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Tony Flynn

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

Swinton heritage trail launched

History fans are being urged to put their best foot forward and take a walk through time in Swinton. Eleven locations which mark significant points in the town’s...

Salford Quays Unlocked book competition winners

Last week SalfordOnline.com ran a competition in which two lucky readers could win a copy of the brand new publication, Salford Quays Unlocked, a book of poems and...

G-Festival ready to hit its fifth anniversary in Worsley this weekend

G-Festival – the annual music and family fun festival organised by a Manchester-based children’s charity, is preparing for the biggest event yet as it hits its fifth...

Beechfield Ladies lose despite saving a penalty

In the Greater Manchester Women’s League Beechfield United Ladies were at home against Division One champions Chorltonians Ladies. When the match kicked-off Beechy...

Man with links to Little Hulton wanted on recall to prison

Police are appealing for the public’s help to find a man wanted on a recall to prison. Jacob Holland, 26, was released from HMP Manchester on 12 April 2016 after...

100 years ago: Salford family ‘drunk on Oxo’ in pub perjury

The pages of the Salford City Reporter newspaper continue to throw up fascinating stories as this one from April 1916 shows. PC Lamb a well-known, oft-quoted and...

Top 5 things to do in Salford this weekend

April is upon us at the entertainment is coming thick and fast. As always, if you’ve got an event for our Top 5, email newsdesk@salfordonline.com. Workers Memorial...

Morson CEO Ged Mason receives OBE

Morson Group CEO Ged Mason has proudly accepted his OBE at Buckingham Palace during a very special ceremony which comes one day after her Majesty the Queen’s 90th...

Two Little Hulton men charged after violent machete robberies

Two local men have been charged following two violent robberies in Bury. Macaulay Heald, 26, of Ridyard Street, Little Hulton, has been charged with robbery. Ashton...

Police appeal for next of kin of Eccles man

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace the next of kin for a man from Eccles. John Smith, 71, passed away at his home address on Trafford Road, Eccles...