THE next dementia-friendly community event will take place at Shackerley Community Centre, on Cumberland Avenue, Tyldesley, on Wednesday, November 5. There will be free lunch from 12pm to 3pm and places can be reserved by emailing lorraine.wright
HOMELESS people in Leigh will be given able to enjoy a Christmas festive lunch this year thanks to a £500 donation from Adactus Housing Association. More than 50 people will sit down to a Christmas meal at Leigh Library followed by an afternoon
A HINDLEY Green councillor has been found guilty of breaching the code of conduct for the third time this month after demanding confidential medical information about a patient. Independent councillor Robert Brierley failed to attend the hearing
TOP cyclist and Olympic medallist Rik Waddon has been inspiring youngsters at a Leigh high school after proving that the best way to get over a near-fatal collision with a car is to get back on a bike. The 37-year-old Olympic silver medallist suffered
PLANS to close a major through road in Tyldesley for 18 weeks to allow work on the Leigh guided busway to take place are to be reconsidered by transport chiefs. It follows a meeting yesterday, Monday, during which officials in charge of the busway
AN ex-nurse who looked at internet child abuse for 18 months blamed his perverted behaviour on drink, a court was told. Edward Allen, aged 47, who had worked as a nurse for 20 years, was found to be in possession of almost 250 disgusting images
