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Tom Rodgers

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

Andy Burnham: Labour leadership candidate vows to unite party at People’s History Museum

Labour supporters were out in force at the People’s History Museum in Manchester this morning as Andy Burnham made his pitch for the Labour leadership. The Leigh...

Watch drone footage: Mancunian Way to stay closed ‘for 10 days’ after sinkhole collapse

The sinkhole-hit Mancunian Way in Manchester city centre is to remain closed throughout Monday’s rush hour as emergency repairs continue. The carriageway fell in...

Rush-hour M60 delays after roadworks overrun

Drivers are set for delays throughout rush hour on the M60 today after roadworks overran. There are currently delays of around 15-20 minutes anti-clockwise between...

Christoper Eccleston and Maxine Peake lead 196th Peterloo celebrations

Over 600 people gathered at St Peter’s Square in Manchester on Sunday 16 August to to mark 196 years since the Peterloo massacre in Manchester. Speaking at the...

Mancunian Way sinkhole: Public warned not to approach – road closed all weekend

Mancunian Way will be shut in both directions this weekend after a 40ft sinkhole appeared in the road. Heavy rain flooded a culvert underneath the road and caused part...

WATCH: Shock CCTV of heavily-built arsonist who petrol bombed Salford nursery

Video footage showing a man who petrolbombed a nursery in Winton, Salford, in April has finally been released. A heavily-built man, who wears gloves, workboots, a grey...

A580 East Lancs Rd to close this weekend for Guided Busway work

The A580 East Lancs Road will be closed overnight this weekend as Urban Vision carry out more work for the Leigh Guided Busway. The road is due to shut between the...

A57 Mancunian Way to stay closed after 30ft sinkhole appears in road

Emergency repairs are being carried out on the A57 (M) Mancunian Way this afternoon after heavy rain caused a 30ft sinkhole to appear in the road. The hole is thought to...

Woman, 52, crushed by reversing car at Walkden Tesco

A woman has suffered leg injuries after being hit by a car in Walkden. Police and ambulances were called to Bolton Road, near Tesco Extra, at 10.39am today, Friday 14...

A57 Mancunian Way closed: Major flooding causing traffic chaos

Police have closed the A57 Mancunian Way in central Manchester in both directions after torrential downpours caused flooding this morning. At the moment officers are...