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Tom Rodgers

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

From tonight: Santa’s Sledge to tour Worsley, Winton, Walkden, Little Hulton and beyond

A certain red-clad man with a white beard and a jolly laugh will be touring parts of Salford in a specially-made sledge from tonight to spread a little Christmas cheer....

Free overnight weekend parking for Christmas shoppers at Ladywell Metrolink

Metrolink are to trial free overnight weekend parking for Christmas shoppers at Ladywell Park and Ride in Eccles. The 250-space car park, which has 22 spaces for...

Salford’s Dreamscope TV wins Jump Nation filming contract

MediaCityUK-based TV and video production company, Dreamscope TV, are quite literally jumping for joy having won the contract to create a new film for Trafford Park...

Lancashire firm fined £850k for 6 million nuisance calls

A claims management company which bombarded people with millions of nuisance calls has been fined £850,000. 2,000 people complained to industry regulator Ofcom about...

Predatory paedophile jailed for 15 years for historic child sex abuse

A man has been jailed for 15 years for historic sexual abuse of children. David Walker, 54, of Foxfield Road, Manchester, was found guilty of five counts of buggery, one...

Efit of con-artists who stole £60k from vulnerable Walkden man

Police have issued two e-fits of suspected thieves after a man was conned out of tens of thousands of pounds. Sometime in April or May 2015, a man knocked on the door of...

Salford suspected murder victim Sian Roberts, 36, stabbed to death, say police

Police have named a woman found dead in a suspected Salford murder as 36-year-old Sian Roberts. At about 6pm on Sunday 29 November 2015 police were called to a property...

Manchester City group sell 13% to China firm for £3bn valuation

Chinese investors have taken a 13% stake in the the group who own Manchester City, putting the value of the parent company at a staggering £3bn. The $400m (£265m)...

Salford Choral Society take on Handel’s Messiah for Christmas

Salford Choral Society will kick off festive celebrations in style with a performance of Handel’s epic ‘Messiah’. Featuring four soloists and more than...

Salford precinct armed robbery: Men with axe and machete rob Co-op Travel

Two men armed with an axe and a machete enacted a terrifying robbery at a store on Salford precinct last night in front of shoppers and commuters. Shortly after 5.10pm...