Tony Flynn
SalfordOnline.com's Local History Editor and Senior Reporter.
Solved: Mystery of ‘new archeological dig’ on Whit Lane in Salford
A new archeological dig is ongoing down on Whit Lane in Salford. We were alerted by one of our readers to the works, but none of the authorities seemed to know what was...
Body pulled from the Manchester Ship Canal in Salford
Police were called to the Manchester Ship Canal in Weaste, Salford today, after receiving reports of a body in the water. Officers were called to Broadway, near...
St Ambrose Barlow pupils spread festive cheer to the community
Staff and pupils at St Ambrose Barlow RC High School helped to spread a little festive cheer to the community as they welcomed local residents for a Senior Citizens...
Young female football stars wanted in Salford
Salford United Junior football team who are currently second in the south Manchester girls league are looking for new female players to join their squad. They need the...
50 years ago in Salford: Brave Broughton Post Office staff shot as they face down armed robbers
Robberies on Post Offices and security vans are not a new phenomenon as this story from December 1965 shows. But one elderly couple who ran the Lower Broughton sub-post...
New apprentice recruits start work in Salford
A Salford housing provider and its partner contractors have welcomed their latest intake of apprentices. Salix Homes, which owns more than 8,300 homes across central...
Salford men jailed for £1,715 railway cable theft
Two men from Salford have been jailed for a total of 17 months after stealing railway cable worth £1,715, as part of a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation....
A ‘Wicked’ Night at the Pendleton Christmas Cabaret
Last week saw the return of the infamous Christmas Cabaret at Salford City College’s Pendleton Sixth Form Centre. This year’s musical extravaganza, which was...
Salford man arrested after £24k cash and jewellery seized in house raid
A 37-year-old man was arrested in Salford after a police raid uncovered £24,000 in cash and large amounts of jewellery. On Tuesday 8 December officers executed a...
100 years ago in Salford: Ladies of the night ‘on active service’ while soldier husbands fight WW1
While the Great War was raging across Europe the people back home in Blighty went around their daily business as usual, but scandal was to hit Salford in December 1915...
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