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Tom Rodgers

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

Matt Berry to appear at Salford TV festival

BAFTA-winning comedy actor Matt Berry will be discussing his work as part of one of the UK’s first TV festivals, organised by a University of Salford graduate. Berry,...

Tributes flood in for former head of Swinton High School John Biddlestone

Tributes have been paid to a long-serving teacher in Salford who has passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. John Biddlestone sadly died after collapsing while out...

Two charged with multiple offences after Patricroft shopkeeper defends store from knife-wielding thugs

Two men have been charged after a shopkeeper fought off would-be robbers from his corner shop in Patricroft, Eccles. At around 8pm on Friday 22 April two white men...

Family memorial benches to be scrapped at Agecroft Cemetery

Wooden benches bearing the names of loved ones at a Salford cemetery will be removed and taken into storage if the families they belong to can’t be found. Salford...

Developer wins as former Salford Quays shipping HQ sails away to 122 apartments

Developers have won the right to change a former Salford Quays shipping company headquarters into flats after plans were passed by Salford City Council. Liverpool-based...

K3 Business Technology Group lands Danish competitor for £8m

Salford software firm K3 Business Technology Group has bought out a Denkmark retail software firm for £7.9 million. DdD Retail, the trading name for Retail Support...

Koukash vows to fight as Salford docked six points for salary cap breach

Salford Red Devils have been left reeling after being fined £5,000 and docked six points for being found guilty of breaking the Super League salary cap. An independent...

M62 lorry crash: Hour-long delays around Eccles and Cadishead after milk spill

Drivers are being told to expect delays of up to an hour this morning on routes around Eccles after a lorry overturned on the motorway. As of 9.25am two lanes have been...

Man fighting for life after brutal street assault in Swinton

A 28-year-old man from Salford suffered a bleed on the brain after being attacked in the street in Swinton. The man was walking with his brother back from the...

Walkabout sign up Salford Red Devils Foundation as charity partners

The Salford Red Devils Foundation have been signed up as the official charity partner of bar and restaurant chain Walkabout. It’s hoped the new partnership will...