Tom Rodgers
Tom is SalfordOnline.com's News Editor and community co-ordinator.
It’s a no: Revolt after Swinton KFC drive-thru plans refused
Council planners have turned down KFC’s idea to build a new drive-thru restaurant in Swinton town centre. The fast-food giant said new premises on Swinton Hall...
Shooting in Salford: Two arrested for attempted murder after man blasted with shotgun
First published 8.23am, updated 10.10am A man was found shot in Ellesmere Park in Salford on Sunday evening. Police sealed off Marlborough Road, a residential, leafy...
‘I’m not from Manchester’: Dodgy driver’s M602 excuse falls on deaf ears
A van driver pulled over by police in Salford protested his innocence for a motoring offence with the excuse “I’m not from Manchester”. The Londoner...
Boy sexually assaulted in busy Bolton cinema
Police are appealing to the wider public in Salford to help catch a man who assaulted a 14-year-old boy in the toilets of a Bolton cinema. At around 8pm on Saturday 12...
Night bus cuts: Salford, Swinton, Walkden, Little Hulton left out in the cold
Two night bus services between Manchester and Bolton are to end from Sunday 3 April, First Manchester has announced. The 8 and the 36 will no longer run in the evenings...
Police chase in Weaste leads to arrest
Police chased a van through the streets of Weaste this afternoon after it failed to stop. Traffic officers attempted to pull over a Ford Transit on Chandos Grove at...
Jag dumped in Little Hulton after hitting mum and child, 3
A mother and her three-year-old child had to be taken Salford Royal hospital after being hit by by a car in Little Hulton. Their condition is not known at this stage but...
Italian restaurant Vero Moderno to open at Vimto Gardens
Salford restauranteur Giuseppe Piccoli is to open an Italian restaurant on Chapel Street at the Vimto Gardens development. Piccoli, who lives on Chapel Street himself,...
Five festivals of youth rugby return to Salford
Salford Red Devils have announced they’ll be hosting a spectacular day of youth rugby league in April. The city’s best amateur players, from age six to ten,...
Next 5 years of health spending under spotlight in major Salford meeting
Plans for future health spending will come under close scrutiny when the House of Commons Health Committee visits Salford next week. The four-hour meeting on Monday 21...
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