Tony Flynn
SalfordOnline.com's Local History Editor and Senior Reporter.
Lithuanian health care workers visit St Ann’s Hospice
St Ann’s Hospice is sharing its expertise with talented health care staff from Lithuania. Medical student Povilas Danielius and health psychologist Gryte Balsyte,...
Swinton man, 20, jailed for year-long shoplifting spree
A 20-year-old man has been jailed for six months after being caught on CCTV shoplifting from a Swinton supermarket for over a year. Lee Broadhurst Williams 20, from...
Smiths drummer Mike Joyce to perform Salford centenary for Ewan MacColl
A centenary tribute to famous Salford son Ewan MacColl will be brought to life by a three-man band including former Smiths drummer Mike Joyce. On Sunday 10 May at 2pm...
25 years ago in Eccles: Vicar laments ‘We’ve got nothing left to steal’
On 13 April 1990 the Rev Jeff Waring of St Andrew’s Church in Eccles made a heartfelt plea in the local press after thieves climbed 100ft scaffolding to steal lead...
Unseen Salford treasures: Arthur Perigal’s ‘A Fancy Dress Ball’
Continuing with our new series exploring the vaults of Salford Museum and Art Gallery for historical valuables, we take a look at an 1828 painting by...
50 years ago in Salford: Bingo craze calls time on Salford Ambassador Super Cinema
A listed architectural wonder built in 1928 but later demolished by Salford city planners – does this ring any bells? The local papers in April 1965 were full of...
25 years ago in Eccles: All Saints am-dram group’s £1 million Stradivarius fiddle
The Salford Advertiser of April 1990 carried an incredible a story of how a battered old violin used as a stage prop by an Eccles theatre group could be a rare...
50 years ago in Eccles: Hollywood beckons for shop worker turned cowboy film star
Did you know that we may have a secret film star still living in Eccles? In April 1965 the Eccles Journal reported that 17-year-old shop assistant Patricia Bent was to...
Bloomin marvellous: Incredible Edible kids takeover Walkden pub
40 members of the guerilla gardening group Incredible Edible Salford are helping to transform a pub beer garden into a place of edible delights. The two-stage planting...
50 years ago: ‘Space-age’ Salford high-rise dream comes true
April 1965 saw the Salford City Reporter proudly boast in an article that the “Ellor Street dream begins to come true” complete with interviews with...
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