Man charged with murder after baby found in the river Irwell

By Matthew Lanceley 13th September 2019 News 0 comments

A man has been charged after a baby boy who was found in the River Irwell sadly died. Zak Eko […]

Baby Boy found in the River Irwell has died

By Matthew Lanceley 12th September 2019 News 0 comments

A baby boy found in the River Irwell in Radcliffe has sadly died. Police were called to reports that a […]

‘Human leg’ found in River Irwell ‘not suspicious’

By Michael Smith 29th November 2018 News, Regional News 0 comments

Emergency Services were called to River Irwell Wednesday morning after reports of suspected human remains were found near Whit Lane, […]

Body found in the River Irwell is not being treated as suspicious

By Bronagh Rafferty 8th October 2018 News Comments are Disabled

A dead body was found in the River Irwell last Sunday. Circumstances surrounding the death of the man are not being […]

Find out what lies beneath the River Irwell this Sunday

By Rebecca McGrath 17th April 2018 News, Newspaper 0 comments

Visitors can learn about the surprising eco-systems beneath River Irwell’s grey waters this Sunday with the Mersey River Trust. A […]

Thousands of fish have been reintroduced to the River Irwell

By Niamh Shackleton 12th December 2017 News 0 comments

TODAY the Environment Agency have released 8000 fish into the Greater Manchester river following a decline in numbers. The decline […]

Second River Irwell pollution this month named ecological disaster

By George Mckay 27th April 2017 News, Regional News 0 comments

RIVER Irwell pollution has caused an “ecological disaster” after suffering a second incident in just three weeks. This is according […]

Human leg found in Salford river belonged to missing woman

By Robin Brown 8th December 2018 News 0 comments

Police have named a woman whose leg was found in the River Irwell in Pendleton as Marie Scott.

WATCH: Wildlife expert on Salford’s hidden natural history

By Robin Brown 23rd October 2015 News 0 comments

Doctor Luke Blazejewski of Salford University describes some of the wildlife evident in Salford and surrounding the River Irwell.

Bats, newts, voles, swans and kingfisher can all be sighted at Salford’s Peel Park, experts say

By James Spencer 7th May 2019 Education, Environment, Science 0 comments

What are the best things to see at Peel Park? Salford’s Wildlife Society and Peel Park rangers identify the highlights worth seeing.