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Tom Rodgers

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

Attempted murder in Salford: Man, 26, taken to hospital with gunshot wound to chest

Police are investigating after a man was shot in a ‘targeted’ incident in Salford. At about 1am on Monday 3 October 2016, staff at Salford Royal Hospital...

Middlewood Locks: Chinese money flows into Salford with next phase of 550 homes

Real estate developer Fairbriar International have submitted detailed planning for the second phase of its 24-acre Middlewood Locks development in Salford. Four new...

MP blasts ‘dangerous overcrowding’ on Leigh-Manchester Guided Busway

Passengers on the Leigh to Manchester Guided Busway are being short-changed with overcrowding at ‘dangerous’ levels. That’s the message to transport...

Salford explores deep space: Stargazers wanted for free lectures at Salford Astro

As the Rosetta space probe tumbles through the heavens nearing the end of its 12-year mission, a Salford group dedicated to exploring and celebrating the night skies...

Marks and Spencer apply to open new Walkden store by December

Retail giant Marks and Spencer is planning to open a new food store in Walkden, a licence application reveals. The application to Salford City Council states a...

‘Dirty, unsafe’ Eccles care home put into special measures

A residential care home in Eccles has been placed into special measures by health inspectors after “widespread failings” in its service. The Care Quality...

Emergency crews simulate two planes ‘colliding’ at City Airport Barton

Emergency crews simulated the after effects of a huge plane crash in Salford yesterday. Police, firefighters, airport crews and paramedics mocked up a scenario with mass...

Picture of the Day: Eccles bathed in beautiful sunset

Reader Zoe Norris sent in these pictures of a stunning sunset in Eccles. Zoe, whose pictures of Ellesmere Park won her Highly Commended status in...

Pictured: Langworthy hosts fab Salford history festival this weekend

Langworthy Cornerstone is the place to be for sports, community and history lovers in Salford this weekend with a two-day event jam-packed full of fun. The festival runs...

Watch: Salford MP Rebecca Long-Bailey outlines ‘patriotic economy’ at Labour Party Conference

In a speech to the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury Rebecca Long-Bailey MP outlined plans for a new economic position for...