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Tom Rodgers

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

Salford murder probe: Police plea for info after woman, 36, found dead in Higher Broughton

Police are appealing to the public for any information to help solve a suspected murder that took place last night in Salford. Officers were called to a house on St...

Police hunt men with machete who attacked Salford shopkeeper

Police are searching for witnesses to a robbery in Salford where a man brandishing a machete attacked a shopkeeper. At about 9.20am on Friday 27 November two men on a...

Man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman’s body found in Higher Broughton

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a woman was found in Higher Broughton, Salford. The 36-year-old suspect is in custody for questioning....

Fred Done’s firm submits plan for 405 flats on former Black Horse Hotel in Salford

A planning application has been submitted for 405 apartments on the site of the former Black Horse Hotel on the A6 Crescent, Salford. Euan Kellie Property Solutions...

Salford storm: 50ft tree hits block of flats, cars damaged in high winds

A woman had to be treated for shock after high winds caused a 50ft tree to fall on a Salford block of flats. The block, at Irlam Square in Irlams o’th Height, was...

Man with links to Little Hulton and Walkden wanted for drugs offences

Police are appealing for the public’s help to trace a man wanted for drugs offences. 32-year-old Adam Walker is wanted on suspicion of possession with the intent to...

Osborne’s shock U-turn on tax credits and police cuts

Chancellor George Osborne has scrapped plans for tax credits cuts, and pledged increases to police funding, after months of speculation that both areas would see...

Osborne’s £7bn 400,000 affordable homes plan unveiled

Chancellor George Osborne is set to reveal details of a £7 billion plan to invest in new housebuilding as part of his Autumn Statement. The Treasury said Osborne would...

Work starts on Salford Central 36-townhouse scheme ‘Timekeepers Square’

The first piece of ground has been dug as work starts on the Timekeepers Square development off Chapel Street in Salford. The townhouse scheme, which is being developed...

This Sunday: Salford’s quickest women to road race for 25th time

If you see a pack of female runners racing along the road in Swinton this weekend, cheer them on as you’ll be watching the 25th anniversary of the City of Salford...