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Tom Rodgers

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

Top 5 things to do in Salford this weekend

School’s out for the summer, so here’s five interesting things to do in Salford this weekend. As usual, if you have any suggestions for our top weekend...

Vinegar Vera: Memories, tributes and poems flood in from all over the world for Salford legend

After SalfordOnline.com’s tribute to Vinegar Vera Done, a legendary character in Salford, tributes and stories about her have come in to us from every corner of...

Two months of Chapel Street contraflow roadworks to start on Sunday 26 July

Traffic contraflows will be put in place on Chapel Street in the Manchester-bound direction for four weeks from Sunday 26 July. Work was due to start on Sunday 19 July...

Sniffed out! Salford newsagent’s illegal tobacco stash hidden in wheelie bin

A Salford shopkeeper and his assistant who hid counterfeit tobacco in a wheelie bin  were caught out by a sniffer dog. Trading standards officers raided Zaynes News on...

Spotted: Deer roaming gardens in Little Hulton – wildlife experts say ‘enjoy it’!

Wildlife experts have asked local residents to keep an eye out after young roe deer were spotted wandering into gardens in Little Hulton. The reddish-brown roe deer are...

Wicked Lowry run ‘worth £5.8 million’

Wicked’s seven-week run at The Lowry in Salford comes to an end on Saturday with experts calculating its impact on the local economy at £5.8 million. The acclaimed...

Holy Smokes! Superheroes and zombies ride out for St Ann’s Hospice

It was dubbed their Top Gear moment – a convoy of 11 vintage mopeds travelling the length of the country with riders in fancy dress. No wonder Batman and Robin,...

Salford’s Missguided fashion turns to Worldpay to crack America

Online fashion retailer Missguided, which is headquartered at Salford Quays, has announced a link-up with Worldpay as its strives for ambitious expansion overseas....

Swinton baker’s lifelong dream rises with business launch

A cake-maker hit by bad luck and poor fortune has risen to the challenge of launching his very own business thanks to a programme which helps people to turn their...

Missing man David Long, 36, has Darth Vader T-shirt and Salford accent

Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of a man missing from home in Manchester. David Long, 36, was last seen last seen on Denshaw Avenue in Denton....