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  • Poles race to maximum scores for cycle speedway team

    ASTLEY and Tyldesley Cycle Speedway Club were bolstered by the inclusion of Remi Burchardt and Dariusz Pilas for the trip to Bury for Sunday's Northern League match. The two Poles both raced to impressive 20 points maximum scores. After a tight first

  • Collieries new season starts

    ATHERTON Collieries start 2009/10 in the second tier of the North West Counties Football League after 13 years in the top flight. Manager Dave Conlon and his assistant Jason Holroyd have been reappointed and their remit is to have the team competitive

  • Miners reach finals of Super Cup and Holden Cup

    LEIGH Miners Rangers extended their record of consecutive Super Cup Final appearances to six with a hard-fought win over a physical Bank Quay Bulls side in the semi finals of the Grainey Trophy at the weekend. They will now face an impressive Halton

  • Penultimate Leigh Genesis friendly ends in defeat

    Turton 1 Leigh Genesis 2 LEIGH Genesis overcame a stern test from West Lancashire League side Turton in their penultimate pre-season friendly before the start of the UniBond League Division One North season. At the picturesque Thomason

  • Brown on fire in Leigh Cricket Club win

    LEIGH forced a well-earned 34-run victory over lowly Ainsdale in Liverpool and District Cricket Competition Division One at Beech Walk. After heavy overnight rain, play finally got under way at 3pm with the visitors opting to bowl on what should

  • Chance meeting leads to Leigh Centurions signing Robbie Paul

    FORTUNE favoured Leigh Centurions in their successful quest to sign Robbie Paul. The Kiwi may go down in history as Ian Millward’s first signing in his second spell for the club, but a chance meeting between former teammates and his brother Henry was

  • Leigh RLFC Past Players Association dinner

    LEIGH RLFC Past Players’ Association dinner was a sell-out with more than 200 attending at St Paul's Labour Club in Westleigh. Top table guests included Association president and 1950s international packman Charlie Pawsey, Tommy Sale and Association

  • Nicky Ratcliffe and his 27lb mirror carp

    KEEN anglers Nicky Ratcliffe and his wife, Julie, were happy enough catching small, crucian carp at the Bottle Pit at Hindley Green. Having landed a six pounder, Julie was heading their personal match until window fitter Nicky decided to put a bit of