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Tom Rodgers

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

Appeal: Police search for witnesses after 26-year-old found stabbed in the thigh in Salford

Police cordoned off a large section of a street in the Pendleton area of Salford after paramedics found a man with a serious stab wound. Officers were called to Broad...

Salford’s Unlimited Potential wins city’s first Fair Tax mark

Social enterprise Unlimited Potential has become the first Salford-based business to gain the Fair Tax Mark. The accolade demonstrates that the health training business,...

New office deals for Hach and Bibby Factors at Laser House in Salford

Manchester commercial property consultant Canning O’Neill has announced it has secured two deals at Laser House in Salford Quays. Water quality testing manufacturing...

Plans pushed through to knock down Hyde Park Corner pub for 38 flats

Developers Knight Knox have been given the go-ahead to demolish an historic pub in Salford. Hyde Park Corner was built at the corner of Silk Street and Blackburn Street...

Walkden campus sell-off: Plans to demolish Salford City College buildings for 24 homes

Salford City College is to hold a public meeting to go through plans to sell off and knock down part of their Walkden campus to make way for 24 new homes. On Tuesday 23...

Police search for white 4×4 after armed thief holds up Boothstown Costcutter

Police are appealing for witnesses after an armed thief posed as a customer to rob a convenience shop in Boothstown. Detectives believe he may have escaped the scene in...

Hair today, gone tomorrow: Megan, 10, goes under scissors for charity

A Summerville Primary School pupil has raised over £250 for charity after being sponsored to cut her hair. On Friday 12 February, 10-year-old Megan Lacey, a Year Six...

Missing 86-year-old found safe and well in Blackleach Country Park

Police, paramedics, mountain rescue and the fire service attended Blackleach Country Park tonight after a missing 86-year-old man’s car was located nearby. Police...

Traffic Update M60 (W): Major tailbacks after broken down vehicle and double crash nightmare

A broken down vehicle between J16-17 has caused tailbacks as far as Worsley Roundabout. Drivers are currently delayed by about 30 minutes as lane two is closed. To make...

Ordsall Chord: £85m build pushes ahead after heritage row ‘to prove UK pioneers in engineering’

Rail enthusiast Pete Waterman says the Ordsall Chord bridge linking Manchester Piccadilly and Victoria stations will put the UK at the forefront of engineering for the...