A MAN has been handed a suspended sentence after assaulting a paramedic. Kevin Smith, of Telford Crescent, Leigh admitted to the assault of the emergency services worker who was trying to treat him in Wigan on December 18. The 38-year-old has
A NIGHT for a teenage girl found dead in an area of woodland brought the community together. Tributes were paid to Alicia Sidebotham on Thursday evening at an event held in her memory. The special night, at her favourite nightclub in Wigan,
A SENIOR council officer says "it is a dream come true" to be selected as the town hall's choice for the new chief executive. Alison McKenzie-Folan has been recommended for the top job by the council’s special employment committee following a selection
A HIGH street bank branch in Leigh will not be one of the 140 that Santander will be closing. The Spanish banking group is the latest financial organisation to cut its number of branches but the Bradshawgate outlet will not be shut. A total
A motorbike was seized by police after the rider was accused of committing a number of motoring offences. The vehicle allegedly had no engine or chassis numbers when the rider was stopped in Leigh by off road officers. The rider is due to appear
THIS video shows police car driving at speeds of up to 108mph on the East Lancashire Road in the pursuit of a vehicle. Officers shared the clip of their patrol car driving on the westbound carriageway on a stretch of road where they said the speed
FOUR schools have united in a partnership to make the roads safer for children. Head teachers have teamed up to tackle the issue after St Mary’s Catholic High School pupil Hannah Whitley was hit by a car on a zebra crossing on Manchester Road in
