Tony Flynn
SalfordOnline.com's Local History Editor and Senior Reporter.
WATCH: Jack Whitehall to appear at Eccles pub as Fresh Meat take over The Grapes
By Tony Flynn and Tom Rodgers TV stars of the Channel 4 hit comedy Fresh Meat have set up for a two-day film shoot at The Grapes Hotel in Peel Green, Eccles. A crew from...
Teen guilty of buying poison ’30 times stronger than ricin’ from Dark Web
A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to ordering a potentially deadly toxin from the ‘Dark Web’ at court in Manchester. The teenager, who is from the...
50 years ago in Salford: War-winning electrical wonder firm packs up for Eccles
1,000 members of staff were on the move 50 years ago this week as the Salford Electrical Instruments factory on Silk Street shut down for good. The company was founded...
Competition Winner: Tickets to David Arnold’s blockbuster Bridgewater Hall show
One of Britain’s favourite composers is appearing at The Bridgewater Hall in Manchester next week, and one lucky SalfordOnline.com reader has won a pair of free...
50 years ago in Salford: Testimonial for Risman’s rugby superstar Harry Council
Does the name Harry Council ring any bells with you? His fame may not have translated into the modern era but in his day he enjoyed recognition equivalent to that of...
50 years ago: Pep pill peril – Swinging Sixties sees 16-year-old girl on ‘Black Bomber’ drug charge
The big news in Salford in April 1965 was a moral panic: horrified adults watched as a teenager went up in court for trying to score 60 amphetamine pills known as...
Salford elderly hit again in fake cops phone cash scam
Police have issued a warning as elderly people in Salford are again being targeted by criminals over the phone. Cold callers are making telephone calls to households...
25 years ago: ‘Walking through hell’ at Strangeways Prison Riot
25 years ago this week tensions at Strangeways prison boiled over and exploded into the longest prison riot in British penal history. The images and scenes from this...
Revealed: Priceless Salford treasures uncovered in cellars below museum
In a rare and unprecendented move, SalfordOnline.com has been invited to look inside underground storage vaults at Salford Museum and Art Gallery holding around 100,000...
Salford treasures: Pilkington’s Peace Vase
Continuing with our new series looking at fascinating historical objects in the collections of Salford Museum and Art Gallery, we take a look at a Pilkington’s...
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