FIVE GOAL FRIGHT FOR CLITHEROE

FA Carlsberg Trophy 2nd Round Qualifying

Salford City 5 Clitheroe 3

Buoyed by our heady climb up the Unibond First Division last week with a 4-2 stuffing of Ossett Albion, today Salford City ripped Clitheroe to shreds in this Halloween day FA Trophy tie.

With Clitheroe providing a few scares along the way, the Ammies ended up comfortable winners and march on to the next round of the non league FA Cup.

HOPE HALL REUNION

The fifth reunion of pupils who went to Hope Hall Secondary Modern School during the swinging sixties, and left in 1967, 1968 and 1969, is taking place next Friday, 6th November. Following reunions in 1993, '94, '96 and '98 this do, eleven years after the last one, promises to be something special…

The reunion takes place at De-la Salle Rugby Club, Lancaster Road, Salford, on Friday 6th November 2009 at 7.30pm. Tickets are £3. 

Hope Ian Hislop, Tim Minogue et al don't mind but Salford needs it!!!

This week's Private Eye is in the shops now price £1.50

Blears, Police and Politicians Get Their Own Propaganda Columns

Just a few months after moving out of its office in Salford to its new base in Manchester, the Salford Advertiser this week has handed a half page of the paper to Hazel Blears, has given Greater Manchester Police its own column – next to a full page Police advert of course – and continues to give the three leaders of Salford's main political parties their own half pages on a regular basis. 

Meanwhile the Advertiser's other stories concentrate on Coronation Street, jumping grannies, dog lovers and a double page spread on a yoga class…

THE BLEARS WHICH PROJECT

`We want an MP who is courageous, bold and loyal. We don't want a careerist. We want someone who cares and who will stand up for Salford...You have had 12 years to prove that you have these qualities and we think you have been found lacking'

ANTONIA TAKES THE HIGH STREET BY STORM

SCARY KERSAL REUNION

Next Saturday night, on Halloween, at The Racecourse Hotel on Littleton Rd, Lower Kersal,  there's going to be a reunion of old friends and family from the well remembered Kersal Flats and surrounding area. Expect all sorts of skeletons coming out of the cupboard as everyone is invited to come in fancy dress (optional) and there's prizes for the best costumes.

With a raffle, food and plenty of 60s and 70s music it should be a wicked night. Just turn up, no need to book…But will Jenny Greenteeth, the nasty witch of the Irwell come down for a spell?

ROYAL BLACKMAIL

Striking against `bullying' and `harassment'

Postal workers manning the picket lines in Salford and Eccles today were in good spirits as the strike moved into its second day.

FA CUP 3rd Qualifying Round
Blyth Spartans 2 Salford City 1 (after extra time)

SALFORD GO SO CLOSE TO FA CUP GLORY…

On a rain lashed, wind driven night in Blyth, Salford City almost pulled off the biggest result in the club's history. Taking this pulsating game into the second half of extra time, and with penalties looming, Blyth managed to squeeze the winner. But Salford City gave the most famous FA Cup giant killers the fright of their lives.

The Ammies brilliant FA Cup run has come to an end but the club went out fighting to the very end. Today Salford should be proud of its team.

SALFORD STAR AIMING TO PRINT MAGAZINE AGAIN

We said we couldn't do it – they said we could!

The award winning Salford Star magazine has not been in print for just over a year. Now the company is aiming to get another printed issue out as soon as possible…

FA Trophy 1st Qualifying Round
SALFORD CITY 3 DURHAM CITY 0

Salford City’s Wembley destiny continues on two fronts. Still in the FA Cup, awaiting a replay with Blyth on Tuesday night, the Ammies march on in the FA Trophy with this classy, convincing defeat of Durham City…
 
Full Story Here…

Star date: 15th October 2009

WHO ATE ALL THE PIES?

Hazel Blears claimed over £1000 for food when Parliament wasn't even sitting…She bought three tables at a cost of over £1000...

In this Salford Star Exclusive, Hazel reveals how "I was told by existing MPs `These are the expenses, basically divide it by twelve and that's what you claim every month'..."

She adds that the system "enabled you to claim things that are utterly bizarre and that no reasonable rational person would have agreed to pay for..."

Yet the Salford MP is told to pay back just £225 for a shelving unit as a result of Sir Thomas Legg's review of MPs' expenses..

IN THE CITY
Shouting From The Sidelines
Kings Arms 5:30- 11pm Free Entry
18-20th October

Suzukis and John Herring lead the line ups at the Kings Arms…
 
The huge In The City music bash arrives back in Manc-land this weekend but its `official fringe event' at the King's Arms in Salford looks to be the most exciting bit.

Shouting From The Sidelines is a three day indie music storm featuring old Hac/Yellow DJ Dave Haslam, `live images' by photographer Kevin Cummins and two of Salford Star's fave sound stirrers, John Herring and the Suzuki Method…

Antonia Catwalks With Corrie and Hollyoaks Stars Tonight

Antonia Callaghan from Eccles has been chosen from hundreds of hopefuls to be a High Street Star tonight, when she'll be one of a dozen girls to take part in a celebrity autumn fashion show, alongside Corrie's Tina McIntyre and Hollyoaks' Rhys Ashworth.

FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round
Salford City 2 Blyth Spartans 2

Another huge Moor Lane crowd saw never-say-die Salford City still in the cup after a battling display worried top FA Cup giant killers Blyth Spartans. It all goes to a replay next Tuesday night in Blyth…

Higher Broughton Special Part 2

"Even the mice have gone…"

LEFT BEHIND IN DEMOLITION HELL
The full shocking truth…by Salford Council itself

"Isolated"…"Anxiety"… "Injury to physical and mental wellbeing"…These are just some of the words and phrases used by Salford Council itself to describe life for a resident living in the Pathfinder `regeneration' area of Higher Broughton.
 
For over ten years people in Higher Broughton have had to live amongst houses that the Council has bought, tinned up and left to rot as part of its `regeneration'. Now for the first time the Council has publicly admitted the full shocking truth of the affect it's had on Salfordians left behind in demolition hell…

FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round

SALFORD CITY v BLYTH SPARTANS - TONIGHT!

Moor Lane, Salford 7 Kick off 7:45pm

Will Salford City reach the furthest they've ever got in the FA Cup tonight? If the Ammies beat Blyth Spartans we're in the 4th Qualifying Round against Telford...and history awaits!

Get down to Moor Lane tonight for the biggest cup game in the history of Salford City!

BBC RADIO WRITING WORKSHOPS IN ORDSALL

Are you sick of those middle England plays that invade your ear space every time you try to find the footy scores and get Radio 4 by mistake? Now's your chance to take the airwaves and make them truly Salford…

SUPER SALFORD CITY MARCH ON IN FA CUP

FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round
Salford City 1 Hyde United 0

Super scintillating seismographic soaraway Salford City today scorched Hyde United to equal the club's best ever record in the FA Cup – and we are now just two games away from the 1st Round proper where we could meet the likes of Leeds United et al…but blocking the way next Tuesday night is Blyth Spartans.

SALFORD CITY'S HUGE DAY

SUKAI MAKES FRONT PAGE NEWS IN GAMBIA

A Salford Star Exclusive

OVER 15,500 UNFIT HOMES IN SALFORD AND NEARLY 55% OF COUNCIL HOMES DON'T MEET DECENCY STANDARD!

The end for Salix Homes?

Despite zillions of pounds of public money being poured into Salford's regeneration over the last decade…and despite 15,000 Salford council houses being given away to City West Housing recently, the percentage of council-owned homes in the city that don't meet the Government's decency standard has increased…

Salford Council's own definition of `decent' is "Warm, weatherproof and having reasonably modern facilities". And nearly 55% of council owned houses in the city don't meet this standard.

SECRET MILLIONAIRE IN SECRET DEAL WITH CREDITORS

After being declared bankrupt with debts of around £33million, it looks like Chek Whyte has come back from the financial dead after a deal was done with his creditors yesterday…

SALFORD NEVER GIVE UP IN THE FA CUP!

Hyde United 2 Salford City 2

A battling display by Salford City ensured a replay at Moor Lane this Saturday against opponents a full two leagues above us.

"Holidays in Gambia are all about blazing sunshine, beautiful coastline and plenty of smiling faces" Thomson Holiday brochure

TORTURED, RAPED…ESCAPED?

Gordon Brown's wife comes to Salford and you're obliged through work to go to the poncy reception. On the day, you don't feel well so you get a doctor's note and go home to bed. The next morning you go to work and the police turn up. You're arrested and beaten up. You've been disloyal to the Government. Meanwhile, a journalist from the Salford Star criticises Gordon Brown and gets two years in jail for it.

Never in Salford? No…but welcome to the wonderful world of Gambia and the story of Sukai, who's fled here looking for sanctuary…

FIRE DESTROYS SALFORD CITY CLUBHOUSE

A fire early on Sunday morning has destroyed Salford City's clubhouse which, together with its revenue earning bar, housed lots of photos, opposing team pennants and mementos from the Ammies history.

"The Fire Service believes the blaze was started deliberately in waste bins which were adjacent to the clubhouse" says Salford City spokesman Frank McCauley "A major source of income on match days, the club committee are meeting this week to discuss how best to replace the building, which has been used by the football club for twenty years but which will now need to be demolished."

Salford's only big football club is now asking any local individuals or companies who can be of any assistance to make contact with chairman Darren Quick on 07779 656388.

So come on Mr Merry, get on the phone now…

For more photos click here.

Salford City 0 Garforth Town 0

GARFORTH’S GREAT ESCAPE

Warning: Those easily offended by asterisks please look away now.

Don’t f**king ask. Just don’t f**king ask. How the f**k did these f**king yellow shirted Yorkshire f**king f**kers manage to leave f**king Salford with a f**king point?????  How the f**k???? The f**king lucky f**kers…Just don’t f**king ask…

Full f**king story here… 

MARY BURNS

SO WHERE’S THE BBC JOBS FOR SALFORD?

The BBC has announced that only 45% (234 out of 519) of its rank and file staff – those earning between £18,000 to £50,000 – have decided to make the move to Salford, in line with around 45% of its top earning luvvies who decided earlier in the year to move north. That sounds like loads of jobs for Salford people….er, maybe not.

Click here for full story.

MARY BURNS

SO WHERE'S THE BBC JOBS FOR SALFORD?

The BBC has announced that only 45% (234 out of 519) of its rank and file staff – those earning between £18,000 to £50,000 – have decided to make the move to Salford, in line with around 45% of its top earning luvvies who decided earlier in the year to move north. That sounds like loads of jobs for Salford people….er, maybe not.

Click here for full story.

SOLD DOWN THE RIVER!

As Salford's housing waiting list hits almost 20,000, we're sure all those people will be pleased to hear that, rather than refurbishing tinned up houses to meet the huge demand, the Council and NDC (Now Demolishing a City) continue to knock them down.

The latest to be bulldozed are 184 terraces, off Littleton Road in Lower Kersal, right by the picturesque banks of the River Irwell. The Salford Star has maintained since our first issue that the only reason these houses were due to be demolished in the first place was their sexy setting for developers...given that identical houses further up Littleton Road but set back from the River (and not sexy for developers) were done up rather than demolished.

Full details here…

HYDE UNITED BACK ON…

FUN DAY SATURDAY 3rd October 1-4pm free
Sonshine Nursery
Corner of South Langworthy Road and Montford Street, next door to Café Logos.