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Tony Flynn

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

Salford is working to ‘Give Diabetes the Finger’

Health chiefs across the city have joined forces in a new campaign – called Give Diabetes the Finger – to help Salford residents understand whether they are at...

Salfordians urged to come together and shape GP services

Salford residents are encouraged to attend the first ever city wide Patient Participation Group (PPG) meeting, taking place on Monday 1 February 2016 at Buile Hill Park...

Swinton care provider helps St Ann’s Hospice

A family-run community care provider has linked up with St Ann’s Hospice to offer occupational therapy support. Optimum Care (North West), based on the East...

100 years ago in Salford: Shock as ‘wounded’ WW1 soldier scams them all

In our series about life in Salford and Eccles 100 years ago, most are concerned with soldiers serving in the British Army during the Great War. There are tales of...

Motorcyclist seriously injured in Walkden Road accident

Emergency services were called to Walkden Road in Walkden this afternoon at 3.10pm after receiving reports that a motorcyclist was trapped underneath a van. At a...

Update: Body found in Salford tent fire appeal for witnesses

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man’s body was found under a railway bridge in Salford. At around 1.20am officers were called to Irwell Street in Ordsall...

Revealed: Rare 1938 Salford Red Devils cup win poem discovered

A souvenir from Salford rugby history has been discovered after the death of one of the club’s oldest fans. Jimmy Rushby, who supported the team from the age of...

New council funds for Salford flood victims

Salford City Mayor Ian Stewart has today announced up to £1 million of new funds from Salford City Council for victims of the recent flooding – to help the...

Quarantine invites Salford’s expectant mothers to take part in an epic performance project this Easter

Manchester-based theatre company Quarantine are inviting pregnant women from the Greater Manchester region to take part in a new theatre performance project, Spring....

Rebecca Long-Bailey MP speaks out on fuel poverty as winter bites in

Commenting on the soaring rise of winter deaths, MP for Salford and Eccles and Shadow Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury Rebecca Long Bailey said: “The average number...