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Tom Rodgers

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

Armed robbers hit Tesco Express in Salford

Police are appealing for witnesses after three robbers threatened staff with knives at a Tesco Express in Salford. The men, two carrying knives, targeted the store on...

Salford and Ordsall office boom revealed: TalkTalk, BUPA and Home Office top regional rankings

A huge hike in Salford’s business market saw three of the five biggest office deals of the year take place in Ordsall and Salford Quays. A new report by property...

Peter Hook and Mike Sweeney to headline Salford Arts Theatre fundraiser

Salford friends Peter Hook and Mike Sweeney are to host a special event of live music and conversation at Salford Arts Theatre to raise funds for the theatre in the...

Update: Man admits Salford stabbing to PCSO as body found in student halls

A man handed himself into police after admitting killing a man in Salford, police have revealed. At around 1pm on Monday 8 February a 36-year-old man approached a PCSO...

Salford marketing firm ResponseTap lines up 13 new jobs with £900k fund

Salford-based marketing firm ResponseTap has received £900,000 to accelerate development of its customer-tracking software. It’s understood the cash boost will...

Update: 36-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murder after body found in Salford University halls

A murder investigation has been launched after a man’s body was found in a Salford University hall of residence. Police were called to Cannon Street, off Silk...

Murder investigation launched one arrested after discovery of body in Salford

A murder investigation has been launched in Salford. Police were called to Cannon Street, in the Trinity area of Salford, at 1pm on Monday 8 February 2016. Officers...

Pictured: Shelter launch search for Salford ‘slum’ children of the 1960s

Housing charity Shelter is launching a campaign to identify children caught on camera who lived in the ‘slums’ of Salford in the 1960s. It’s believed...

Guns and gangsters: BBC Panorama to ask ‘have police lost control in Salford?’

A Panorama investigation into violent gang warfare in Salford which erupted last year, culminating in the murder of Paul Massey, is to screen tonight on BBC One. The...

Child found choking at Eccles house

A young boy was found choking and not breathing at an address in Eccles this afternoon, Greater Manchester Police have confirmed. Paramedics were called to the scene, on...