A DRUNKEN thug who savagely bit off part of a taxi driver's ear just months after biting another man has been given a 13-year sentence. Dane Hodkinson, of Westleigh Lane, Leigh, carried out a "persistent and vicious attack" on Christopher Harrison
A MAN who stabbed a widower to death while robbing him to feed his drug habit has been found guilty of murder. David Dempsey, of Kermishaw Nook, Astley, was sentenced to life at Liverpool Crown Court today, Wednesday, following a re-trial and must
ST HELENS Easy Street Big Band is coming to Atherton for a concert next week. It takes place at Atherton Baptist Church, at the top of Tyldesley Road, on Tuesday, October 28 at 7.30pm. The concert will include a selection of big band favourites
PUPILS at a Leigh school are in training to become peer mentors. Six year two children at St John’s CE Infant School are learning all they need to know to help their younger pupils become confident iPad users. The children are using two different
PLANS to regenerate Leigh Spinners Mill have moved one step closer after the charitable trust behind the project submitted a £5 million lottery bid. As part of the Heritage Lottery bid, Leigh Building Preservation Trust has signed a partnership
SHOPPING in Leigh will get a £900,000 facelift making it fit for the future, it has been revealed. As part of Wigan Council’s new deal for businesses, the investment aims to transform the town's main shopping street, with the outdoor market relocated
