A paedophile who plied a schoolgirl with cannabis and repeatedly sexually abused her after meeting on Snapchat has been jailed.
16.06.2023 - 15:23 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
It closed in January for a £7.3m refurbishment. It has served the public since 1838 and in 1988 was renamed Salford Central.
After being shut for nearly six months it has now re-opened, as an important transport link in the middle of the New Bailey business district, on the edge of Manchester city centre. But sharp-eyed passengers will notice that Network Rail has also taken the opportunity to rename the proud city.
Embossed on the glass doors at the entrance is it's 'new' name: "Salforb Central". The d has been placed the wrong way round on the glass panel.
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It is an unfortunate gaffe after the company announced this week that the station was back in business after completion of major works. It was spotted by trainee teacher, Joe Hodgson, and was an amusing end to a tale of woe.
Joe said: "When my housemate and I first moved to Manchester, a major selling point of the flat that we chose was that it was located opposite from the local train station Salford Central. Unfortunately right after we moved in it closed down for several months to refurbish the entire station meaning that I had to go to Victoria instead which was a bit annoying
"On the front of the closed station, they advertised the reopening of the station in July 2023,which just happened to be right after my course finished, and therefore exactly the time I would stop needing to use the train service regularly, much to my chagrin.
"However, imagine my surprise when the station reopened earlier this month, a few weeks ahead of schedule! Never before has a public service excelled and as a result benifited me personally. I was delighted. When I visited the station a day after it's
A paedophile who plied a schoolgirl with cannabis and repeatedly sexually abused her after meeting on Snapchat has been jailed.
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