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Tom Rodgers

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

Smyths Toys Superstores to open in Eccles in March with 35 new jobs

Toy retailer Smyths Toys Superstores will open its new 14,000sq ft superstore at Eccles’ West One Retail Park in March 2016. 35 jobs are expected to go on offer...

Worsley strikes it lucky with £17m St Ann’s Hospice lottery

Players of a local charity lottery have raised more than £17 million over the past 21 years to help local people with life-limiting illnesses. The St Ann’s Hospice...

Salford Red Devils sign up Crowe Clark Whitehill

Salford Red Devils have selected Crowe Clark Whitehill as their auditors and business advisers as the Super League side bids to build a better team both on and off the...

Worsley Christmas Santa Sledge makes over £10k to give away

Worsley Rotary Club’s ever popular Santa Sledge has raised over £10,000 from its annual trip around the streets of Salford. Over 20 days in the pre-Christmas...

Cadishead couple win £5,000 from Purplebricks

A local couple from Cadishead has won a £5,000 windfall after listing their property with hybrid estate agency Purplebricks. Colin and Gillian Bannister listed their...

Bag of clothes left on bus sparks Salford Quays bomb alert

Police called the bomb squad to Salford Quays this afternoon after a ‘suspicious package’ was found on a bus. Officers arrived at The Quays, outside the...

Gallery: First Salford snow of 2016

SalfordOnline’s Facebook group is abuzz with pictures of today’s light snowfall over Salford. Our readers are famously snap-happy. It was only a tickle, just...

Three-vehicle Swinton crash causing long delays

A smash between three vehicles in Swinton this afternoon is still causing long delays for drivers. Police were called to the junction of Station Road and the A666 Bolton...

Tonight: Greater Manchester Flood Relief gig at Swinton Legion

Tonight from 7pm Swinton British Legion plays host to a fantastic flood relief fundraiser for Forever Manchester It’s just £5 advance/£6 on the door, and all the...

Salford’s response to the cold is to give more to the homeless

It’s heartwarming when you see the power of the internet to bring people together, matching up goodwill with the places where it can do the most good. So as the...