Tony Flynn
SalfordOnline.com's Local History Editor and Senior Reporter.
Former Salford City Academy student lands apprenticeship with local media agency
Former Salford City Academy student Aimee Cheetham is hoping to make her mark in the world of social media and digital marketing after securing an apprenticeship with...
Salford is leading the fight against malnutrition among the elderly – with a simple strip of paper
Health and social care professionals in the city have worked to create a simple and effective tool that can spot the early signs of malnutrition and help to prevent...
Were you there? Rugby history made 50 years ago today with big switch-on at The Willows
History was made in Salford 50 years ago today when Salford Rugby Club switched on their brand-new floodlights for a night match against Widnes. On Friday 11 March 1965...
First Manchester announce Salford bus changes from April
New, direct and frequent Vantage services between Leigh/Atherton and Manchester via Salford and an improved 52 service from Salford to Eccles are the highlights of...
100 years ago in Worsley Woods: Brazen poachers track game in broad daylight
Two gun-happy Walkden men fell afoul of poaching laws in historic Worsley Woods 100 years ago today. Their court case, published in the Eccles and Patricroft Journal of...
New home for housing support services in Salford
Salford’s housing support services have got a new home. The dedicated services, which tackle everything from homelessness to rent arrears, are relocating from Unity...
Heart and Sold comes to Salford Museum and Art Gallery
After a touring exhibition of Manchester, London and New York, Heart and Sold comes to Salford. Heart and Sold is a unique visual arts exhibition that will touch your...
Lara Willamson crowned as Salford Children’s Book Award winner
Lara Williamson, author of A Boy Called Hope, has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Salford Libraries Children’s Book Award, at the Lowry Arts Centre....
Police find a ‘plethora’ of stolen goods after raid on house in Eccles
A man and woman have been charged after police discovered “a plethora” of stolen goods at a property in Eccles. On 30 November 2015 police executed a warrant...
Sniffer dog finds £3.5k of illegal tobacco in Walkden shop
A shop worker readily confessed to selling illegal tobacco when confronted with the four paws of the law. Buster,a tobacco sniffer dog, his handler and officers from...
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