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Tom Rodgers

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

Treble-winning Mesne Lea netball team to rep Walkden in GM Games

​An unbeaten primary school netball team is on course to qualify for the Greater Manchester Summer School Games after a stellar season. The squad at Mesne Lea Primary...

Salford thug sentenced for brutal attack on pet dog

A man who punched his own dog in the head after it tried to go to the toilet in a tower block lift has been sentenced. Paul Barratt, 32, of Spruce Court in Salford, was...

Pics & Video: Barton bridge collapse ‘felt like explosion’

The partial collapse of a new bridge at Barton in Salford this morning was so loud it felt like a bomb had gone off, workers have told SalfordOnline.com. Emergency...

Salford ‘will be best place in world to live with dementia’, health bosses say

Salford is using this week’s national Dementia Awareness Week to highlight the leading role it will play over the next five years to revolutionise the experiences...

Statement: Suspect package exploded at Old Trafford was ‘training device left behind’, police say

Greater Manchester Police have released the following statement after Manchester United’s match with Bournmouth was abandoned and Old Trafford evacuated today,...

Tributes to ‘kind, generous’ Alan Strong killed in Salford hit and run

The family of a man who tragically died after being hit by a car in Salford have paid tribute to their much-loved son. Alan Strong, 52, was seriously injured when he was...

Man injured in Little Hulton shopping centre assault

A man was injured after a disturbance in Little Hulton last night. Police and ambulances were called to the Little Hulton District Centre on Manchester Road East at 6pm...

Salford Dementia ‘will livestream & tweet event’ to shine light on condition

Salford’s Dementia Champions are pioneering a groundbreaking idea to mark this year’s Dementia Awareness Week. ‘Embracing the Dementia Challenge in Salford’,...

Cops who hunted down most wanted Salford armed robbery gang awarded

Two police officers who helped bring to justice a violent Salford-based gang which hit cash vans across the North West have been handed commendations by Greater...

Police seize £15k cannabis in Salford caravan park raid

Police raided a caravan park in Salford this afternoon uncovering a large cannabis farm. At around 2.30pm today, Thursday 12 May, officers executed a drugs warrant at...