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Tom Rodgers

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

New home at Albert’s for Worsley Business Lounge

A networking and local business group has switched venues for 2016 to Alberts Worsley Restaurant and Bar in a bid to expand and attract new members. The Worsley Business...

Tempers flare as Swinton Lions get fiery in Rochdale friendly

Newly-promoted Swinton Lions took the fight rather literally to Rochdale Hornets on Sunday in a hard-bitten encounter. It was Rochdale who had the first taste of the...

10 people including 16-year-old boy arrested for murder of Daniel Smith in Salford

Police investigating the murder of homeless man Daniel Smith in Salford have made five more arrests. Three men age 19, 24, and 26, a 28-year-old woman and a 16-year-old...

Arriva signs £490m deal to replace Pacer trains

Outdated, rickety and unpopular Pacer trains will be replaced by 2018 after new operator Arriva signed a deal worth nearly half a billion pounds with Spanish train...

Salford police try cheeky ‘competition’ post to shop drug dealers

Police in Salford will try anything to get a headstart on cracking down on drug dealers. So another tongue in cheek post by local officers at GMP Salford West...

New tower blocks greenlit to expand Stay Inn Hotel in Salford

Planners have approved major expansion plans for a budget Salford hotel, adding four new buildings to more than double the space it offers. The Stay Inn Hotel, at the...

Irlam’s IB Food gets five stars from The Lowry Hotel

Luxury Italian ingredients supplied by an Irlam company will take pride of place in a new menu at Salford’s five-star Lowry Hotel. Recently-appointed chef Andrew Green...

Salford administrators save 26 jobs with Rotalac sale

A Salford accountancy and audit firm has helped save 26 jobs at Manchester manufacturer Rotalac after selling the business to a rival company. Wythenshawe-based Rotalac...

St Ambrose Barlow school closed as 2000 Swinton homes hit by overnight power cut

Almost 2,000 homes and businesses in the Wardley area of Swinton were hit by an overnight power cut. In the early hours of Monday morning power supplies at 1,951...

23-year-old Jarad Corkovic dies after being found stabbed in Salford

A man has tragically died in hospital after being found stabbed in Salford. Three people were arrested on suspicion of murder but have now been released on bail after...