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Tom Rodgers

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

‘Callous’ Sean Earle jailed for 6 months for stealing gran’s handbag moments before she fell to her death

Thief Sean Earle, who was branded a “scumbag” and a “low-life” for stealing a woman’s handbag after she fell to her death from a motorway...

New £80k kennels at RSPCA Greater Manchester Animal Hospital in Salford for spike in neglected and abused dogs

An animal hospital in Salford struggling to deal with thousands of injured animals every year is to build new kennels to cope with demand. Plans are now in the works to...

Thief jailed for stealing from 90-year-old woman at Swinton Morrisons

A 43-year-old pickpocketer has today been jailed for two-and-a-half years after being found guilty of stealing from a 90-year-old woman in Swinton. Helen Kiely preyed on...

Watch: Danger Mouse to return to BBC, scored by Salford music firm

Children’s classic cartoon Danger Mouse is to return to TV screens in September 2015 with a new musical score by Salford-based Composerworks. 30 years ago Danger...

Happy Eid: Muslim families to celebrate in Salford

Muslims celebrate Eid this weekend with major street parties in Manchester – but Salford will instead see homes filled with family, presents and lots of food....

Woman, 54, hospitalised in suspected Little Hulton arson

A woman was taken to hospital and two others treated at the scene of a suspected arson in Little Hulton last night. Three fire crews from Farnworth, Eccles and Agecroft...

Police officer headbutted as drunken mob take over Piccadilly Gardens protest

Police have made multiple arrests after a group of up to 20 people attacked a police officer and a homeless man, threw chairs at a shop window and assaulted staff at...

Armed men steal thousands in Salford cash van robbery

Two masked men armed with a baseball bat and a sledgehammer stole thousands of pounds after attacking a cash-in-transit van in Salford. At around 10.40am this morning,...

Inspired Leah Dean, 16, shaves head, battles mud to raise £3,000

A Salford teenager has won a stunning result to smash a fundraising target 20 times over for Cancer Research UK. Leah Dean, 16, vowed to shave her head in honour of...

Nature in Salford: City’s best wildlife photographers wanted

The stunning array of wildlife living in Salford will go under the microscope in a new photography competition launched by the Lancashire Wildlife Trust. The Trust,...