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  • Don't miss deadline for secondary school places

    THE deadline for parents to apply for secondary school places is fast approaching. Applications for secondary school places in the borough will close on October 31 and can be made online via Wigan Council’s website. Parents will have received

  • Survey reveals residents satisfied with council

    A MAJOR survey carried out by Wigan Council shows that people love living in the borough. Three quarters of residents said they were satisfied with where they live while 71 per cent felt they “belonged” to their neighbourhood. The results showed

  • Pupils get taste of secondary school life in Lowton

    HUNDREDS of primary school pupils have been getting a taste of life at Lowton CE High School. Nearly 400 year six pupils spent a day at the high school for the annual Lowton Educational Activities Day (LEAD). The day is designed to make the

  • Centurions make Grand Final

    Leigh Centurions 33 Dewsbury Rams 22 LEIGH Centurions are in the Grand Final following a 33-22 home success over Dewsbury Rams. At times it was excellent, at times it was ordinary but there was enough in this pulsating game to keep every one

  • Cafe opens after series of fabulous fundraisers

    A MONTHLY dementia cafe has opened following the success of several fundraising events. The cafe, at Atherton Library, was set up as part of a dementia buddy project which organises fundraising events for the newly-created Good Deeds Trust to help