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Tom Rodgers

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

Worsley phone scam prompts police warning

Officers are warning people across Greater Manchester to be aware of telephone scams after police received four calls within two hours. The first incident happened...

Man arrested on drugs charge in Broughton car wash raid

Picture by Andy Pratt A 38-year-old man has been arrested after a drugs raid at a car wash in Salford. Police and immigration officials arrived unannounced at the hand...

Plans lodged to turn former Chapel Street stationers into flats

Developers want to turn a derelict office building on Chapel Street in Salford into a new apartment block. The George Ellis & Sons (Stationers) Ltd building at 52-60...

Appeal: Thieves take £5,000 clarinets from Manchester train

The British Transport Police are appealing for the public’s help after two valuable instruments were stolen from a train at Manchester Piccadilly station. Officers...

5* Review: Rebecca – The Lowry, Salford Quays

By Dane Yates SalfordOnline.com Rating: 5 out of 5 “Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.” The infamous opening lines of Daphne du Maurier’s best known...

Stunning Swinton storm Thunder to book cup final spot

Full back Chris Atkin starred for the Lions with a 20-point haul to put the in-form side through to the I-Pro cup final in Blackpool. But it went to the wire with only...

Road closed in Worsley as girl, 16, hospitalised in accident

Road closed in Worsley as girl, 16, hospitalised in accident Leigh Road in Boothstown has been closed after a teenage girl was injured in a car accident. The girl, age...

Manchester Road in Clifton closed as car flips on roof

Pictures by Stan Bebbington and Chris Dewhurst Police have closed Manchester Road in Clifton in both directions after a two-car crash. Traffic officers were called to...

Latest: Car thief robs woman with broken bottle in Walkden before police chase arrest

A car thief held a broken bottle to a woman’s neck to steal her car before being brought down in a police chase just hours later. At around 7.50am this morning,...

Nursery developers expand into Little Hulton with £128k HSBC loan

Bolton-based AW Childcare has secured at £128,000 business loan to open a new nursery at a former pub in Little Hulton, Salford. Co-owner Paul Brookes secured planning...