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Tony Flynn

SalfordOnline.com's Local History Editor and Senior Reporter.

Three Peaks Challenge: Five raise £4k climbing for St Ann’s Hospice

Five intrepid local climbers have managed to raise over £4,300 for St Ann’s Hospice by completing the daunting 3 Peaks Challenge. This trial is not for the...

Police concern for missing Salford man Dean Hepworth

Police are growing increasingly concerned for a missing man from Salford. Dean Hepworth, 34, has been reported missing from Pendleton. If you have seen Dean, or have any...

Salford gears up for green car club

Salford City Council and Co-wheels, the UK’s largest independent car club, have teamed up to launch Greater Manchester’s first environmentally friendly car club....

Beechfield United off to a flying start

By Keith Long In the FBT Manchester Football League Beechfield United kicked-off the 2015/2016 season with a 5-2 home win over Chadderton Reserves. Dominating the first...

CCG launch £1 million Salford health fund

Salford communities are to benefit from a £1 million cash boost to deliver health and wellbeing activities across the city. NHS Salford Clinical Commissioning Group...

Jethro Tull ticket competition winner

Earlier this week SalfordOnline.com held a competition for one lucky reader to win a pair of tickets to see progressive rock pioneer Ian Anderson aka Jethro Tull at The...

Police concern for missing man Jerry Hennelly

Police are growing concerned of the whereabouts of a missing man from Bolton. 50-year-old Jerry Hennelly was last seen at his home in Heaton on Thursday 13 August 2015...

100 years ago in Salford: August thunderstorms in Swinton see cow killed in lightning strike

A torrential thunderstorm in Swinton in August 1915 caused damage and distress to residents in Swinton and Clifton, and even caused the fatality of a farm animal. On the...

Glorious gardens honoured in Salford

Green-fingered gardeners across Salford have been honoured for their glorious gardens. Housing association Salix Homes, which owns 8,500 homes across central Salford,...

Young Swinton dance stars sell-out help give severely ill kids a holiday

Teachers and pupils from Mariykas Dance Studios on Rutland Street in Swinton performed to sell-out crowds at the Robert Powell Theatre at Salford University in a bid to...