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Tony Flynn

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

Morson International shortlisted for Best Candidate Care

Morson International have been shortlisted for Best Candidate Care in the Recruiter Awards 2016. The awards are highly respected within the recruitment industry and...

Police hunt convicted child sex offender who absconded from court

Police are hunting a convicted sex offender who fled court moments before being found guilty of raping a child. Tariq Javed, 38, of Aspinall Street, Rusholme, absconded...

100 years ago in Salford: Docker jailed in 80lb cheese heist

Leaving a trail of ‘de brie’ in his wake, a Salford man was jailed 100 years ago this week for an audacious and frankly ridiculous theft. It was March 1916,...

Cyclist gets back in the saddle in memory of her mum

A charity fundraiser is getting back in the saddle to cycle through two South East Asian countries in memory of her late mum. Gina Dalton, 37, from Didsbury, is taking...

5* Review: Ocotillo, The King’s Arms Salford

By Danny Moran Marple-born Kirsty McGee remains something of an enigma on the local music map. Her Americana-inflected sideways take on the jazz standard, honed over...

Local MP backs Marie Curie’s ‘Great Daffodil Appeal’

Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsley and Eccles South, joined Marie Curie nurses, Leonie Christian and Elisabeth Goze and actress and presenter Linda Robson at a parliamentary...

Pages from the Past: WW1 and WW2 photos saved from Salford skip

SalfordOnline.com is dipping back into its vast archives to shine a light on feature stories you might have missed. Many of our thousands of new readers may not have...

Police appeal to trace attempted murder who may be in Manchester area

Police are still searching for a man wanted in connection with the attempted murder of a woman in Newton Heath. Shortly before 9.45am on Monday 29 February 2016 police...

Missing teen could be with travellers say police

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a missing 15-year-old girl from Stockport. Demi Douglas, 15, was last seen at her home in Stockport at around 8pm...

Hundreds volunteer for right royal clean up of Salford

Hundreds of Salfordians have volunteered to give the city a right royal clean up. The volunteers, including homeless men and women, Salford Angels Women’s Institute,...