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  • Young people put through their paces in mock interviews

    YOUNG people on a programme to turn their lives around have been put through their paces in mock interviews. The HITZ programme, which is based at Leigh Sports Village, offers 16-19 year-olds a combination of sport and education training. The

  • Hospital trust scoops digital award

    THE borough's hospital trust's has scooped a digital award. Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust's (WWL) has been handed the Judge's Award for Innovation for its staff intranet site in the 2019 Interact Excellence Awards. The

  • Jonny Pownall credits Des Drummond for first try

    JONNY Pownall thanked Leigh great Des Drummond after scoring his first try in Centurions colours for more than two and a half years. Pownall touched down as John Duffy’s side opened its Betfred Championship campaign with a 24-16 victory over Toulouse

  • Power cut hits homes

    A POWER cut hit more than 300 homes yesterday morning, Thursday. Electricity North West said that a total of 332 properties in Hindley Green were affected after losing power at around 9am. Engineers managed to restore power at the majority

  • MP COLUMN: We are starting to see the impact of school cuts

    OUR local schools and education providers have shamefully been one of the biggest victims to austerity. We know every primary school and every secondary school will face budget cuts. Locally £4 million will be cut from primary school budgets