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Tom Rodgers

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

Search for son of Frederick Robinson after Bolton death

Police are appealing for help in tracing the family of a man who died in Bolton. 70-year-old Frederick Robinson died at his home on Wednesday 8 July. There are no...

Ramada Salford Quays sold to MCAP in £21.5m deal

The Ramada Salford Quays hotel has been sold to MCAP Global Finance in a joint deal worth over £21.5 million. MCAP are the London-based arm of US investment advisor...

Stars out for Salford’s BreastFest this Saturday

Local woman Gail Kirkham, 51, was devastated when she was diagnosed with breast cancer on 11 September 2013 in what she calls her own 9/11 moment. But Gail was...

100 years ago in Salford: ‘Rough’ Trafford Road pub hits headlines again as woman refuses to leave

Trafford Road in Salford was a hugely vibrant place in the early part of the century due to its proximity to Salford Docks, which attracted ships and cargo from all over...

Iraqi migrant who spoke no English named outstanding science student of the year

A teenage Salford City College student from Iraq has won a presitigious science award despite arriving in the country speaking little English and caring for her...

Violent legal high patients a danger to paramedics, say NWAS

Paramedics are bearing the brunt of violent patients out of their minds on legal highs, the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said today. Frontline crews are even...

£1,000 reward to catch wanted roofer Dale Peppard

Crimestopers have put up a £1,000 reward to catch wanted Dale Peppard, who has links to Swinton in Salford. Peppard, 26, was charged in December last year with drugs...

Eccles Match.com conman ordered to pay thousands to orphanage scam victims

A Nigerian man living in Salford who scammed nearly £100,000 out of four vulnerable women has been ordered to pay £2,000 to his victims. Adewale Adewole, 31, of the...

Salford City to play Benfica in pre-season stunner

Salford City FC have ditched a pre-season tie with Curzon Ashton in favour of a mouth-watering clash with Portugese giants Benfica. Last season’s Evo Stik First...

Three Salford men wanted on recall to prison

Police are looking for men wanted on recall to prison after all three breached the conditions of their licence. William McLeish, 44, has known links in Salford and...