THE deciding game to find out once and for all if Leigh or Wigan is better at football will be played on Saturday, August 2. Leigh members of Wigan Council’s Trim Down Shape Up fitness programme will take on Wigan in their third football match
AN IT expert has successfully become an Ironman. Simon Turtington joined more than 2,000 athletes from around the globe to take part in the ultimate endurance race and the UK’s 10th annual Ironman challenge. The dad-of-three from Lowton completed
ASTLEY and Tyldesley could not stop Stockport racing to victory in round four of the Northern Fours but enjoyed success in the Junior League series at Gin Pit on Sunday. Stockport’s victory saw them take the lead at the top of the league table,
COLLS kick-off their league campaign with a trip to Cammell Laird on Saturday, kick off 3pm, before hosting Wigan Robin Park on Monday, kick off 7.45pm. Colls 3 Rhyl 2 They concluded their pre-season by entertaining Welsh Premier League side Rhyl
Elland 38 Leigh East 12 EAST first team travelled to Yorkshire looking to carry on where they left off last week against Pilkington Recs but were unable to come away with the points. East made five key changes leading up to the game which showed
A LEIGH Centurions half back has been named Kingstone Press Championship Player of the Week. Centurions' stand-off Martyn Ridyard just edged out his half-back partner Ryan Brierley with a guiding role and 12 goals from as many attempts in the 72
SCARECROWS took over an Atherton estate at the weekend. Residents of North Croft made the imaginatively-themed figures in the hopes of being crowned the winner of a scarecrow competition. The scarecrows were judged by Clr Karen Aldred and her
A FREE skate park has returned to Golborne for the summer. Ramp Riders will be bringing their mobile skate park to the car park behind Golborne Library every Saturday until August 30 from 11am until 1.30pm. The park is suitable for children
TENANTS from a social housing group have wowed judges at a flower show . Residents’ of Sussex Close in Hindley created a flowery masterpiece at this year’s Royal Horticultural Society’s (RHS) Tatton Park Flower Show and were awarded a silver medal
