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Tom Rodgers

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

‘World class’ £28m Cancer Research Centre opens in Manchester

A new £28.5m research centre that will transform cancer treatment opens today in Manchester. The University of Manchester building in Withington will be home to...

RSPCA probe Salford cruelty as kids pelt horse with bricks

A horse tethered to a fence in Salford was injured after young children were seen throwing stones and wooden planks. Police were called to Bank Lane, near the disused...

Live: Swinton Lions vs Newcastle Thunder

[liveblog] SalfordOnline.com’s rugby league reporter Andie Riley is with you today as Swinton Lions host Newcastle Thunder in the Kingstone Press Championship 1....

Man’s body found in water at Salford Quays

Pictures by @DavidJClifford Police are investigating after a man’s body was found in water at Salford Quays. Shortly before 1pm today the body of a man was...

5* Review: Not Too Tame’s Early Doors – The Royal Oak, Eccles

Heading into the historic Royal Oak on Barton Lane in Eccles last night, I was intrigued and excited by the prospect of the Early Doors promise of “immersive pub...

Manchester Airport to invest £1 billion in long-haul upgrade

Manchester Airport has announced it will spend £1 billion to double its capacity as it seeks to compete with Heathrow and Gatwick airports. The 10-year plan will see...

First look: Manchester’s new Exchange Square Metrolink trams revealed in Second City Crossing

Roads are being ripped up in the centre of Manchester to make way for Metrolink’s Second City Crossing, and today transport bosses unveil new images of their...

Review: Lands of Glass – The Lowry, Salford Quays

SalfordOnline.com Rating: 2.5 out of 5 While the beauty of playing music on glass instruments shone through here, Unfolding Theatre’s Lands of Glass presented a...

Man’s body pulled from River Irwell in Salford

Police have launched an investigation after a man’s body was found in the River Irwell in Salford today. Officers were called to the scene in Ordsall, near the...

‘Drunk girls’ arrested after car smashes into Matalan Swinton

Two women have been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car rammed through the side of a Matalan store in Swinton in the early hours of this morning. Police...