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Tom Rodgers

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

364 to 6: International playwrights kickstart 2015 Irlam Festival Fringe

Over two days this week one of the best small theatre festivals in Salford returns to Irlam. TV screenwriter founder Jane McNulty told SalfordOnline.com how the...

RECAP: Pics and video: Lightning breaks in Salford thunderstorms

Thunder and lightning predicted for Saturday evening actually arrived, in a coup for disparaged weather forecasters everywhere. By around 7pm on Saturday 22 August,...

Little Hulton Reds off to a flier with Bolton win

Little Hulton Reds travelled to Bolton Mets with both sides needing points after shaky starts to the season. The game started well for Little Hulton, with Wes Winder...

Family pay tribute to dad Yasir Nawaz, biker killed on Princess Street in Manchester

The family and girlfriend of a 28-year-old dad who died in a horror smash in Manchester have paid tribute to him. At about 4.40pm on Saturday 22 August 2015, police were...

M602 closed after crash between van and car, fuel spill

There are long delays on the M602 westbound after it was closed after an accident between a car and a van. Police were called to the scene at 8pm tonight, between...

Thunderstorm warning for Saturday evening in Salford

The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for a thunderstorm on Saturday evening. Isolated storms are expected to bring local flooding, strong gusts of wind,...

Pair charged with heroin supply in organised crime drugs bust at Salford flat

A man and woman have been charged with supplying heroin and cannabis after a drugs bust on a flat in Salford. 31-year-old Assim Ali, from Whitefield, and 20-year-old...

Kindness of strangers blew me away, says burgled Swinton mum

A mum-of-six who awoke one morning to find her house ransacked and the specially-adapted car she used to take her disabled daughter to school and hospital stolen, says...

Carrington Power Station warns of evening and weekend noise for gas testing

Carrington Power Station has warned that local residents could face three weeks of noise disruption as it starts testing gas pipelines. Alstom and DF Energy are building...

Dragon’s Den video editor joins Dreamscope TV

MediaCityUK independent production company Dreamscope TV has appointed Matt Bower as editor, previously editor on BBC’s hit show Dragon’s Den. Bower joins...