Tony Flynn
SalfordOnline.com's Local History Editor and Senior Reporter.
Former Salford City Academy students return as a trainee teachers
Less than five years after leaving Salford City Academy, former Head Girl and Head Boy, Jade Wellings and Martin Redgrave are back, only this time as trainee teachers....
Police appeal for next of kin of John Hughes
Police and hospital staff are appealing for the public’s help to trace the next of kin of a Manchester man. John G Hughes, 83, died in the North Manchester General...
Salford Mixed Martial Arts wants you in Weaste
A welcome addition to the sporting activities available in Salford are the Salford Mixed Martial Arts Academy who meet every Tuesday and Thursday at the St Luke’s...
£5,570 bill for Salford lamb curry that was beef
An Indian takeaway owner who served up beef instead of lamb has been handed a whopping £5,570 bill by magistrates. Durud Miah, of Indian Flavaz, Eccles New Road,...
Man attempts to rape woman in Manchester city centre
A man attempted to rape a woman in Manchester city centre. At around 3.15am on Friday 10 July 2015, a man approached a 32-year-old woman on St Andrew’s Street,...
100 years ago in Salford: Drunken army man lashes out over bath-rage at Regent Road pool
In July 1915 a 22-year-old man celebrating joining the British Army was arrested in a drunken stupor after starting a fight over a bath. Readers may remember the old...
Little Hulton Thai boxing star Dylan Furness seeks help to rep Team England in Thailand
A 14-year-old Thai boxing champion from Little Hulton in Salford has launched an appeal to raise enough funds to represent his country at the World Championships in...
Man charged after string of indecent exposures in Manchester city centre
A man has been charged after a string of indecent exposures in Manchester city centre. Mohammed Wasif Younis 26, of Victoria Avenue East, Blackley, is charged with four...
Police in Swinton warn of distraction burglars
Police in Swinton are warning local residents to be on the alert after a distraction burglary took place at 6pm yesterday evening, Tuesday 14 July on Swinton Hall Road....
Police warn of distraction thefts in Manchester city centre
Police are investigating after a number of distraction thefts in Manchester city centre. Between 23 June 2015 and 4 July 2015 a man approached a number of people as they...
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