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  • Rescue boost from Lowton primary

    BOLTON Mountain Rescue Team has received a boost following a £200 donation from primary school children. Lowton St Mary’s Primary School in Newton Road, Lowton, donated the funds to the charity after volunteers paid the school a visit last October

  • Neighbours rescue family from burning Golborne home

    HEROIC neighbours have rescued a family of three from a burning house after a children’s game went horribly wrong. Two children, a boy and a girl, aged two and four, were rescued by a neighbour who pitched a ladder up against the house when a fire

  • Girls groups in need of volunteers in Atherton and Tyldesley

    GIRLS in Atherton and Tyldesley are looking for new adult volunteers to help run their Rainbow, Brownie and Guide groups. The groups, which are run by some of Girlguiding’s 100,000 dedicated volunteers, are looking for new enthusiastic adult volunteers

  • Grants up for grabs from Gannett

    THE Leigh Journal is once again offering charities in the area the chance to apply for a Gannett grant, with between £5,000 and £10,000 on offer. Gannett is the parent company of Newsquest, owners of the Journal. And we are again looking to

  • Church to hold holiday club in Atherton

    A HOLIDAY club at an Atherton church will start on Monday. The club, at Bag Lane Methodist Church, will run through the week until August 15. It will consist of a session from 10am until 12pm and one from 1pm until 3pm. Each session costs £2

  • Council bosses answer questions on social care changes

    PROPOSED changes to the way adult social care is delivered in the borough will result in a ‘vibrant and diverse range of alternative services’, according to council bosses. As reported in the Journal last week, the plans would see the closure of