TIME is running out to vote for one of four community projects to win funding from Lloyds Bank Community Fund. Atherton and Leigh Foodbank, SVC Community Plus10 which gives free advice on debt, Glazebury Play Space and Senior Solutions which offers
VOTERS can now keep an eye on what their councillors are up to thanks to standards reports being made available online. All standards issues - including sanctions against members - are now listed alongside a councillor’s contact details and attendance
A MAN was seriously savaged by a dog set on him by his own brother-in-law. The two men had spent the day drinking together when an argument developed and Geoffrey Seaborn ordered his Staffordshire bull terrier to attack him. He told the dog
WORKMAN at an Atherton site experienced an unusual set-back this morning when an overloaded wagon ended up in the air. The skip-hire wagon was being used to take away soil from two disused lodges - reservoirs of water that were once used to power
EFFORT matters is the message a champion runner brought with him to Westleigh High School. Commonwealth Champion and World Silver medallist in the 400 metre sprint Derek Redmond dropped in to the school to speak to pupils about his life. The
LEIGH Centurions scooped four of the possible five awards at the Kingstone Press Championships Awards Dinner held in Manchester last night. The coveted Kingstone Press Championship Player of the Year Award was won by Leigh half-back Martyn Ridyard
SUNDAY’S Grand Final will be the culmination of 15 months’ hard work, according to Leigh Centurions boss Paul Rowley. Ten years on from their last appearance in the final, Centurions visit Headingley Carnegie, Leeds to face Featherstone Rovers
GENEROUS newlyweds have raised more than £1,000 for a hospice by asking for donations instead of wedding gifts. Vinnie and Liz Marsh, from Leigh, raised a grand total of £1,285 when they tied the knot in August by asking their guests to bring a
Her family's shop may be in Birmingham, but Sharan Purewal's story could just as easily apply – and be of value – to any small to medium sized business in Leigh. When you meet Sharan, you'd be forgiven for thinking that energy is the last of her worries
