Tom Rodgers
Tom is SalfordOnline.com's News Editor and community co-ordinator.
Man robs Salford Costcutter in possible armed raid
Picture by Jane Gregory Police are investigating at a mini-market on Eccles Old Road after a man threatened staff, telling them he had a gun, and stole cash. The robbery...
Plans for 80 new Swinton allotments as green-fingered Don wins ANOTHER award
Up to 80 new allotment plots could be up for grabs in Swinton as negotiations are underway to re-open disused growing sites. The chairman of award-winning Tindall Street...
Watch: British Transport Police search Eccles in major investigation
Officers from British Transport Police have been carrying out a major investigation near Eccles station today. At around 1pm on Monday 20 April, teams backed by Tactical...
WATCH: Man robs Salford bookies and bank with bomb-threat note
Police are hunting a man who robbed a bookmakers in Eccles and a bank in Swinton armed only with a handwritten note. The offender is described as a white man, between 25...
Swinton Moorside show Winton a sticky wicket
With the sun blazing down and not a cloud in the sky Swinton Moorside started the new cricket season with wins for both the first and second teams against local rivals...
Police warn over youths throwing stones in Cadishead
Greater Manchester Police has issued a warning over the number of youths throwing stones towards cars and houses in Cadishead. A spokesperson for GMP Irlam and Cadishead...
Election 2015: Eccles hustings recap
On Saturday 18 April candidates vying to take over Hazel Blears’ Salford and Eccles seat in Parliament were quizzed at St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church...
Monton man to run London Marathon for Down’s Syndrome
Inspired by his seven-year-old nephew Harry, Monton man Andy Benson is taking on his biggest challenge yet: running the London Marathon. 27-year-old Andy wants to...
Right royal mess over £20k repair bill for Grade-II listed Queen Victoria and Prince Albert statues
Two historic statues at Salford University depicting Queen Victoria and Prince Albert urgently need to be repaired – but funding has fallen through. Acid rain and...
Terror teen sentenced after trying to buy toxin ’30 times stronger than ricin’ from Dark Web
A 16-year-old boy who ordered a deadly toxin from the Dark Web has been sentenced. The teenager, who is from the Tameside area but cannot be named for legal reasons,...
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