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Tom Rodgers

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

Revenge porn: Swinton man, 44, jailed after posting ‘humiliating’ explicit pic of ex on Facebook

A man from Swinton is the first in Greater Manchester to be jailed under new revenge porn laws after posting a sexually explicit image of his ex-girlfriend on Facebook....

Salford power cut hits 285 homes and businesses – repairs ongoing

Around 285 residential and business properties lost power in the Chapel Street area of Salford today. At around 8.30am on Friday 14 August a high voltage fault on an...

Little Hulton house shooting: Two more age 19 and 20 arrested

Police have arrested a 19 and 20 year-old man after a house was shot at on Thornfield Grove in Little Hulton. Both men were arrested on suspicion of possession of a...

Watch: Overturned van on M62 near Eccles causes traffic chaos

Two lanes were closed with queuing traffic on the M62 near Junction 12 at Eccles after a van overturned this afternoon. Police were called at 2.35pm today, Thursday 13...

Man suffering smoke inhalation in Salford high-rise flat fire

Firefighters are at the scene of a fifth-floor fire at a tower block in Salford. Crews were called at 5.15pm tonight, Thursday 13 August, to Canon Hussey Court off...

Plans greenlit for 36 flats on former Patricroft Conservative Club in Eccles

36 flats will be built in a new apartment block on the site of the former Patricroft Conservative Club in Eccles, Salford, after plans were passed yesterday by Salford...

Police raid Little Hulton house for cannabis in connection with shooting

Police raided a house on Mossbrook Drive in Little Hulton, Salford, last night in connection with the arrest of three men over a house shooting. At around 8pm on...

Gather launch new AR app for Dreamscope TV

Two MediaCityUK firms have collaborated to launch a new Augmented Reality mobile app for Salford production company Dreamscope TV. Digital design & development...

ECf to open £1m New Bailey events and marketing office

The English Cities Fund (ECf) has announced it is to invest £1 million in new events space and marketing suite at New Bailey in Salford. The 1,400sq ft building will be...

Ordsall Art Collective gets Lowry Outlet show

What do a warehouseman, script writer, supermarket worker and waitress have in common? They are all members of the Ordsall Arts Collective. When they are not earning...