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Tom Rodgers

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

Woman fights off attacker on Half Edge Lane, Eccles

Police were called to Half Edge Lane in Eccles at 7.40am today, Tuesday 23 February, after receiving reports that a female had been assaulted by a male passerby. The...

Knife-wielding thief kidnaps worker to hold up Swinton Subway

A man brandishing a large knife at Subway in Swinton grabbed hold of a fleeing shop worker and forced her to open the till at knifepoint. At around 5.15pm on Wednesday...

20-year-old charged with murder after man found stabbed to death

A man has been charged with murder after the body of a 58-year-old man was found at a house off Bury New Road in Cheetham Hill. Adebanjo Adegboye was taken into police...

E-fit of rapist who barged into Walkden house and attacked woman

Police have released an e-fit of a man who pushed his way into a woman’s home in Walkden before raping her. The man is described as being white, in his late 30s or...

Swinton toy distributor RMS International adds ex-Hamleys head, wins Growth Fund backing

Swinton toy distributor RMS International has secured vital funding from the Business Growth Fund (BGF) to help expand its operations worldwide. In a press statment the...

Record breaking national swimmer refused treatment by Salford Clinical Commissioning Group

A record breaking national swimmer from Salford has had an application to Salford CCG for acupuncture rejected. Ethan Evans, 14, who swims for City of Salford Swimming...

SalfordOnline.com hits a million pageviews for the year – already

SalfordOnline.com is continuing with its rapid readership growth, hitting 1 million pageviews for 2016 in under two months. Between 1 January 2016 and 22 February,...

Ella, 11, in Blue heaven as Wembley dream comes true

A Salford schoolgirl’s dream has come true after she won a competition to be a mascot for Manchester City FC. Ella Wright, 11, is a member of the junior citizens...

Paul Massey Salford murder ‘revenge’: Gang weapons arsenal seized in Marbella

A six-man ‘execution team’ allegedly sent to Spain to avenge the murder of Paul Massey were found with a huge weapons arsenal in a joint raid by national...

Man, 58, found stabbed to death in Cheetham Hill

A murder investigation has been launched after a man was found fatally stabbed at a house in Cheetham Hill. Attempts were made to treat the injured 58-year-old but he...