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Tony Flynn

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

Top 5 things to do in Salford this weekend

The weather forecast for the weekend is sunny weather so why not get outdoors and make the most of it, we all know it won’t last. Here are our five suggestions for...

Return to the Carpet for local Northern Soul fans

Northern Soul devotees will once again converge into Blackpool this Bank Holiday Sunday to raise money for Cancer Research UK as they dance on the famous Comedy Carpet...

Outrage as 14 headstones smashed in Jewish cemetery

Vandals have destroyed headstones in two Jewish Cemeteries in Greater Manchester. At around 3.45pm on Wednesday 18 May 2016 police were called the Blackley Jewish...

Salford City Academy students take the brakes off in high-speed competition

A project to break the world land speed record raced into town on Tuesday 10th May, challenging students from local schools to build their own rocket cars. The...

St Ambrose Barlow RC High School students present business ideas to London bank

As part of the ‘I Am Creative’ project set by the Ideas Foundation, Year 12 Creative Media students Alex, Maisie and Cody from St Ambrose Barlow High School, got the...

Police appeal for daughter of John Miller who died recently

Police are attempting to trace the daughter of a man who died in Ramsbottom. John Christopher Miller, 70, recently passed away at an address on Bolton Road in...

50 years ago: Eccles turned from concrete jungle to ‘green oasis’ as Parish Gardens opened

One of the highlights of strolling through Eccles is to take in the verdant greenery of the gardens at St Mary’s Parish Church. This area is a lovely place to...

Beechfield United Under 15’s Predators scoop the double

In the Tameside Football League Beechfield United Under 15’s Predators secured a trophy winning double adding the League Cup to the Challenge Cup following a 3-1...

GMP starts body camera roll out

Greater Manchester Police officers have started wearing video cameras on their uniforms as the roll out of body-worn video cameras begins. 191 officers in Trafford were...

Salford schools stand up to organised crime

Salford schools stand up to organised crime School children from across Salford have taken a stand against organised crime and gangs with a special theatre challenge...