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Tom Rodgers

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

Widespread thunderstorms forecast on hottest day yet

The Met Office has issued a blanket warning across the UK for thunderstorms breaking out late on Tuesday evening into Wednesday morning. It’s one of the hottest...

13-year-old guitar hero Joshua ‘Blak Hart’ releases first EP

Taking guitar lessons at primary school could be the start of something big for 13-year-old Joshua Hart, who is now about to release his first EP. Joshua, from Wardley,...

Two arrested for murder after ‘unexplained’ Leigh death

Police are investigating after the unexplained death of a man from Wigan. At around 9:30pm on Sunday 17 July, police were called after a 46-year-old man died at Royal...

Lane closed on M60 Barton Bridge as man seen on wrong side of railings

Police closed one lane of the anti-clockwise M60 at Junction 10, Barton high-level bridge, after a man was spotted on the wrong side of the railings. As of 4.45pm, North...

Delight for art as Barbara Hepworth sculptures go on show at The Lowry

Two sculptures by the acclaimed artist Dame Barbara Hepworth have gone on display at The Lowry theatre and art gallery in Salford. The Lowry’s gallery have taken...

Missing: Benjamin Walpole, 20, understood to be in Salford

Police in Norfolk are growing increasingly concerned for a missing man who may have travelled to Salford. Benjamin Walpole, age 20, has been missing from his home in...

Review: Broken, Salford Quays

Reviewer Jade Cayton-Toole from Swinton won SalfordOnline’s ticket competition for Broken, a large-scale, free to view, live part-dance/part-film outdoor...

Brexit: North ‘won’t be ignored ‘, leaders tell PM

The North of England must be given a voice as Britain negotiates leaving the EU, new Prime Minister Theresa May has been told. A joint letter was published this morning...

gyro and ACH sign up in Salford as Exchange Quay lets top 100,000sq ft

Global marketing agency, gyro, and personal injury claims firm ACH Group Management are the latest firms to sign leases at Exchange Quay in Salford. The revamped...

Updates: Major police search op in Salford park after ‘bullets hidden’

Police are searching sections of Seedley Park in Salford this morning after reports that a quantity of bullets had been hidden somewhere in the park. Teams of armed and...