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Tom Rodgers

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

Armed robber pulls gun on Bargain Booze raid in Little Hulton

Police are hunting a white male in his early 20s who held up a Bargain Booze in Little Hulton last night. Officers were called to Manchester Road East store at 7.05pm on...

Eight arrested on drugs charges after Ordsall cannabis bust

Police investigating large-scale drugs production across Greater Manchester made eight arrests after finding a large cannabis farm in Ordsall. In the early hours of this...

Salford man one of eight arrested for £8m fuel tax dodge

Eight men have been arrested and 55,000 litres of fuel seized, as part of an ongoing investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) into a suspected fuel smuggling fraud...

Police hunt armed offenders after robbery in Eccles

Police are hunting for three men who broke into a family home in Eccles and stole jewellery. At around 1.50am on Wednesday 3 February 2016, a family were woken after...

Race-hate attackers hit Asian family in Salford screaming ‘Die Isis we will kill you’

A horrifying racial attack against an Asian family took place last night in Salford. At around 10.15pm on Wednesday 3 February three masked men burst through the patio...

Urgent warning as toxic Giant Hogweed spreads in Salford

An extremely dangerous plant has spread across Salford in recent weeks, environmental campaigners are warning. Volunteers from the Mersey River Basin Trust charity have...

Bid now to win cash for your group with Worsley Rotary Dragons’ Den

Applications are now open for cash-strapped community groups to take advantage of a Dragons’ Den style fundraising event in Worsley. Worsley Rotary Club raised a...

Decision looms for 94 homes on former Walkden High School site

Salford City Council planners will meet this week to decide whether a £9.5m development of new-build homes in Walkden can go ahead. Barratt Homes want to build 94...

Man’s body found in Ellesmere Park

The body of a man has been discovered in Ellesmere Park in Eccles. Police, fire crews and North West Ambulance services were called to an address on Winchester Road...

Pictures: End of the line for Eccles Drill Hall as demolition starts

Demolition work has begun on a former army drill hall in Eccles to make way for eight houses. Plans to replace the dilapidated and derelict buidling with two new rows of...