Many happy memories for track stars
4:17pm Thursday 3rd July 2008
WHEN Leigh Harriers’ historian John Taylor met up with former member Tom Briscoe to discuss his early days on the track it brought back many happy memories.
Comments (0)Honesty does pay off as grandma's lost wedding ring returns
4:14pm Thursday 3rd July 2008
WHEN his 94-years-old grandma died Matthew Bradshaw inherited her wedding band.
Save Our School protest on a knife edge
7:46am Friday 20th June 2008
THE fate of my historic old school could now be decided.
Green bin problem is driving them mad
7:43am Friday 20th June 2008
DISABLED pensioner Roland Dowd threatened a community charge protest over his green bin collection.
It's all in the name
10:22am Thursday 12th June 2008
IT’S an advantage to be named Steve when it comes to being appointed a Leigh town centre community bobby.
Ronnie's Casino pictures quest
10:21am Thursday 12th June 2008
THE leader of Leigh’s legendary group The Beat Boys, Ronnie Carr, is appealing for more pictorial memories of Leigh Casino.
Cemetery shock for ex-Mayor's family
10:19am Thursday 12th June 2008
RELATIVES of a former Mayor and Mayoress were horrified when they visited their plot in the crematorium garden of Leigh cemetery.
Jimmy's loo campaign gets MP's backing
10:18am Thursday 12th June 2008
LEIGH loo campaigner Jimmy Ashworth has government minister MP Andy Burnham’s backing in his one man crusade for more toilets.
Small is beautiful
11:53am Wednesday 4th June 2008
•I PLUMPED for a little run about when it came time to change my aging car for a new model.
When the lights went out...
11:52am Wednesday 4th June 2008
EVENTS at the weekend made me wonder how on earth people managed before mains electricity.
UK News
Fears grow for future of Assembly
Updated 11:22am Sunday 20th July 2008
Concerns for the future of Northern Ireland's power-sharing government heightened after a senior politician said the Assembly may need to be recalled from summer recess.
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Leigh buses hit by roadworks
Bus passengers travelling through Westhoughton will be affected by roadworks from Saturday.
Tragedy of wife who stabbed herself to death
A DEVOTED grandmother stabbed herself repeatedly with a carving knife while her husband was just yards away.
Council digs in for a tree transplant
Dying trees in Astley Street Park in Tyldesley are to be replaced under an initiative by Wigan Council.
Crackdown on neighbours from hell a success
COMPLAINTS about anti-social behaviour by council tenants have dropped following a major crackdown by housing bosses.
£1,000 reward to track down cat attack thug
The owner of a cat which suffered horrendous facial injuries after being shot with a pellet gun has offered a £1,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of whoever is responsible.
Revellers in house blaze drama
REVELLERS caused a bathroom blaze after they carelessly discarded a cigarette.
Man breaks leg in 3-car crash
A YOUNG man is being treated in hospital for a badly broken leg following a road accident in Leigh.
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