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Tom Rodgers

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

‘Situation critical’ over endangered Willow Tit, says Trust

There are fresh concerns over the willow tit, one of Britain’s most endangered birds, which has suffered another dramatic plunge in numbers. The Rare Breeding Birds...

Mum’s warning after finding parasitic wasp in Walkden KFC ricebox

A mum has warned local residents to check their food after she was served a wasp in a takeaway box from a Kentucky Fried Chicken in Walkden. Michele Carey, 44, visited...

Are you the missing man in this 1980s Salford football team?

An historic photo of a local football team is missing just one name: is it you? Beechfield United Football Club – whose reports regularly grace the sports pages of...

Two hurt in smash that closed Regent Road for over an hour

Police closed Regent Road for over an hour and a half on Sunday while they dealt with a serious smash on the main route in and out of Salford. Paramedics were called to...

Police sniff out Eccles cannabis farm in immigration raid

A man has been arrested after police uncovered a cannabis farm in a flat above a shop in Eccles. At 6am on Sunday 3 April immigration officers knocked on at flat on...

32 homes hit by 12-hour power cut in Weaste

Over 30 homes in Weaste are still offline after a power cut hit overnight. Electricity supplies went off on six streets near All Hallows RC High School in the Weaste...

First firearms amnesty since 2014 to get guns off the streets

People who own firearms or ammunition are being urged to hand them in to police in a new two-week gun amnesty. The last firearms surrender back in 2014 saw 225 weapons...

Missing: 14-year-old Jade Lynch

Cheshire police have renewed calls for the public to help find missing teenager Jade Lynch. Officers are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety of 14-year-old...

Watch: Unseen footage 20 years on from 1996 Manchester IRA bomb

Greater Manchester Fire has released footage of the aftermath of the IRA bomb that blew up in Manchester city centre on 16 June 1996. 212 people were injured when the...

What are the strange noises keeping Salford awake?

Over the past week SalfordOnline.com has been contacted by numerous readers being woken in the early hours of the morning by unusual mechanical sounds. There’s...