Tom Rodgers
Tom is SalfordOnline.com's News Editor and community co-ordinator.
Update: Alan Henning tribute garden set for May opening
A new public garden in memory of Alan Henning is to open in May, and the whole community is being invited to attend. From 6pm on Tuesday 17 May Salford City Council...
Three slapped with five-year ‘gangbo’ bans after violence in Little Hulton and 20 days jail for man who broke terms
A Little Hulton man placed under one of Greater Manchester Police’s first ever civil injuctions has been jailed for 20 days. Curtis O’Brien, 27, was one of...
Salford store manager to star in tonight’s ITV Bargain Shop Wars
Paula Garrity, 46, from Salford, is set to become a star of the small screen after featuring in a new six-part ITV1 series, Bargain Shop Wars. Paula is store manager at...
Grade-II listed Monks Hall Museum in Eccles goes up in flames
The roof of Monks Hall Museum in Eccles collapsed in a major fire . The derelict, vacant building suffered structural damage in the blaze, which broke out at 5pm on...
Missing grandad Darren McGinn ‘could be sleeping rough’
Grandfather Darren McMinn is still missing and police believe he could be sleeping rough. Desperate relatives are calling for any help in tracing Darren’s...
Crash between car and campervan at Worsley causing M60 delays
The M60 exit slip road at Junction 13 for Worsley has been partially blocked after a crash between a car and a campervan in the roadworks area. Highways Agency officers...
Hairy Bikers feature Star Inn Salford on BBC Two tonight
Salford’s co-operative pub The Star Inn is to get five minutes of fame in a BBC Two TV show tonight. The pub on The Cliff in Higher Broughton was picked by TV...
Irlam first-aid training firm hits £4.1m turnover
Irlam-based imperative training have reported a a £4.1 million turnover in the past financial year. That’s a 7.8% increase on last year. The family-owned company...
Growers left shocked as trees stolen from Salford community orchard
A newly-planted orchard in Green Grosvenor Park in Salford has suffered from a devastating theft of 11 trees. Fruit trees meant for local children to enjoy were swiped...
Man hospitalised after being knocked down on Chorley Road in Swinton
A man in his 60s was taken to Salford Royal hospital with leg injuries last night after being hit by a car in rush-hour traffic. Police closed parts of Chorley Road in...
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