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Tom Rodgers

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

Suspected arsonist sets fire while children play at Chimney Pot Park

Thick black smoke emanated from a children’s park in Salford today after unknown offenders set fire to part of a play area. One fire engine from Salford was...

Watch: Salford gets its name on space asteroid thanks to Beaver Scouts

Salford will have its name etched in the heavens thanks to a NASA space probe visiting an asteroid that could hold clues to the origin of the solar system. By winning a...

Swinton Lions down but not out in Whitehaven loss

Swinton’s final game of the season ended in a 40-18 defeat at already relegated Whitehaven. Haven took the lead on three minutes when Dave Allen sent Ted Chapelhow...

Watch: Hannah Russell wins 50m freestyle to become double Paralympic champion

Salford University swimmer Hannah Russell took gold in the S12 50m freestyle in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. The partially-sighted 20-year-old swam a stunning 27.79s...

Missing Anthony Daly, 14, found

Police are thanking the media and public for their support after a missing teenager was found safe and well. 14-year-old Anthony Daly, originally from Little Hulton, was...

Armed Forces elite to battle it out in Salford rugby clash

Some of the toughest amateur rugby players in the country will face off in Salford this weekend when the Army take on the Navy in a double-header. Salford City Roosters...

Confirmed: Guns, drugs and cash seized in Salford Knutsford Street raids – Gang charged

Three men, including one wanted under a European arrest warrant, have been charged with a string of firearms and drugs offences after armed police raided a house in...

Watch: Paralympic gold and new world record for Hannah Russell

Salford University Paralympic swimmer Hannah Russell wowed spectators in the Olympic Acquatics Centre last night to swoop for gold in the S12 100m backstroke. Russell,...

Monton Bodega bar hit with £2k penalty in fake vodka find

The company who run Bodega bar in Monton has been fined for being in possession of counterfeit vodka at the premises. The director of Wine Bar Supplies Limited, John...

Police issue fresh appeal for missing Anthony Daly, 14

Police have issued more information about a missing 14-year-old Anthony Daly. Anthony, originally from Little Hulton, was last seen at around 3.50pm on Tuesday 30 August...