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Tom Rodgers

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

Kenneth Davies: Body found in South Wales in search for missing man

Police searching for missing  61-year-old Kenneth Davies from Cadishead, Salford, have discovered a body in a car in South Wales. The body of a man was found this...

Bloom Street fire: 45 firefighters tackle blaze at Safad’s Manchester takeaway

Firefighters are tackling a large blaze at Safad’s Turkish takeaway in Bloom Street in Manchester city centre. Seven fire crews and an aerial platform were called...

Bill’s Restaurant to open at intu Trafford Centre on 20-year deal

Independent restaurant chain Bill’s Restaurant is to open a new branch at the Trafford Centre on a 20-year lease. In a deal announced today, the 2,600 sq ft...

Stanstock 7s: Beechfield Ladies land more silverware in sudden death penalty joy

Beechfield United’s Ladies footballers were on a roll this past weekend, beating all comers to add yet more silverware to the club’s groaning cabinet. At the...

Woman ‘possessed’ by seizure and impaled on umbrella has life saved by Salford salon

A 43-year-old businesswoman from Swinton has spoken out about the moment she thought she was going to die from a seizure before quick-thinking staff saved her life....

Lorry bursts into flames on M602 in Salford

A lorry caught fire on the M602 motorway just before the Langworthy Road South bridge heading towards Manchester. The tipper truck pulled over onto the hard shoulder...

Willow Tree Primary School set for new nursery building in bid to expand pupil places

Two new classrooms for nursery-age children are to be opened in a new building at Willow Tree Primary School in Salford. Urban Vision have applied for planning...

Parents: One week to apply for £1 million Salford school uniform fund

Wood Street Mission have opened their £1 million fund to help Salford families with the spiralling cost of school uniforms. The children’s charity launched the...

Kells crow over Salford City Roosters win

Salford City Roosters produced one of their best performances of the season against Whitehaven-based Kells but still slumped to their eighth successive league defeat. It...

Wanted roofer arrested on cocaine and cannabis charge

Wanted man Dale Peppard has been arrested after skipping court on a cocaine and cannabis charge, Greater Manchester Police report. Peppard, who is from Stockport but has...