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Tom Rodgers

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

Fire crews stop wheelie bin arson from spreading to Eccles house

Fire crews were forced to extinguish a blaze which was started deliberately in Peel Green, Eccles this morning. At 3.20am on Friday 18 March crews from Eccles and...

This Sunday: Free Wedding Show at Swinton Civic Centre

Swinton Civic Centre – home to Salford City Council – will open for a new wedding show this Sunday 20 March. The free event from 11am to 3.30pm on Sunday...

Uefa charge Man United and Liverpool after trouble erupts in crowd

Manchester United and Liverpool will both face sanctions after fans clashed at Old Trafford at the end of last night’s Europa League match. United were knocked out...

Tony Warren funeral: Manchester Cathedral service open to public for Coronation Street creator’s last hurrah

Coronation Street creator Tony Warren will be honoured as his funeral takes place at Manchester Cathedral today. The service, from 2pm on Friday 18 March, is open to the...

Public inquiry launched into police shooting of Anthony Grainger

The case of a Salford father-of-two shot dead by armed police is to be re-opened at a public inquiry, the family’s lawyer has announced. Anthony Grainger, 36, was...

Irlam Skate Park wins massive £59,000 to rebuild

Teenage BMXers, skateboarders and scooter riders are celebrating today after learning their campaign to rebuild a popular skate park in Irlam won a grant worth nearly...

Danish pupils fly 1,000 miles to learn of hangings, Goths and Salford history

Students from Denmark arrived in Salford this week to learn all about the city’s vast and astonishing history. These college trips happen once a year when Danish...

Outcry over Royal Mail plan to close Irlam Delivery Office

Over 2,000 people have signed a petition in the last 24 hours against plans to close a delivery office in Irlam. Royal Mail want to shut the Liverpool Road office and...

Pendleton tower blocks to get Gigabit broadband

Eight tower blocks in Pendleton being refurbished by Pendleton Together are to get gigabit broadband, Salford City Council has announced. It will be the first council in...

Autism at 16: Salford family postcards to help children with condition

A girl diagnosed with autism will help other children and parents to understand the condition through a new Salford project. Hayden Larder was told she was autistic at...