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Tom Rodgers

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

Gunman on motorbike fired shots at Salford house

Police are investigating after a gunman on a motorbike fired shots at a house in Salford. SalfordOnline.com broke the news with pictures from the scene just minutes...

Reports of shots fired at house on Whit Lane Salford

Police have cordoned off a section of Douglas Green off Langley Road South in Salford after reports that shots were fired at a house. Forensics officers arrived at the...

Peacemaker stabbed in the back in Walkden after 11-man brawl

A man who tried to step between a group of rowing people in Walkden, Salford, was stabbed twice in the back. The 38-year-old was taken to Salford Royal hospital for...

BMW driver wanted after four hurt in Salford M602 smash

Police are trying to trace the driver of a BMW after two children and two adults were hurt in a crash on the Salford M602. At around 5pm on Saturday 25 July 2015, a...

Watch: Worsley residents forced to move out as 3am M60 smart motorway roadworks cause misery

Highways England are creating so much noise by working overnight on the M60 at Worsley that it has forced some people to leave their homes, says a local MP. Video shot...

Family devastated by ‘mistaken identity’ petrol bomb attack on Kingsford Street, Salford

Two men on a moped flung a flaming bottle at the front door of a house in a Salford arson attempt, police have confirmed this morning. SalfordOnline.com broke the news...

Hollywood glamour at Worsley school raises over £1k for charity

A touch of Hollywood glamour saw pupils become film stars for a charity fashion show at Bridgewater School in Worsley. The theme of Movie Mania involving students aged...

Students give Salford’s old police HQ ‘arresting’ new facelift

Arts and Media students from the University of Salford have given Salford’s former police headquarters an ‘arresting’ new facelift. Designs and images from the...

Police release image of man wanted for burglaries in Manchester city centre

Police have released the image of a man after a number of burglaries in Manchester city centre. Between 12 June 2015 and 17 July 2015, five businesses were burgled in...

Swinton Lions secure Jim Valentine medal, a vital piece of 1899 rugby league history

An iconic piece of Swinton Lions memorabilia 116 years old has come to light in a small cottage in Yorkshire. The remarkable item is a Challenge Cup Winner’s Medal...