The Harper Green High School pupil, who had been due to start sitting his GCSEs later this month, had left a note saying he was ‘fed up’ with life.

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott – the duo who sang side by side for Beautiful South hits such as Perfect 10 – have reunited for an album and tour.

Bez, real name Mark Berry, is who intends to run for MP for Salford and Eccles next year and was revealing some of the Reality Party’s key aims.

Bill Baillie, also Talent Development Officer for UK Deaf Sport, and Neil Chorley, working wonders for handball in Salford and Britain.

The Salford Archer: A Medieval Tale is a lottery funded project telling the story of what life was like in Salford during medieval England.

A Salford teenager has called on the Government to bring in standardised tobacco packaging in a bid to save young lives from going up in smoke.

Stephen Sutton’s fundraising page smashed the £1m target this morning

Stephen Sutton has been battling cancer since the age of 15

Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott teamed up for an intimate gig

In preparation for this summer’s World Cup in Brazil, Zoo keepers decided to mark this year’s fledglings after some of England’s brightest stars, past and present

Around 23,000 people in Salford identify themselves as carers, saving local public services an estimated £437 million every year