Tony Flynn
SalfordOnline.com's Local History Editor and Senior Reporter.
Help choose which trees to plant at Weaste Cemetery
Members of the public are being asked to vote on which species of tree will be planted in two prominent locations at Weaste Cemetery in Salford this winter....
Pret A Manger to open in MediaCityUK Salford
Pret A Manger will be celebrating the opening of its eighth Greater Manchester shop with a prime spot in MediaCityUK. Currently scheduled to open on 20 November, the new...
Salford City College announces outstanding 82% Apprentice pass rate
Salford City College announces outstanding 82% Apprentice pass rate Last week it was announced that those completing Apprenticeship qualifications at Salford City...
Salford mayor holds children’s Christmas card competition
Salford’s children are being urged to add a little colour to Christmas by designing the city mayor’s Christmas card. Now in its fourth year, the competition is open...
Salford City FC away winning streak comes to an end
By Andy Giblin There were eight changes from the side that drew at home to Matlock Town on Tuesday evening. Craig Dootson had another outing between the sticks with Liam...
100 years ago in Salford: Enterprising soldier takes aim at pub to avoid war
This week we reported on a shocking court case from October 1915 of a pair of Broughton sisters hauled before magistrates charged with attacking so-called ‘white...
Re-appeal after a woman was carjacked in Manchester city centre
Police are re-appealing for witnesses a woman was carjacked in Manchester city centre. The incident happened on Wednesday 23 September 2015 at around 8.50pm. A...
50 years ago in Salford: Irish ‘tinkers’ cause mayhem in Chapel Street pub fight
The negative adjective ‘tinker’ – for Irish travellers – is very rarely used in these modern times, however a court case in October 1965 at...
Firefighters issue warning after powerful fireworks are found dumped in Manchester
Firefighters have issued a half-term warning to parents after boxes of powerful fireworks were found dumped at the side of a road in Gorton. The fireworks contained in...
Barbara Keeley MP’s Best Breakfast Event raises £270 for Carers Trust
Barbara recently hosted a Britain’s Best Breakfast Event in Walkden to raise money for the Carers Trust. The breakfast event was held at Walkden Gateway and was...
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