I FIND it astonishing that Leigh Police Station is being considered for closure.

Enough corporate services have already been taken out of and reduced in Leigh and relocated to Wigan.

This is supposed to be one borough but all the services are gradually being lost locally.

This in turn creates an outlook that encourages further investment.

This is all gained at the loss to other areas.

The following facilities have been removed from Leigh since we entered Wigan borough, without a vote:

  • Wigan and Leigh College: There is a small facility in Leigh around the sixth form college, the campus and the ‘university’ facility are all located in Wigan.
  • Courts: The magistrates court and the juvenile court have both been closed in Leigh.
  • Hospital facilities: The A&E at Leigh has been closed and replaced by Wigan Infirmary.
  • Maternity facilities: We were told by the local health authority that when Firs Maternity Hospital was closed that it would be replaced by a new facility in Leigh.

Really it is about time that facilities were shared in this ‘One Borough’.

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