Tony Flynn
SalfordOnline.com's Local History Editor and Senior Reporter.
Wanted man has Salford links
A man is wanted for failing to attend court. Martin Laszcz 24, was due before Manchester Crown Court on 9 April 2014 after being charged with burglary. He failed to...
Secret tobacco stash in Eccles hidden by beer cans and shelves
An Eccles shop owner who built an elaborate, remote controlled hiding place for illegal tobacco had all his efforts undone by the wet nose of the law. Buster, a tobacco...
Warning after thieves target vulnerable man in Swinton
Police in Salford are warning local communities to be aware after a man on a mobility scooter was robbed in Swinton. At 10.45am on Tueday 21 September the man was on...
£5 million boost for Salford’s ‘ground-breaking’ care model
The Salford Together partnership today, Thursday 1 October received £5.17m funding towards its ‘radical’ new care model to integrate health, social care, mental...
50 years ago in Salford: Teenage kicks see boy, 17, in court for 4,000-pill theft
In October 1965 in Salford the teenage beat boom was in full swing and part of the scene were amphetamine-style narcotics known as ‘pep pills’. But one young...
Salford pupils keep active thanks to revolutionary new app
Over 1200 pupils in Salford are benefitting from an innovative new health and fitness app being trialled across the city. The EdStart Health and Fitness Programme has...
100 years ago in Salford: AWOL soldiers caught hiding in Pendlebury coal shelter
An unusual court case, the first of its kind in the district, was heard in September 1915 when a collier named William Taylor appeared charged with unlawfully concealing...
Car smoking ban comes into force
From today, Monday 1 October 2015 it is illegal to smoke in a vehicle with anyone under 18 in it. Both the driver and the smoker can be fined £50. The change in the law...
Child porn suspect on the run
Police are appealing for help in tracing a man who is wanted on a crown court warrant after absconding whilst on trial. 53-year-old Julian Myerscough, who is from the...
100 years ago in Eccles: Errand boy, 13, killed in Patricroft bridge tragedy
A rather sad case from the pages of the Eccles Journal of September 1915 tells the tragic story of errand boy James Shepherd, who lost his life on Patricroft Bridge. The...
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