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Tom Rodgers

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

Swinton Lions launch ‘Proud to be Blue’ crusade

Swinton Lions are looking to up their fanbase with a new campaign to bring back former supporters since their demotion to Championship 1 status. The Lions have stated...

Election 2015: Leaders debate takes Salford by storm

Forget who won for a moment – whether Nicola Sturgeon’s terrier-like antics pushed her to the top of a YouGov poll, or David Cameron became just another face...

Salford Heart Care forced to cut groups in savage funding loss

Two popular heart care groups in Salford have been forced to close after the charity running them was served with a £26,000 funding cut. Langworthy and Walkden healthy...

Joy for Salford teen heart campaigner as fundraise tops £1,000

13-year-old Robyn Newell, who lives in Clifton, is celebrating this week after a Bounceathon to raise funds for children with life-threatening heart conditions brought...

Work starts on £200m X1 MediaCity Salford

Construction has started on site at the largest apartment development in Salford – X1 MediaCity. Building is being carried out by Liverpool-based Vermont Construction...

Restoring Cadishead’s devastated Little Woolden Moss

A 114-hectare section of mossland known as ‘Salford’s rainforest’ is undergoing treatment to restore it after years of devastating peat extraction....

Tonight: Salford to host Election 2015 leaders debate

Seven party leaders will face off at Salford’s MediaCityUK studios in the second TV debate for the 2015 General Election, ITV have confirmed. The debate will be...

Port Salford: Community 'badly let down' as Peel given go-ahead without road and rail links

Salford City Council planners have given the green light to Peel Holdings to bring in their first tenant into Port Salford without road or rail links being in place. The...

Irlam and Cadishead College becomes Academy after damning Ofsted report

Governors at the £25m Irlam and Cadishead College have confirmed the school will become an Academy sponsored by the Salford Academy Trust. The Salford Academy Trust...

40 new jobs as HLS Contract Staff opens two new Manchester offices

Logistics recruitment firm HLS Contract Staff is to open two new offices in Manchester and Oldham, creating around 40 new jobs. The two offices at Commerce Way in...