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Tom Rodgers

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

1,100+ homes hit by Salford powercut

Over 1,100 homes in Broughton and central Salford are offline today after another powercut. Electricity North West said engineers are currently on site, working to...

Salford doorstep shooting: Two, 19 and 47, bailed after attempted murder arrests

Two men have been bailed after a man was shot with a shotgun on his front doorstep in Ellesmere Park, Salford. The 19-year-old and the 47-year-old were arrested on...

GMP – More security at Manchester Airport, patrols stepped up in wake of Brussels bombings

Police will step up patrols at key locations including Manchester Airport in the wake of this morning’s terrorist attacks in Brussels. Top brass said there was no...

Explosions at Brussels Airport: 10 feared dead in suicide bomber blast

Two explosions have rocked Brussels’ Zaventem Airport with 35 people reported wounded and several people feared dead. Local media are quoting airport police who...

100 wanted to sing Gloria at St Mark’s Worsley

Everyone is welcome to take part in a new singing experience at St Mark’s Church in Worsley. The church on Worsley Brow is holding a ‘Come & Sing’...

Designer glasses stolen in break-in at Specsavers Swinton

Police are warning that thieves stole women’s designer frames from a Swinton opticians. The burglary happened at around 9.30pm on Sunday 20 March, at the...

Walkden pupil Dylan Rogers found safe and well

A missing boy from Little Hulton is understood to have been found safe and well. Police issued a missing persons alert for 11-year-old Dylan Rogers this evening through...

Emotional farewell for headteacher after 43 years at same Salford school

The Cathedral School of St Peter & St John RC Primary School in Salford is losing one of its most precious assets – headteacher Margaret O’Brien is...

Women in poverty being humiliated by lack of sanitary goods, says foodbank

Women in poverty have been found using newspapers and socks instead of unaffordable sanitary products, says a shocking new report from a charity-led local foodbank. The...

M60 lorry crash: Driver cut free from cab, lanes closed, long delays

Drivers are being warned to expect long delays on the M60 after two lorries and a Range Rover collided near Worsley. The North West Air Ambulance was scrambled to the...