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New skills course for teenagers

9:00am Saturday 4th February 2012

A NEW course is starting to help 16-19 year-old improve life skills to get a job.

Kids' stuff at centre

Playtime for Tyldesley tots

7:30am Saturday 4th February 2012

SUCCESS is child’s play at Tyldesley Sure Start Children’s Centre.

Relatives sought

1:10pm Friday 3rd February 2012

Police are trying to trace relatives of a Leigh man who recently died.

Ice warning for drivers

9:30am Friday 3rd February 2012

MOTORISTS are being warned to freeze out opportunist thieves this week by not leaving their vehicles unattended while de-icing them.

Women and war

9:00am Friday 3rd February 2012

LEIGH Townswomen's Guild will meet on Tuesday, February 7 at 7.30pm in the Derby Room, Leigh Library when Paul Dainton will speak about the Second World War.

Safe-breakers hit Leigh store

The smashed open safe

9:00am Friday 3rd February 2012

CHEEKY safe-breakers smashed their way into a fashion store in a weekend evening raid at the heart of Leigh town centre.

Brave Leigh man hit by car

Sainsbury’s petrol manager Daniel Walker was dressed as a Smurf for Comic Relief

12:16pm Thursday 2nd February 2012

A SMURF was thrown over the bonnet of a car as a petrol thief drove off from a forecourt.

Pensioner in court for indecent assault

10:16am Thursday 2nd February 2012

A 78-year-old convicted sex offender has been placed on probation for indecently assaulting a young girl ten years ago.

Nostalgia rules at Howe Bridge

7:30am Thursday 2nd February 2012

NOSTALGIA will rule in Howe Bridge next week when old friends have the chance to meet-up and delve into the past.

GB colours for rugby league legend's farewell

n The gentle side of Charlie Pawsey, back row, centre, pictured in October 1954, after presenting trophies to young Leigh Harriers athletes

2:00pm Wednesday 1st February 2012

A WREATH in the shape and colours of a Great Britain Rugby League jersey was a fitting accompaniment for legendary Leigh RLFC player Charlie Pawsey's final journey.

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