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Tony Flynn

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

Opera North brings Mozart to Salford

The concert was held at Muirhead Court, Salford one of several schemes run by housing association, Salix Homes, for older people in Salford. It was timed to coincide...

Manchester to host national Somme event

A National Commemorative Service will take place at Manchester Cathedral on 1 July 2016 to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme the Culture Secretary John...

Sale Sharks team news

Steve Diamond has named his side which takes on Pau in the European Rugby Challenge Cup at the AJ Bell Stadium tomorrow, kick off 2.30pm. The English side have won five...

100 years ago in Salford: Wealthy philanthropist and Ordsall cotton mill owner’s son killed by sniper

As the casualties from Salford began to mount in the carnage of the First World War, the Salford City Reporter of November 1915 reported the death of Frank Howarth,...

Next of kin appeal for Swinton pensioner

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace the next of kin for a woman from Swinton. 79-year-old Winifred Green died at her home address in Swinton on 17...

Salford child abuser jailed for 10 years

A man who sexually abused two girls in Salford has been jailed. Michael Leslie Wynne, 45, of Lancaster Road, Salford, was found guilty of 11 counts of sexual abuse after...

Chapel Street road traffic accident causing huge delays

We are receiving reports of a road traffic collision between a motor vehicle and a bus on Chapel Street, Salford which is causing huge traffic problems. Emergency...

Swinton High students have a business lesson to remember

Pupils from The Swinton High School talked business this week with Manchester United Managing Director Richard Arnold and British fashion designer Beatrix Ong MBE for a...

Police appeal for next of kin of man who died in Salford Royal Hospital

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace the next-of-kin of a man from Bolton. George Parkinson, 66, died on 27 October 2015 at Salford Royal Hospital....

Seddon creates a space for the community at Lark Hill Primary School Salford

Families living near Lark Hill Primary School in Salford have a new space to meet up and learn skills thanks to builder and developer Seddon. Both pupils and parents can...