http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/ Top stories for Salford Advertiser http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124037_make_demi_report_public A SENIOR Tory councillor says top secret documents which detail how council children’s services failed to protect Demi-Leigh Mahon should be published as part of a Public Inquiry. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124037_make_demi_report_public Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124225_park_denied_4m_lotto_cash A BID for Lottery funding to restore Salford's Buile Hill Park has failed. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124225_park_denied_4m_lotto_cash Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124038_mums_protest_for_a_new_home A MUM-OF-FOUR risked arrest by locking herself in an unoccupied house in a bid to get better living conditions for her children. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124038_mums_protest_for_a_new_home Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124040_parents_praised_over_swine_flu PARENTS have been praised for the calmness they have shown during an outbreak of swine flu at a Salford primary school. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124040_parents_praised_over_swine_flu Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/s/1124020_lions_coach_i_am_not_quitting PAUL Kidd has rubbished talk of him planning to step down as Swinton Lions coach at the end of the season. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/s/1124020_lions_coach_i_am_not_quitting Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/salford_reds/s/1124018_salford_city_reds_10_huddersfield_giants_34 YOUNG guns Richard Myler and Luke Adamson were touchline spectators as the Reds blew the chance of notching a Super League double over the Giants. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/salford_reds/s/1124018_salford_city_reds_10_huddersfield_giants_34 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/salford_reds/s/1124017_its_time_to_fight_hard_and_raise_our_game MALCOLM ALKER COLUMN: "IT WAS supposed to be Rob Parker’s turn for this weekly column but with him being away on holiday recovering from a fractured skull I am happy to step into the breach.  After all, it is not exactly the first time that I have covered for a teammate. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/salford_reds/s/1124017_its_time_to_fight_hard_and_raise_our_game Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/s/1124016_swinton_lions_42_hunslet_hawks_16 SWINTON found Hunslet Hawks to be easy prey on Sunday as they leap-frogged them into fifth spot in the Championship One table. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/s/1124016_swinton_lions_42_hunslet_hawks_16 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/s/1124015_shaunna_wins_english_title SALFORD College sprint sensation Shaunna Thompson added the England Under-20s Championship 200 metres title to her growing list of honours on Sunday – then vowed to repeat the trick at the European Junior Championships. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/s/1124015_shaunna_wins_english_title Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/boxing/s/1124010_pride_on_the_line THE gloves will be off tomorrow night with Oliver’s Gym boxers Jamie Moore and Martin Murray gunning for different sides in the rugby league clash between Salford City Reds and St Helens at the Willows. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/boxing/s/1124010_pride_on_the_line Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/s/1123544_youngsters_a_credit_to_the_city THE badminton brilliance of Duy Tran and the silky soccer skills of the girls' football team ensured that Salford won gold medals in half of the events that they entered in the new-look Manchester Youth Games. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/s/1123544_youngsters_a_credit_to_the_city Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/s/1123755_wilkinson_confident_over_barton SALFORD City fans have been assured by chairman John Wilkinson the move to a new stadium at Barton by 2011 will definitely happen. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//sport/rugby_league/s/1123755_wilkinson_confident_over_barton Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124039_have_a_say_on_121m_pendleton_regeneration RESIDENTS are to have a say on how Pendleton could be transformed as part of a £121m regeneration project. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124039_have_a_say_on_121m_pendleton_regeneration Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124171_special_deal_for_locals_at_proms_in_the_park MUSIC-lovers in Salford will get the chance to be at the Proms in the Park extravaganza. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124171_special_deal_for_locals_at_proms_in_the_park Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124043_ready_for_the_beauty_games A BEAUTY therapy student is preparing for a unique Olympics Games style event. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124043_ready_for_the_beauty_games Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124042_its_dj_vu_as_woodstock_star_comes_back_home MUSIC legend Graham Nash plans to catch up on all the local gossip when he renews his Salford roots this month. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124042_its_dj_vu_as_woodstock_star_comes_back_home Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124041_soldiers_are_honoured VETERANS and active soldiers joined together to celebrate the country’s first Armed Forces Day last weekend. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1124041_soldiers_are_honoured Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1123704_my_plane_crash_shock A PENSIONER has told how a plane crash-landed on to his front path - and its pilots walked away almost unharmed. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1123704_my_plane_crash_shock Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1123984_filthy_kitchens_cost_restaurant_4000 A HISTORIC listed restaurant has been hit with a £4,745 bill after council inspectors discovered filthy kitchens and dead insects in a food bowl. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1123984_filthy_kitchens_cost_restaurant_4000 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1123255_salford_matadors_comeback_kill SALFORD matador Frank Evans, 67, has stepped back into the bullring. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1123255_salford_matadors_comeback_kill Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1123452_demi_boss_wants_to_stay THE beleaguered boss of Children's Services in Salford says she wants to stay despite a damning report after the death of toddler Demi Leigh Mahon. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1123452_demi_boss_wants_to_stay Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122569_benefits_cheat_is_caught_out_driving_truck_for_a_living A BENEFITS cheat who claimed he could barely walk and needed a wheelchair to get about has been jailed - after being caught working as a truck driver. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122569_benefits_cheat_is_caught_out_driving_truck_for_a_living Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122927_traffic_chaos_after_m60_crash COMMUTERS faced traffic chaos after a car crash on the M60 motorway near Eccles. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122927_traffic_chaos_after_m60_crash Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1123558_plane_crashes_into_garden A PILOT and his passenger escaped with minor injuries when their two-seater plane crashed into a garden in Eccles. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1123558_plane_crashes_into_garden Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122558_end_of_an_era STAFF and patients at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital have been sharing their reflections as the hospital gets ready to close its doors for good. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122558_end_of_an_era Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122965_12_missed_chances_to_save_demi MURDERED toddler Demi Leigh Mahon was let down 12 times by social workers, it can be revealed today. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122965_12_missed_chances_to_save_demi Sat, 27 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122754_new_school_swine_flu_case A CHILD has tested positive for swine flu at a Salford school. The Seedley Primary School pupil was confirmed as contracting the virus yesterday. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122754_new_school_swine_flu_case Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122567_union_boss_vows_to_fight_next_election A UNION boss has vowed to take on Hazel Blears by standing as an independent candidate at the next election. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122567_union_boss_vows_to_fight_next_election Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122746_demi_accused_close_to_insane_ A TEENAGE boy accused of battering a two-year-old girl to death was suffering from 'borderline insanity', a court heard. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122746_demi_accused_close_to_insane_ Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122534_teen_killed_tot_as_she_was_noisy A TEENAGE babysitter battered a toddler to death because the child wouldn't be quiet, a court heard. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122534_teen_killed_tot_as_she_was_noisy Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122559_chichis_lucky_seven THE number seven is certainly going to be lucky for seven charities when an intrepid businesswoman visits the seven wonders of the world in seven days in a bid to raise £777,777. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122559_chichis_lucky_seven Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122561_couples_historic_wedding A SWINTON couple’s wedding day will be extra special when they become the first to marry at Gorton Monastery for 20 years. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122561_couples_historic_wedding Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122564_taxi_driver_raped_man_after_picking_him_up_on_way_home POLICE are on the hunt for a taxi driver who raped a 20-year-old man after offering him a lift. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122564_taxi_driver_raped_man_after_picking_him_up_on_way_home Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122565_headteacher_is_north_wests_best A HEADTEACHER has been named the best in the north west at a recent teaching awards ceremony. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122565_headteacher_is_north_wests_best Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122566_postman_thief_dumped_900_letters A THIEVING postman dumped more than 900 letters and packages in a wheelie bin outside his home. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122566_postman_thief_dumped_900_letters Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121621_blears_survives_confidence_vote HAZEL Blears survived a vote of no confidence last night during a bruising showdown with her local party. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121621_blears_survives_confidence_vote Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121388_what_your_mps_claim_in_expenses DETAILS of MPs' expenses claims were finally published by the House of Commons - but with much of the detail that led to a public outcry blacked out. You can access the details here ... http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121388_what_your_mps_claim_in_expenses Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122350_accused_admits_injuring_tot A BOY accused of murdering a toddler he was babysitting has admitted he inflicted the injuries that killed her. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122350_accused_admits_injuring_tot Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122130_demi_suffered_68_injuries A HOME Office pathologist has told a court that a two-year-old toddler died after she sustained 'multiple and repeated blows to the head.' http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1122130_demi_suffered_68_injuries Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121937_babysitter_battered_tot_to_death A TODDLER was battered to death by a 15-year-old babysitter, a court was told. Demi Leigh Mahon, aged two, had 68 different areas of injury to her body. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121937_babysitter_battered_tot_to_death Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121818_salfords_skyscrapers_scuppered THREE huge developments in Salford have all ground to a halt  because of the recession. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121818_salfords_skyscrapers_scuppered Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121413_school_sums_dont_add_up TWENTY-EIGHT schools in Salford share a budget deficit totalling more than £6.5m, according to new figures. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121413_school_sums_dont_add_up Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121423_parents_urged_to_vaccinate_kids PARENTS are being urged to make sure their children have two MMR vaccines following a rise in the number of recorded cases of measles and mumps. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121423_parents_urged_to_vaccinate_kids Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121425_baby_youre_streets_ahead_of_the_rest A NINE-week-old baby is already set for his five minutes of fame - playing the part of a newborn baby in Coronation Street. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121425_baby_youre_streets_ahead_of_the_rest Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121426_agency_are_the_reel_culprits ANGLERS have blamed Environment Agency bosses for not acting quickly enough to prevent a large loss of wildlife and fish in a polluted reservoir. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121426_agency_are_the_reel_culprits Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121428_plans_axed_when_it_came_to_the_crunch THE recession is continuing to bite in Salford after bringing three huge developments worth millions of pounds to a grinding halt. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121428_plans_axed_when_it_came_to_the_crunch Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121429_drugs_haul_largest_in_uk POLICE seized £1.7m worth of crack cocaine and heroin during a drugs raid in Salford - the largest single seizure of crack cocaine in the UK this year. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121429_drugs_haul_largest_in_uk Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121430_councils_real_star_rating THE hard work and dedication of Salford City Council's brightest stars was celebrated last week. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121430_councils_real_star_rating Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121431_a_wedding_gift_for_my_mum A BRIDE-TO-BE is forgoing wedding presents for donations to a breast cancer charity as her mother is battling the disease. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk//news/s/1121431_a_wedding_gift_for_my_mum Thu, 18 Jun 2009 12:00:00 -0000