University news.

Greater Manchester Police news

From GMP news.

Salford's weather

Conditions for Salford, UK at 3:20 pm GMT

Current Conditions:
Haze, 1 C

Forecast:
Tue - Partly Cloudy. High: 1 Low: -6
Wed - Sunny. High: 2 Low: -4

Full Forecast at Yahoo! Weather

(provided by The Weather Channel)