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Tom Rodgers

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

£1m target for Salford firm SPD’s new division

Conference and training provider Salford Professional Development (SPD) has marked out a £1 million revenue target for its new executive education division. Accountant...

Last chance for Salford groups to bag £12k with Tesco

Tesco is urging local community groups and good causes across Salford to get their applications in to bag a share of its £13million carrier bag charge fund. The...

Woman rescued from Boothstown bedroom fire

Firefighters spent two hours battling a blaze in the bedroom of a semi-detached house in Boothstown. Three fire crews from Stretford, Farnworth and Agecroft were...

Update: Plea for revellers to come forward after two stabbed in violent brawl

Police have re-opened Deansgate after two men were stabbed in Manchester city centre in the early hours of this morning. Officers are calling on late-night partygoers to...

MISSING: Cian Robinson, 13, from Eccles

Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the whereabouts of a 13-year-old boy from Eccles. Cian Robinson was last seen at around 7am on Wednesday 25 May at his...

Warning in Winton: Mum stung by bogus waste collector

One local mum conned out of cash by a con-artist is warning others in Winton not to be duped. The 35-year-old victim, who asked not to be identified, had a knock at her...

Worsley Rotary Dragons Den sees fab local groups win nearly £5,000

Some of the best community groups in Salford, including new music and library schemes, youth groups and an independent news website were all awarded vital grants through...

Feeling a little horse? Pip, Countess and Harvey clop into retirement together

There were plenty of long faces as three of GMP’s oldest horses retired. There wasn’t a dry eye at as officers said goodbye to their four-legged partners Pip,...

Tanning ‘unhealthy’ as Bank Holiday heat approaches, warn Cancer Research

Cancer Research UK is launching a new campaign called ‘Own Your Own Tone’ encouraging young people to protect their skin this Bank Holiday. Forecasters are...

Pictured: Purple-haired bank robber hits two branches in 10 minutes

A woman in a white boiler suit held up two city centre Manchester banks with a kitchen knife. The thief walked into Yorkshire Bank on Piccadilly Gardens at around 4.45pm...