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Tom Rodgers

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

Flix launch £1m post-production move to MediaCityUK Salford

Post-production firm Flix has taken up 5,500sq ft of space on the seventh floor of MediaCityUK’s White Tower for its second Salford office. The £1million facility...

‘Worst ever’ cannabis farm found in Eccles

A cannabis farm dubbed the ‘worst ever’ by local police has been busted in a business premises in Patricroft, Eccles. Around 30 plants in varying states of...

Salford’s Grade II-listed Peel Building set for major upgrade

Salford University’s oldest and most historically-interesting building is set for a major upgrade. The Peel Building on the Crescent was Grade-II listed in 1974....

Pictured: Manchester Air Show wows crowds at City Airport

Pictures by Phil Hogan, Allen Worthington Some 15,000 people flocked to the City Aiport at Barton for this year’s Manchester Air Show. The event returned to Barton...

Two Bangladeshi workers arrested for immigration offences at Salford takeaway

Two suspected illegal immigrants working at a takeaway restaurant in Cadishead, Salford, have been arrested after a raid by Home Office officials. Acting on a tip-off,...

Quick-thinking neighbour saves Little Hulton resident from fire

A quick-thinking neighbour mananged to avert disaster by putting out a kitchen fire in a semi-detached house in Little Hulton. Two fire crews from Farnworth and one from...

Appeal: Teenage biker killed in Salford smash

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a 19-year-old man was killed in a crash in Salford. The biker was riding along Leicester Road in Salford on...

Live: Salford Red Devils v Catalans Dragons

[liveblog] Salford Red Devils face Catalans Dragons in at the AJ Bell Stadium in Salford on Sunday 5 July with much to prove. Head coach Iestyn Harris is “off...

Have-a-go hero pensioners ‘bravest in Salford’ for foiling knife-wielding shop robber

A pair of pensioners have been hailed as the bravest in Salford for stopping a terrifying armed robbery at a convenience store. Pals Ron Smith, 77, and Robert Anderson,...

Top picks from Friday’s thunderstoms and lightning

Pictures by Nichola Mellor, Jody Butterworth Dobson Video by SalfordOnline.com Dramatic thunderstorms and lightning returned to Salford on Friday 1 July. But...