Salford Quays is a bustling commercial hub, famous as the home of the BBC's flagship northern headquarters at MediaCity. It's also a magnet for tourists thanks to attractions like the Lowry theatre ...

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George Wilson would climb into the 90ft high cabin of one of the towering blue cranes every day. As a docker, he had one of the most dangerous jobs - operating a swaying winch lifting cargo on and off ...

From docker to DJ, BBC Radio Manchester presenter Mike Sweeney first started working on the docks in Salford in his early 20s. Fifty-five years later, he still has the same commute. "I was 22 when I ...

The man credited with transforming derelict docks into Salford Quays, has died at the age of 103. Ben Wallsworth MBE, who received a medal in World War Two, served as a Salford councillor for 44 years ...

Tributes have been paid after the death of former Salford councillor Ben Wallsworth, the man credited with transforming the former docks into Salford Quays. Mr Wallsworth, 103, passed away in his ...

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