Tony Flynn
SalfordOnline.com's Local History Editor and Senior Reporter.
Police concerned for the welfare of 15-year-old girl missing from the Penrith area
Police are concerned for the welfare of a 15-year-old girl who has gone missing from the Penrith area. Eve Woods, who has recently moved to the area from Manchester, was...
Man suffers severe burns in ‘suspicious’ garage blaze
A man is seriously injured in hospital after he was trapped inside a burning garage in Manchester. A passerby was walking along Park Street, off Bury Old Road in...
Police concerned for the welfare of a 60-year-old man missing from Windermere
Police are concerned for the welfare of a 60-year-old man from who has gone missing from the Windermere area. David Foster, who comes from Bolton in Lancashire but who...
100 years ago: War refugee claim of ‘theft by foreign gypsies’ in Salford
100 years ago in Salford a case detailed by the now-defunct Salford City Reporter ran with a rather inflammatory headline, “Theft by Foreign Gypsies”. But as...
Help for Salford armed service personnel
Salford has opened a new gateway to support for armed service personnel, their families and veterans. Held each Monday, between 10am and 2pm at Swinton Gateway, the new...
Wanted: David Alan Palmer Smith links to Eccles and Salford
Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a man wanted on recall to prison. David Alan Palmer Smith 38, has breached the conditions of his license and is now...
100 years ago: Young Eccles housebreakers birched
We possibly think that the youth of today are a lot worse than when we were younger and you may be right, however this court case from 100 years ago this month at Eccles...
Police are investigating an anti-Semitic assault in Manchester
At around 11.40pm on Saturday 5 September 2015, police were called to Bowker Vale Metrolink stop following reports of an assault. Three men had approached a group of...
Police looking for Ryan James Deans
Police are hunting a man who is wanted on recall to prison. Ryan James Deans 28, was released from prison on 20 August 2015 following a conviction for burglary. He was...
Army v RAF Rugby League at Salford this Sunday
Sunday 13th September 2015 sees the Army take on the RAF in the annual Inter Services Rugby League Challenge. The fixture is to be hosted at the home of Superleague’s...
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