Keen historians went down an unusual route to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day. The Friends of Salford Cemeteries ran a free guided tour of Weaste Cemetery, highlighting the final ...

Robert Swain, Samuel Dyson, Mary Ann Towell. All three died in the 1800s and although they are not the most famous Salfordians buried at Weaste Cemetery, their graves still draw visitors today - ...

This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Enza Stellato on behalf of Edna Doodson and has been added to the site with her permission. The author fully understands the site’s terms and ...

A World War Two grenade has been found in a cemetery and a controlled explosion carried out. Police were called to a suspicious item at about 14:15 BST at Weaste Cemetery in Salford, Greater ...

Army bomb disposal experts were called to a cemetery in Salford after a 'live and viable' Second World War grenade was found on playing fields. The explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team from the ...