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Waste water treatment work to start in Leigh

4:48pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

UNITED Utilities will be updating the waste water treatment works in Leigh over the next two years – but residents have been assured that they will still be able to flush the toilet and wash the dishes while the work is carried out.

MP leads debate on dog laws following death of Jade Anderson

Jade Anderson

3:04pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

THE battle for stricter dog laws following the death of an Atherton schoolgirl has been debated in Parliament.

Teenagers 100 miles in 5 days for Cancer Research

Teenagers 100 miles in 5 days for Cancer Research

12:15pm Tuesday 21st May 2013

TWO teenagers whose families have been affected by cancer ran more than 100 miles in five days to raise funds to fight the disease.

Get tickets to see One Direction at Manchester Etihad Stadium

One Direction to be protected by Obama's guards

9:17am Tuesday 21st May 2013

THEY are the hottest tickets in town, and the Leigh Journal Reader Travel service has lots of them to see the hottest boy band in the world.

Man jailed for attacking tenant in his home

7:00am Tuesday 21st May 2013

A HINDLEY man has been jailed for attacking a 41-year-old tenant in his home.

Hindley men admit attack which left victim with 13 stab wounds

8:55pm Monday 20th May 2013

TWO Hindley men have admitted attacking a householder while attempting to steal his car.

New outpatient centre for Leigh children

2:50pm Monday 20th May 2013

POORLY children from Leigh will now receive care and support in a centre designed especially for them.

Neighbours join forces to clean up Atherton street

Clr Jamie Hodgkinson and some of the residents of Mealhouse Lane in Atherton

1:08pm Monday 20th May 2013

ATHERTON residents have been on a cleaning mission to ensure the road at the back of their homes is safe and spotless.

Try something new for Adult Learners' Week

Indian Head Massage

11:00am Monday 20th May 2013

INDIAN head massages, kite making and Croatian in sixty minutes – these are just some of the things on offer to celebrate Adult Learners’ Week.

Teenagers relish sea-faring experience

All smiles after their Tall Ships adventure

9:50am Monday 20th May 2013

YOUNG sailors have pushed the boat out and battled the high seas, swapping Hindley for Portsmouth in a Tall Ships adventure.

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Your Say Your Leigh

A 15-year obsession with developing this ‘white elephant’ busway has irretrievably destroyed Leigh and Tyldesley's major wildlife corridor. −  DEREK BULLOCK NW English Democrats

Wildlife wrecked by busway route »

Regarding the introduction of a 20mph speed limit throughout the borough, who comes up with these harebrained ideas? − Name and address supplied

Harebrained idea... again »



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