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Tom Rodgers

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

Boothstown Elvis bash raises thousands in memory of Nurse Pat

An Elvis night in memory of his late wife Pat to raise funds for St Ann’s Hospice was sweet music to the ears of Roy Daly. The sell-out show at Boothstown Royal...

Boy hurt in rush-hour bike crash on Bolton Road

Paramedics treated a teenage biker for injuries to his back this morning after a rush-hour crash on Bolton Road in Swinton. Police and ambulances were called to the A666...

Flats plan for former Polish Hell club in Eccles

Plans have been submitted to Salford City Council to convert a former club, and Eccles’ own original post office, into apartments. The last main use of the...

Children avoid injury in Bolton Road smash

Police closed a section of the A666 Bolton Road for over an hour and a half on Sunday after five people, including three children, were involved in a smash. At around...

Update: 33-year-old man shot in chest as he walked down Little Hulton street

A man gunned down in the street in Little Hulton has a severe gunshot wound to the chest, police have revealed. The 33-year-old victim was walking down Mill Hill, a...

Man shot in the street in Little Hulton

A man has been shot in the street in Little Hulton and is reportedly in intensive care. Armed police swarmed to Mill Hill, off Captain Fold Road on the Spar estate at...

Video: 20 firefighters tackle 20th floor Salford high-rise blaze

Firefighters are dealing with a blaze high up in a tower block on Salford precinct. It was initially reported there may have been someone inside the 20th floor flat at...

Sick white van conmen steal £2,000 from elderly Salford couple

A group of chancers pretending to be roofing contractors carried out a shocking theft on an elderly couple in Salford. Four white men with Salford accents approached the...

Salford going solar? £186k bid to make renewable energy work for us

A group of passionate volunteers want to kickstart a renewable revolution – starting with Salford schools. Greater Manchester Community Renewables have already...

Major expansion greenlit at Salford Ambulance Station by knocking down former Buffalo Club

The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) will expand an ageing ambulance hub in Salford after council planners greenlit demolition orders. Emergency ambulances have been...