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Tom Rodgers

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

New Year’s Honours: OBE for Morson’s Ged Mason

Local businessman Ged Mason is celebrating an OBE in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours. The Chief Executive of Salford technical recruitment firm Morson Group,...

Man missing since New Year’s Eve found safe and well

Police report that a man who went missing on New Year’s Eve has been found safe and well. They widened their appeal to the whole of Greater Manchester, releasing a...

Watch: Salford floods: Baroness Williams visits Beacon Centre promising more gov’t cash and floods review

River levels in Salford may have returned to normal but for hundreds of families hit by devastating Boxing Day floods, life is anything but. Donations of food, cleaning...

Revive’s insurance advice for flood-hit families

Housing specialist Michelle Morrison from Revive Mortagages in Monton gives this advice in the wake of the Boxing Day floods in Salford. While 90% of the homes affected...

Tonight: Charity gig in Lower Kersal to raise for Salford Flood Recovery Appeal

A social club in Lower Kersal is to host a charity gig and family day to raise money for the 400 households hit by devastating boxing Day floods in Salford. From 5pm...

David Hulston, 50, still missing after disappearing on New Year’s Eve

Police are widening their appeal to include the whole of Greater Manchester to find a man who disappeared from his home on New Year’s Eve. 50-year-old David Hulston...

Mountain bike stolen from Eccles Youth Centre

Local police are searching for a mountain bike which was stolen from a youth centre in Eccles. The black GT Avalanche P75 comes with green and blue trim on the frame. It...

Salford firm start work on £46m Grade II-listed Buxton Crescent hotel restoration

Manchester & Cheshire Construction are kicking off the New Year with a programme of works to restore Buxton’s historic Crescent to full use. The Salford-based...

Salford firefighter’s delight at winning New Year’s Honour

A Salford firefighter has been given a British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours for his tireless work to support the people of Irlam. David Pike BEM, 37, has served...

Duncan Maxwell, 57, found dead in Salford

Officers are asking for the public’s help to locate the family and next of kin of a man found dead in Salford. Police found Duncan Maxwell, 57, deceased at St John...