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Tom Rodgers

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

Pictured: 50 homes evacuated in Cadishead as fire crews battle gas-threat garage blaze

Firefighters evacuated 50 homes and erected a 150-metre cordon in Cadishead, Salford, after explosive gas cylinders were found in a garage fire. At around 8pm on Sunday...

Cadishead fire: Two streets evacuated in gas fears over garage blaze

Residents have been evacuated on Nelson Street and Allotment Road in Cadishead after fire broke out in a garage containing gas cylinders. Fire crews were called at...

Four hurt and one airlifted to hospital from serious A580 crash

Four people have been hurt in a crash at the junction of Chaddock Lane and the A580 East Lancs Road in Boothstown, Worsley. Two cars, a Renault Clio and a Ford Fiesta,...

Salford and Bolton shootings: Two more houses shot at in targeted attacks

Escalating violence in Salford overnight has seen gunmen target two houses in Little Hulton and nearby Bolton. It is understood to be gang-related violence between two...

Watch: Video and Pics – Vulcan Bomber flypast at City Airport Barton

Huge crowds gathered at Salford’s City Airport, Barton, to see the iconic delta-winged Vulcan Bomber fly overhead. The long-range former RAF nuclear bomber, XH558,...

Little Hulton: Man, 48, shot through front window of Mossbrook Drive house

A man has been shot in the back in Little Hulton, Salford. Armed police were called to a house on Mossbrook Drive in Little Hulton at midnight last night, Friday 9...

Revealed: 400-flat plan for new tower block on Eccles John William Street car park

A developer wants to build up to 400 flats in a new tower block on a car park in Eccles, SalfordOnline.com can reveal. The John William Street car park, 100 metres from...

Vulcan Bomber flypast: Iconic plane can be seen in Salford skies this weekend

Plane spotters will get a rare opportunity to see the last example of an RAF Vulcan nuclear bomber when it passes over Salford this weekend. The Avro Vulcan XH558,...

Eccles West One change will pave way to major Home Bargains move

Discount retailer Home Bargains will be able to move from its small store on Eccles precinct into a much larger space at the West One Retail Park, after plans were...

£9,000 scholarships up for grabs for Salford entrepreneurs

Fledgling entrepreneurs, social enterprise start-ups and even eBay moguls are being invited to apply for scholarships worth £9,000 to pay for education while working on...