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Tom Rodgers

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

Ex-Salford student becomes Royal Navy bomb disposal diver

A former Salford University student is the latest addition to the Royal Navy’s specialist diver team after passing a gruelling Ministry of Defence training...

Urban Splash push on post-Brexit to snap up 46,000sq ft Office Village

Confidence remains high in the post-Brexit commercial property market, say developer Urban Splash, as its joint venture with Pears Group acquires the 46,000 sq ft Office...

Ordsall Chord: Work starts on restoration of historic Stephenson’s bridge

Rail engineers are about to undertake the painstaking restoration of the historic Stephenson’s Bridge in Salford as work on the Ordsall Chord takes another step...

Salford beat cops plans NYC marathon in memory of murdered colleagues

Police officers are in training for a famous 26-mile race in New York in memory of fellow officers brutally murdered in the line of duty. PC Fiona Bone was shot 22 times...

Man charged after high-speed police chase ends at Salford Crescent station

A man has been charged with dangerous driving after police chase through the streets of Salford ended with a car dumped on tracks at Salford Crescent railway station....

Approved: Next 70 years of history on horizon as Scouts start move from Middlewood

Thousands of beavers, cubs and scouts will enjoy their outdoor adventures in a new home after plans to ship their Scout Camp half a mile south were passed by Salford...

Salford ‘still affordable’ while home ownership plummets elsewhere

Salford is one of the few parts of Greater Manchester where housing is still relatively affordable. That’s the message from housing experts in the wake of a...

Free for all: Play activities ‘non-stop’ at The Lowry in August

Salford’s very own theatre and art gallery The Lowry is offering up a month’s worth of free activities for local families in August. There’s art and...

Life for frenzied killer who stabbed to death Salford student in homophobic attack

A man who admitting killing a Salford University student because he didn’t like the victim’s sexuality has been jailed for life. Homeless Lee Arnold, 37,...

Update: Patient rescued from roof of Meadowbrook mental health unit

Fire crews successfully rescued a Meadowbrook patient from the roof of the Salford mental health unit after a stand-off that lasted nearly eight hours. The man, who is...