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Tom Rodgers

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

Swinton dad, 52, donates corneas for St Ann’s Hospice

As a keen donor Andy Seymour was glad that his parting gift was to leave a legacy to help others. The father-of-three from Swinton donated his corneas, a transplant...

Cash dump in Salford assets: Pension fund giant plus L&G fund 135-flat New Bailey tower

A joint venture between a Dutch pension fund and the investment arm of insurance firm Legal and General will forward fund 135 new homes in the New Bailey area of...

Little Hulton switches back to Netto after shock Morrisons closures

Scandanavian discount supermarket Netto is to open in a former Morrisons in Little Hulton next week. The move has brought 20 new jobs to the local area. Five years ago...

Legal aid cuts so bad that Salford law students to offer free help in benefits cases

Salford University law students will offer free legal help to vulnerable people hit by benefits sanctions in a bid to overcome drastic and devastating cuts to legal aid....

£37k seized from criminals handed to 36 Salford projects

Greater Manchester Police have ploughed £37,000 of cash taken from drug dealers and fraudsters into community groups in parts of Salford affected by serious crime....

Stolen antiques worth £100k could be on sale here

Police in Staffordshire are appealing for any information about mini-sculptures stolen in a raid that could be worth £100,000. Collectable and rare, these 80 ornaments...

Peel plan Middlewood Scout Camp move to make way for £30m RHS Salford garden

Real estate and landowning giants Peel have put the finishing touches on a plan to move a Worsley scout camp so the RHS can build a major new attraction: a £30 million...

Delays on M60 after six vehicles collide on either side

Police are dealing with two accidents on opposite sides of the M60 near the Trafford Centre. At around 1.30pm today, Tuesday 12 April four cars collided on the...

Salford crew needed for historic £4m Daniel Adamson ship

A stunningly restored 113-year-old ship needs a volunteer crew: and if you’ve got the sea legs, it could be you. With two Art Deco saloons and a raised observation...

‘Fake’ AK-47 assault rifle among 115 guns given up in firearms amnesty

A replica of a semi-automatic gas-powered assault rifle is one of over 110 gun handed in to police in the last week as part of a two-week firearms amnesty. The fake...