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Tom Rodgers

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

Two-car smash on M602 causing long delays

Police closed two lanes of the outbound M602 motorway this afternoon after a two-car crash. Officers were called to the M602 at Eccles at 3.20pm between Junction 2 for...

Ellenbrook girl, 20, poses for Miss Universe stardom

20-year-old Jennifer Eve Lamb from Ellenbrook is in the running to represent Great Britain at the Miss Universe pageant. Lounge hostess Jennifer will be one of around 40...

Ambulances scrambled to Salford crash after car rides up on two wheels

A young child walked away unscathed after a car ended up on two wheels after crashing on a residential street in Ellesmere Park, Salford. Multiple emergency crews were...

‘I just did what anyone would do’: Mum’s bravery in saving two from violent knife attack abuser

A mum of one who helped protect her neighbour from a violent abuser who lunged at her with a knife has been honoured with a police bravery award. Zoe Brown, 24, stepped...

Eccles Metrolink suspended after motorbike and car crash

All Eccles-bound services on the Metrolink were halted at Weaste this morning after a motorbike skidded onto tram lines throwing off two riders. But workers ran out of...

Ordsall Wilburn Street developer gets £42.5m handout from GMCA

Developers behind a new 491-flat tower block on wasteland in Ordsall have been given backing to the tune of £42.5 million by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority....

England World Cup footballer, 86, stretchered to safety after collapse in Salford park

An 86-year-old former England footballer had to be pulled free by mountain rescue teams after collapsing in Blackleach Country park in Clifton, Salford. Tommy Banks was...

Police hunt skull mask teen after woman assaulted on tram

Police have released an image of youths they want to speak to after a woman was assaulted by two boys who casually approached her on a tram. Between 5.25pm and 5.40pm on...

Old-fashioned sweet shop opens in Eccles

Fans of old-fashioned sweets such as aniseed balls, gobstoppers and dolly mixtures are in for a treat with the news that a new sweet shop has opened in Eccles Precinct...

Armed police chase down fleeing machete robber suspects in Agecroft

Armed police arrested three suspected fleeing robbers in a dramatic sting in Agecroft, Salford tonight. Eyewitnesses in rush-hour traffic told how a Jaguar sped down...