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Tom Rodgers

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

Full-time carer graduates to prove it can be done in Salford

A student who had to care for his sick father and help support his family, as well as complete his studies, has graduated from The University of Salford. Hamza Shah,...

Watch: Paul Massey family speak out 12 months on from murder that shocked Salford

Family and close friends of Paul Massey met outside his home in Clifton, Salford on Sunday to commemorate a year since what is perhaps the most high-profile murder in...

Tributes paid to ‘beautiful’ Kirby Scoular, 21, after popular student passes away

Friends and family of a severely ill girl who tragically passed away this week are organising a sponsored walk in her memory. Eccles college drama student Kirby Scoular...

Jeremy Corbyn to launch Labour leader bid on Saturday at The Lowry in Salford

Jeremy Corbyn is to launch his campaign for re-election as Labour Party leader in an event on Saturday at The Lowry Theatre on Salford Quays, The 2pm event – which...

Cold case cops make arrest in connection with 2005 unsolved Paul Croft murder

Police have arrested a 27-year-old man linked to the unsolved murder of Salford teenager Paul Croft. Paul, from Eccles, was beaten to death by a 15-strong gang with...

KFC Swinton: Back to drawing board on new £2m, 50-job branch

Fast food chain KFC has submitted another set of plans to Salford council for a proposed new drive-thru restaurant in Swinton. The restaurant giant first put forward the...

Boys, 17 and 18, banned from tower blocks and large areas of Salford

Two teenagers and a 22-year-old have been with court orders banning them from certain areas of Salford after concerns about anti-social behaviour. 18-year-old Thomas...

Top Super League stars get out in the community

Salford Red Devils players have been busy attending school and community club events to spread the message of rugby league at a community level. Some of the Super...

House fire at Bridgewater Road in Walkden – police close road both ways

Fire crews and police are at the scene of house fire near Walkden town centre this afternoon. No-one is thought to have been injured in the blaze on Bridgewater Road....

How to: Changes to SalfordOnline.com from Monday 25 July

SalfordOnline.com is undergoing some extra-special site maintenance and changes over the next week, and readers may notice some differences on the site. Most of the work...