Alan Henning was a local hero who lost his life while taking food to children and families in Syria. The day before Christmas in 2013, Mr Henning, 47, was kidnapped and later beheaded by so-called Islamic State after being snatched when crossing the border from Turkey into Syria with an aid convoy.
The father-of-two, a former taxi driver from Eccles, had volunteered to work in Syria with a UK-based charity. Now his home city has posthumously awarded him the ultimate accolade.
Salford City Council today honoured him with Freedom of the City. Mr Henning died in October 2014 and the council pledged to commemorate his memory when the family felt the time was right.
