Leigh Journal. News, sport, education, business, leisure, in the Leigh area

4:11am Friday 1st June 2012

Guidelines on how local authorities can protect children from sexual exploitation are being published.

4:10am Friday 1st June 2012

A couple are to appear at Crown Court accused of murdering their six children who died in a fire at their home.

4:10am Friday 1st June 2012

Former energy secretary Chris Huhne and his ex-wife are due to appear in court charged with perverting the course of justice.

4:10am Friday 1st June 2012

David Cameron is standing by Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt despite continued Labour claims he misled Parliament and broke the ministerial code.

4:10am Friday 1st June 2012

The nation is set to enjoy a weekend of celebrations to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee - with fingers crossed that the weather stays dry.

12:05am Friday 1st June 2012

More than 400,000 women had screenings for cervical cancer during the period in which Jade Goody was diagnosed and died of the disease, a study has revealed.

12:05am Friday 1st June 2012

Cardiac arrests in hospitals could be prevented if doctors recognise and act on early warning signs more quickly, a health watchdog has said.

12:05am Friday 1st June 2012

Seven people have been charged with offences related to rioting which sparked widespread looting and violence across England last summer.

12:05am Friday 1st June 2012

Hundreds of businesses are starting up every week thanks to a Government scheme for entrepreneurial jobseekers, according to ministers.

8:20pm Thursday 31st May 2012

Sir Paul McCartney has stepped back in time to visit his former Beatles bandmate John Lennon's old art college after it was recently bought by the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (Lipa).