Tony Flynn
SalfordOnline.com's Local History Editor and Senior Reporter.
Emmaus Salford receive Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Trustees and volunteers from Emmaus Salford have been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service for 2016, the highest award a voluntary group can receive...
Photo memories of Agecroft mortuary chapel wanted
If you have photos of Agecroft mortuary chapel, Salford in its hey day then a heritage group would love to hear from you. The Agecroft Cemetery Chapel Restoration group...
Salford CCTV helps police make nearly 100 arrests in three months
Salford City Council’s CCTV network helped police make 98 arrests in the first three months of 2016. Arrests were made for criminal damage, assault and pretending to...
Salford Blue Jays soar to record breaking victory
After two poor performances Salford Blue Jays needed a big performance to put their season back on track. Salford won the toss and captain Josh Henry sought to take...
100 years ago: Canadian chancer jailed for ‘posing as Royal Navy Captain to pull women’
The pages of the Salford City Reporter of June 1916 told this amusing tale: a Canadian sailor charged with illegally wearing a Royal Navy uniform with the hope that...
Ordsall party this weekend for Queen’s 90th
Ordsall will celebrating Her Majesty The Queen’s 90th birthday in style with a special service and family fun day this Sunday 12 June. One of the oldest...
50 years ago in Eccles: ‘Son of Jaws’ lands boy in hospital
I should imagine we have all heard fisherman’s stories about the size of the one that got away, however one young Eccles lad lived to tell the tale of the one that...
New Salford poetry book launched to raise money for ill babies
A new book of collected poems by some of the top poets in the country will be available this weekend with all money raised going towards the CDH UK charity which helps...
100 years ago in Salford: Mum’s worst nightmare as baby snatched at Cross Lane market
Every parent’s worst fear hit the front pages of the Salford papers 100 years ago this week with the case of a 21-day-old infant carried off at a busy local...
Salford schools get ready for the Great Science Share
Schools across Salford are currently busy preparing for a next month’s Great Science Share – a Greater Manchester-wide celebration of STEM (science, technology,...
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