http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk Top stories for http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048814_city_pilots_righttodie_scheme A CONTROVERSIAL new scheme, which provides people with the right to die in a medical emergency, is being piloted in Salford causing pro-life groups to brand it a ‘move towards legal suicide’. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048814_city_pilots_righttodie_scheme Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048811_locked_up_for_being_drunk_but_lorraine_has_rare_illness A WOMAN who suffers from a muscle-wasting disease has told of her ‘humiliation’ as police kept her locked up for four hours after assuming she might be drunk. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048811_locked_up_for_being_drunk_but_lorraine_has_rare_illness Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048810_welcome_to_salford_beaten_as_people_stand_and_watch A UKRAINIAN businessman on his first ever visit to England, was beaten up in broad daylight by two teenage thugs - while onlookers stood by and did nothing. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048810_welcome_to_salford_beaten_as_people_stand_and_watch Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048809_back_home_after_weeks_of_hell_in_rome_jail A WEEK ago Michael Burke was in a prison in Rome, but now he is celebrating a triumphant return to his home in Little Hulton. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048809_back_home_after_weeks_of_hell_in_rome_jail Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/rugby_league/s/1048724_four_more_injuries PAUL Kidd is expecting his Swinton Lions side to put in a good performance against York this weekend – despite four more names being added to the club’s seemingly ever growing injury list. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/rugby_league/s/1048724_four_more_injuries Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/rugby_league/salford_reds/s/1048720_sheffield_24_salford_city_reds_24 A LATE rally kept Salford’s unbeaten National League One record intact. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/rugby_league/salford_reds/s/1048720_sheffield_24_salford_city_reds_24 Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/rugby_league/s/1048723_swinton_lions_20_gateshead_36 AN INJURY-ravaged Swinton Lions side could have no complaints after losing to National League Two play-off rivals Gateshead Thunder on Bank Holiday Monday. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/rugby_league/s/1048723_swinton_lions_20_gateshead_36 Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/rugby_league/salford_reds/s/1048718_myler_warning_after_award_glory SALFORD starlet Richard Myler may have won his second successive Co-operative National League One player of the month award but he is not immune from coach Shaun McRae’s axe. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/rugby_league/salford_reds/s/1048718_myler_warning_after_award_glory Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/rugby_union/s/1048721_narrow_cup_final_defeat_for_eccles RU: ECCLES' season ended on a sour note as they suffered an 11-6 defeat to Heaton Moor in the Lancashire Plate final. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/rugby_union/s/1048721_narrow_cup_final_defeat_for_eccles Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/rugby_league/salford_reds/s/1048719_fighting_spirit_will_serve_us_well MALCOLM ALKER COLUMN: YOU have to admire the fighting spirit of sides like St Helens and, in the world of football, Manchester United. They are renowned for never giving up and for trying their very best right up to the final whistle. And I’m happy to say that we are now starting to show that attitude at Salford. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/rugby_league/salford_reds/s/1048719_fighting_spirit_will_serve_us_well Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048716_celtics_cup SALFORD Celtic continued their rapid rise to prominence in the Eccles Sunday Football League on Friday night by winning the Margaret Piggott Memorial Cup final. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048716_celtics_cup Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048715_monton_on_verge_of_title_success MONTON Amateurs will make an immediate return to the Bridgewater Office Supplies Manchester League Premier Division as first division champions if they win their final game of the season at fourth-placed Chapel Town on Saturday, May 10. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/s/1048715_monton_on_verge_of_title_success Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/s/1048714_clean_and_mean THREE muscle men from Salford are determined to prove that they can get to the top of the tree in the world of body building without resorting to taking steroids. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/sport/s/1048714_clean_and_mean Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048808_campaign_for_drug_steps_up THE family and friends of a woman battling Salford Primary Care Trust for a drug she says could save her life have launched a campaign against the decision. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048808_campaign_for_drug_steps_up Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048807_masterpieces_to_fetch_2m FOUR Lowry masterpieces are expected to fetch more than £2m at auction. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048807_masterpieces_to_fetch_2m Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048026_shocks_in_salford_as_jones_is_out ROGER Jones, champion of the controversial congestion charge, was one of three high profile casualties in the local elections in Salford. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1048026_shocks_in_salford_as_jones_is_out Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1047814_my_agony_of_cancer_drug_fund_refusal A GRANDMOTHER says Salford Primary Care Trust’s refusal to fund a drug to treat her kidney cancer is tantamount to ‘manslaughter’. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1047814_my_agony_of_cancer_drug_fund_refusal Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1047813_mystery_patient_at_royal MYSTERY still surrounds rumours a Kuwaiti sheikh is a top secret patient at Salford Royal Hospital. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1047813_mystery_patient_at_royal Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1047810_fit_city_price_hike_slammed FITNESS fanatics across Salford are steamed off at changes to membership in Fit City gyms across the city which will result in additional user costs. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1047810_fit_city_price_hike_slammed Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1047812_oliver_split_not_amircable AMIR Khan’s former trainer Oliver Harrison says the star sacked him via a letter shoved under his gym’s door. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1047812_oliver_split_not_amircable Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1047796_irlamborn_poet_wins_scot_award A SALFORD-born writer has been picked from thousands of entrants around the world as the winner of Scotland‘s prestigious national poetry prize. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1047796_irlamborn_poet_wins_scot_award Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1047793_jump_at_the_chance_to_say_thanks A PLUCKY Pendlebury woman literally jumped at the chance to fulfil her lifetime ambition of doing a skydive seven years after suffering a debilitating brain haemorrhage. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1047793_jump_at_the_chance_to_say_thanks Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046837_council_use_election_law_in_school_row THE council has been criticised for using a little-known law to stop justice4georges schoolgirls from protesting in town hall grounds - claiming it could favour a political party during election time. Full story and video report here ... http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046837_council_use_election_law_in_school_row Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046834_jobs_boost_for_irlam CARPHONE Warehouse Networks officially opened their new head office in Irlam last week creating a further 130 jobs, which they claim will make them one of the largest employers in the area. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046834_jobs_boost_for_irlam Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046833_this_charming_man_david LIVING up to the lyrics of his favourite Smiths song, Tory leader David Cameron dropped in on Salford - This Charming Man on a charm offensive. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046833_this_charming_man_david Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046836_conducting_an_unusual_hobby SOME people collect stamps, others favour cigarette cards, but one Swinton transport fan has the hobby to outbeat them all. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046836_conducting_an_unusual_hobby Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046832_bottom_of_the_class_for_sick_days TEACHERS in Salford have been sent to the back of the class after taking more days off sick last year than the national average. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046832_bottom_of_the_class_for_sick_days Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046831_students_targeted_in_muggers_row STUDENT leaders say they will name and shame councillors if a spate of attacks in an unlit area near The University of Salford does not prompt action. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046831_students_targeted_in_muggers_row Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000 http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046830_positively_healthy BABY boys born in Salford have the sixth lowest life expectancy in England - and smoking accounts for ten deaths every week. http://www.salfordadvertiser.co.uk/news/s/1046830_positively_healthy Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:00:00 -0000