Tom Rodgers
Tom is SalfordOnline.com's News Editor and community co-ordinator.
First Manchester drivers’ strike to hit Salford and Manchester – Tuesday 24 May
Drivers at First Manchester are planning a strike on Tuesday 24 May in a dispute over pay and conditions, the operator says. Buses throughout the region (Salford...
Warning: Annihilation legal high leaves man in coma
A 33-year-old man is in intensive care after collapsing while taking the legal high ‘Annihiliation’. Greater Manchester Police has issued an urgent warning...
Lane blocked and long queues at M60 J13 Worsley
Drivers are seeing long queues on the M60 in Salford this afternoon after an accident closed one lane. There were no injuries in the accident, believed to be a bump...
Salford woman Nicola Birchall wanted in connection with Lancashire robbery
Police in Lancashire have issued an appeal for the whereabouts of 39-year-old Nicola Birchall, from Higher Broughton in Salford. Birchall is wanted in connection with a...
Walkden pair, 29 and 67, jailed as high-strength £750k cannabis found hidden in lettuces
Two men have been jailed after being caught with 86kg of cannabis worth an estimated three quarters of a million pounds. Eneo Zace, 28, of no fixed address, and Patrick...
Swinton service planned for much loved former head John Biddlestone
A memorial service is to be held in Swinton next week to remember John Biddlestone, a highly-regarded former teacher in Eccles and Swinton. John sadly passed away on 20...
Salford-based Makro owner sees record £155m profits
Booker Group, the owners of Salford-based wholesalers Makro have announced record profits for 2016. Year end financial results released today outline how Booker had...
Salford swimmer Lewis Clough picked for GB Juniors
City of Salford swimmer Lewis Clough has been selected to represent Britain in the European Junior Championships to be held in Hungary in July. Lewis, who is studying...
Coffee lounge to take over vacant offices in ‘cosmopolitan’ Eccles
A local developer is planning to open a new coffee lounge on the site of a famous former store in Eccles. Stretford-based The Malaga Drift Coffee Company Ltd is due to...
Plain tobacco packs will go ahead after big firms lose High Court battle
By the end of this week, tobacco and cigarette packaging will be made less appealing to the public with prominent health warnings and plain packaging. The law is due to...
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