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Tom Rodgers

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

Donations pile up as ‘magnificent’ Salfordians collect for homeless

SalfordOnline.com published a story last week about a proposed charity fundraiser in which people were asked to donate unwanted clothes and tins of food that would be...

Man jailed for seven years for stabbing doorman in the face

A man who knifed a Manchester club doorman in the face has been jailed for seven years. Lawrence Lowrey, 26, of Moston Lane in Manchester pleaded guilty to section 18...

Video and Pics: We Love Lewis sees Winton street transformed into Halloween funfair with thousands raised

Willow Road in Winton, Salford, was transformed into a huge Halloween extravaganza to raise money for a 12-year-old boy struck down by a mystery illness. Salford City...

Dangerous sex offender Malcolm Millman still on the run

Police are appealing again for any sightings of an escaped rapist who is thought to be in Greater Manchester. Malcolm Millman, 58, was last seen at Manchester airport...

Police chief: It could take a generation to rid Salford of organised crime

Gun and gang violence in Salford will not be sorted inside a decade, the new Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has warned. Ian Hopkins, who took over from Sir...

Pictures: Salford wowed by ‘slum clearance’ photo exhibition

Hundreds of people crammed into Ordsall Hall on Friday for a one-off photo exhibition of Salford’s slum clearance areas. It brought together former residents of...

Funeral for Jason Whitty today after Irlam man passes away age 54

SalfordOnline.com members are grieving as prominent local man, Jason Whitty, is cremated today. The 54-year-old was a keen supporter of Irlam Hornets rugby league and...

17-year-old boy stable after Irlam stabbing

A teenager is being treated in hospital after being stabbed in Irlam. The 17-year-old, who is understood to be from Salford, was found by police on Liverpool Road with a...

Fog warning for rush-hour drivers as visibility drops

Low and dense fog is expected to cause travel delays throughout rush hour today. Commuters and parents returning their children to school after the half-term break are...

Firefighters rescue ‘blue and unresponsive’ woman, 51, from canal

Firefighters are urging people to take care around waterways in Manchester city centre after a 51-year-old woman was rescued from near-death after falling into a canal....