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Tom Rodgers

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

Crosfields leave Little Hulton Reds on a knife edge

Warrington side Crosfields pushed Little Hulton Reds to the limit with a confident performance at Peel Park. The visitors started with a bang, scoring 10 points against...

Wanted: Man who stole purse from elderly woman in Swinton Morrisons

Police have issued the picture of a man they want to speak to after a 72-year-old woman was cruelly robbed in a supermarket in Swinton, Salford. At around 10.30am on...

Travellers ordered to leave Irlam and Walkden

Travellers who have set up camp illegally on two sites in Salford have been ordered to leave by council officers. Scores of caravans arrived at Princes Park in Irlam on...

World’s first Jelly Wanging Championship takes Ordsall Hall by storm

Salford’s Ordsall Hall saw the first ever World Jelly Wanging Championship on Sunday 12 July as part of its free family Garden Party. A new twist on the popular...

Last call to enter Salix Homes gardens competition

Time is running out for Salix Homes tenants in Salford to show off their blossoming gardens. The housing association is urging residents to enter their gardens into its...

Call for speed limit cut as 81-year-old hospitalised in head-on Eccles smash

An elderly man suffered chest injuries when two cars collided head-on on Chadwick Road in Eccles on Saturday. The 81-year-old was driving his burgundy Ford Focus along...

H7N7 bird flu found on Lancashire farm, DEFRA confirm

Health officials have confirmed that a case of H7N7 avian flu has been found at a poultry farm in Preston, Lancashire. Humane culling is now being carried out on all...

6 new jobs as Salford-based Quaytickets picks up West End contract

Entertainment industry giant The Nederlander Organisation has handed a contract for two major London theatres to Salford-based ticketing agency Quaytickets. The deal...

Live: Salford Red Devils v Hull KR

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Salford shark ‘was sailor’s prank on Charlie Camilleri over card game’, reader claims

A story about a mystery shark found in an alleyway in Salford has become the most-read feature in SalfordOnline.com’s history. Now one reader claims not only seen...