Tony Flynn
SalfordOnline.com's Local History Editor and Senior Reporter.
Watch: Dashcam drama on A580 as Mini hits family car at high speed
A local dad has released some startling footage of a Mini Cooper hitting his car at speed last night on the A580 East Lancs. Jay Bradley, from Astley, was driving from...
Homeless charity in Salford comes to the rescue of Rita
A pair of formerly homeless people from local charity Emmaus Salford have used their skills to transform the home of a vulnerable Salford resident. Emmaus Salford was...
Green light for more than 160 new homes in Salford
Plans to build more than 160 new homes in Salford have been given the green light. Salford Council’s planning team have rubber stamped proposals by Salix Homes to...
100 years ago in Salford: Tragic accident ends the life of Weaste soldier William Davenport
Not all deaths in the First World War came on the battlefield, no matter how brutal and inhumane it was. 100 years ago in March 1916 men were been dying in their...
Salford apprentices clean up at Building and Engineering Awards
Students from Salford City College’s City Skills Sixth Form Centre shone at this year’s Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Awards, winning a total of...
100 years ago in Salford: City’s ‘first hooligans’ batter one another in front of train station crowd
Trouble between fans at sporting contests is no new phenomenon. Hooliganism in England was recorded as far back as the 1880s, when ‘roughs’ stirred up aggro...
University of Salford Chancellor announced as Scotland’s new National Poet
University of Salford Chancellor Jackie Kay MBE has been named as Scotland’s new National Poet, following today’s announcement by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon....
Pictured: Man falls asleep on bus, steals bus, crashes bus, say police
Police have released a CCTV image after a bus was stolen in Stalybridge. On Saturday 5 December 2015 a man had fallen asleep on a bus and when it returned to the bus...
GPs advise Salfordians to be prepared for the bank holiday weekend
Salfordians are being advised to plan ahead for any medical needs over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend. GP practices in Salford will be closed over the Easter Bank...
Morson’s Apprentice of the Year
As the nation comes together to celebrate National Apprenticeship Week and the positive impact apprenticeship programmes have on individuals, businesses and the economy,...
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