Tony Flynn
SalfordOnline.com's Local History Editor and Senior Reporter.
British Cycling Team to visit Salford school
Members of the British Cycling Team will be visiting Branwood School in Salford this Thursday 21 January at 8.30am to encourage staff and pupils to support this year’s...
50 years ago: 14-year-old hero saves toddler from drowning at Eccles baths
We found a rather heartwarming story from the pages of the Eccles and Patricroft Journal from January 1965 which told how one mother’s darkest fear almost came...
Local Apprentice employer shortlisted at National Awards
Through its involvement with the ‘Creating a New Pendleton’ regeneration scheme in Salford, a local employer has been shortlisted for a National Apprenticeship Award...
Prisoners of War: Cadishead soldier guards ‘the forgotten men’ of Knockaloe
One of the less-reported sides of the First World War came to light in January 1916, when a local soldier told his strange tale about Knockaloe, a camp holding tens of...
Salford Choral Sing Day, February 27 Peel Hall, Salford University
Singers from all over Greater Manchester and beyond will be coming together for Salford Choral’s Sing Day on 27 February, at Peel Hall, Salford University. This is...
5* Review: Love on the Dole Blu-ray 75th anniversary re-release
SalfordOnline.com has linked up with the British Film Institute (BFI) to offer readers the chance to win a Blu-Ray of the classic film Love on the Dole. The official...
It’s not too late to protect yourself from flu say Salford GPs
Salford GPs are urging those most at risk of flu to get their free vaccination after evidence suggests that flu activity is increasing in Greater Manchester. Dr Hamish...
Tributes paid to Salford war hero and legend Jimmy Rushby, who dies age 89
SalfordOnline.com were saddened to hear the news of the death of James ‘Jimmy’ Rushby who sadly passed away at Salford Royal Hospital on Thursday 7 January...
‘High risk’ missing teenager may be in Manchester area
West Midlands Police are appealing for information to help trace a teenager who has gone missing from Wolverhampton. Regan Stowe – also known as Lee Elmore –...
Warning over deodorant cans after baby hospitalised in house explosion
Fire crews are urging people to be careful where they leave deodorant cans after a mother and baby were hurt in a house explosion. Firefighters were called to Cumberland...
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