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Tom Rodgers

Tom is SalfordOnline.com's News Editor and community co-ordinator.

Work starts on two-storey £3.9m rebuild of Mesne Lea Primary School in Walkden

Mesne Lea Primary School in Walkden hosted an official turf cutting ceremony on Thursday 12 February to mark the start of the construction work to replace its...

Renaker get £35m to build Salford One Greengate

Construnction firm Renaker has annonuced a multi-million pound deal with the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to fund its One Greengate tower block and 282 homes in...

School warnings in Walkden as driver tries to pick up schoolgirls

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Council recommend approval for 995 flats on Chapel Street by Lowry Hotel

Salford Council’s planning panel has recommended to approve a development of four new tower blocks ranging from 12 to 23 storeys on Chapel Street. Up to 995 flats...

Cornet star Liv Appleton joins Eccles Borough Band

A new star has been signed to the roster of the historic and award-winning Eccles Borough Band. Cornet player Liv Appleton began with the instrument at the age of just...

Plans in for 380-flat ‘Downtown’ towers on Woden Street in Ordsall

Altrincham-based Villafont Homes has submitted plans for the 15-storey ‘Downtown’ tower blocks comprising 383 flats in Ordsall. The build, across a 0.7ha...

100 years ago in Salford: Belgian refugees flood into city

It may seem strange, but in November 1914 Salford was awash with refugees from Belgium, a story that still to this day goes almost unreported. Germany had invaded their...

Plans in to turn The Unicorn pub into estate agents

Plans have been submitted to Salford City Council to revamp a disused Pendleton pub into a sales and lettings office. Mistoria Sales and Lettings, which also has offices...

Pictured: Demolition starts on Salford tower blocks

Demolition work has started on Pear Tree Court off Churchill Way, one of the iconic Salford tower blocks in Pendleton. SalfordOnline.com readers are sending in pictures...

X1 The Exchange gets planning approval in Salford

A £13.6 million block of flats on Trafford Road in Salford has won planning consent from Salford City Council. X1 Developments got the green light for permission to...