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Tony Flynn

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

New Interim Dean for the School of Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work and Social Sciences at Salford University

The University of Salford has announced the appointment of Brian Boag as Interim Dean for the University’s School of Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work & Social...

100 years ago in Eccles: Barlow Street Gang face the birch for stealing fruit

Crime and punishment are still with us today but this cautionary tale from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal in January 1916, shows just how harsh the...

Communities back 10p plan to put more officers on the beat

Greater Manchester’s communities are set to benefit from extra police officers after Mayor and Police and Crime Commissioner Tony Lloyd’s 10p plan to protect police...

GMP start first recruitment drive for five years

Greater Manchester Police is looking for trained police officers to join the Force in the start of the first major recruitment drive for five years. The Force is looking...

Top marks for two Salford primary schools

Pupils at two Salford primary schools have been given top marks for being amongst the best in the country. Youngsters at Lower Kersal primary school did so well in their...

MP says toxic combination of Conservative Government cuts are affecting carers

Barbara Keeley MP says toxic combination of Conservative Government cuts are affecting carers Barbara Keeley, MP for Worsley and Eccles South, has criticised the impact...

50 years ago in Eccles: Pie-fight turns ugly at Tripe Works

We all love a good story from the past and this little beauty from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal from January 1966 takes some ‘beating’....

Former Pendleton student listed in Forbes ’30 Under 30’

A former Salford City College student is featured in the esteemed Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list for 2016. Steve Marsh, who studied A-Levels at Pendleton Sixth Form...

Opera comes to Salford Arts Theatre

A double bill of Opera will be performed at Salford Arts Theatre, Kemsing Walk, Salford on Friday, 5 February when the Radius company present an evening of dark...

David Ellison 68 found safe and well

David Ellison, 68, who was reported missing from Salford on Monday 25 January 2016, has been found safe and well. David was last seen leaving the hospital at 9.20am,...