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Tom Rodgers

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

Watch: Pals speak out for ‘gentleman’ Jeff Storey at Eccles biker parade

Bikers from all over Greater Manchester gathered today, Thursday 2 July to pay their final respects to one of their fellow bikers from Eccles, Jeff Storey. Jeff’s...

Man’s body found in Salford flat

Police forced entry to a flat in Salford and found the body of a pensioner. Officers were called to Cherry Tree Court off Churchill Way on Salford precinct at 11am on...

Watch: Moment thug caught on camera breaking jaw of Deansgate Manchester pubgoer

A man has been left with a broken jaw and severe injuries to his face after being attacked by a gang of thugs near Deansgate Locks in Manchester. After leaving Sakura...

Wood Street Mission launch £1m school uniform fund to help parents in Salford

Children’s charity Wood Street Mission will hand out up to £1 million-worth of equipment and clothing to help families cope with the cost of school uniforms. In a...

PICS/VIDEO: Thunder and lightning split the sky in Salford storm

Today Salford sun turned to humid heat, and the skies bruised dark. Thunder clouded the air after a day of furnace-like temperatures. Read: Salford heatwave –...

‘Man with gun’ at Ordsall flat was hoax, say police

Armed police flooded the streets on Ordsall Lane in Ordsall tonight after reports that a man in a flat had a handgun. At 10pm on Wednesday 1 July tactical aid units...

Paralysis-hit fundraising star, 13, vows ‘I won’t quit’

A young swimming star from Salford is facing the terrifying prospect of never being able to compete again after being struck down with a rare illness. Ethan Evans, 13,...

Watch: Old Salford: Rare 115-year-old video shows workers leaving Howarth’s Mill, Ordsall Lane, Salford

Hundreds of workers stream out of the gates of Howarth’s Mill on Ordsall Lane in Salford in this incredible piece of video footage from 115 years ago. Please...

Salford heatwave: Thunder and rainstorms on the way

The Met Office has issued a warning of potential thunderstorms tonight as bright sun turns to humid heat. Salford is enjoying its hottest day of the year so far with...

‘Epic Fail’: Swinton’s dumbest criminal stalls while trying to steal council bin wagon

A dozy thief has been arrested in Swinton after police caught him trying to slip off with an unattended Salford City Council refuse truck. It was around 9.20am...