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  • Dramatic moment car bursts into flames in street

    A CAR burst into flames in the middle of the street, sparking alarm among passersby. A business owner described how he warned people to avoid the area "in case the car exploded." Fire crews were called to a vehicle on fire in Brook Street,

  • Town centre charity shop to close

    A TOWN centre charity shop, which helps to raise money for children with autism, is set to close. Buddy’s for Children with Autism took to Facebook last week to announce that it would be shutting its shop and cafe on The Rock. Bosses say the

  • Pub reopens after £500,000 makeover

    A RAMSBOTTOM pub has reopened following a £500,000 makeover. The Railway, in Bridge Street, threw open its doors to the public at the weekend to show off its new look and food and drinks menus. The refurbishment has been funded by independent

  • Holidaymakers warned about £80 'fake airport taxi' scam

    HOLIDAYMAKERS are being warned about a fake taxi driver who is preying on unknowing residents with a scam in which he claims he can arrange transport to Manchester Airport at much lower than average prices. A council is issuing a warning to help

  • Review: Admissions, the Lowry, Salford Quays

    SHERRI Rosen-Mason, an admissions officer at a leading New Hampshire Boarding School, is played with punch by Alex Kingston in Joshua Harmon's Admissions at the Lowry. She is trying to make the once all-white establishment into one reflecting the