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Tony Flynn

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

Brave Salford boy Josh to start Race for Life at Heaton Park

A brave eight-year-old will sound the horn to set thousands of participants off on Race for Life 5k for Cancer Research UK this Sunday 12 July. Race For Life is the...

Rare Hummingbird hawkmoth arrives in Salford from Africa

A nature lover has snapped an incredible picture of the rare hummingbird hawkmoth in Salford. Dr Luke Blazejewski was out in Crescent Meadows, near the River Irwell,...

Top 5 things to do in Salford this weekend

We have a bumper selection of attractions for you this weekend in Salford for you and all your family to enjoy. BreastFest Charity Football Match – Saturday 11...

Salford rugby fans invited to put best boots forward

Salford rugby fans are being invited to put their best boots forward to celebrate 120 years of rugby. The six day Founders Walk will see fans visit the original home...

Paul Deacon joins Sale Sharks

Sale Sharks are delighted to announce that Paul Deacon will be joining the club as Attack/Skills Coach with immediate effect. Deacon has been a member of the Wigan...

A man abducted and forced to board a train in Manchester.

A man was abducted and forced to board a train in Manchester. Shortly before 7.30pm on Thursday 3 June 2015 the victim was walking on Market Street towards and, as he...

Sir Peter Fahy to retire from policing

Sir Peter Fahy is set to retire after 35 years of policing, today he gave the following statement. Following 34 years as a police officer including almost 13 years as a...

Police arrest 238 drink and drug drivers

Greater Manchester Police arrested more than two drug drivers a day as part of a month-long crackdown on drink and drug driving. Officers tested 93 motorists at the...

Barbara Keeley MP says Budget will hit working people in Salford

Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsley and Eccles South, has criticised the Conservative Government’s Summer Budget because it will badly affect many working people while...

Laughing gas ‘legal high’ to be transformed into art project

Potentially lethal laughing gas cylinders discarded by drug users in Salford are being transformed into a community art project. Greater Manchester Police have been...