SCOUTS jetting off to America have been given a boost to buy equipment. District commissioner Steve Ralph approached Atherleigh councillors to support them for their two-week trip to Philmont in New Mexico. The group will be meeting up with
BIRDWATCHERS have expressed their surprise after a rare bird was spotted at a nature reserve. There have been several sightings of a Blyth's Reed Warbler at Hope Carr Nature Reserve in Leigh. Members of Leigh Ornithological Society (LOS) believe
SEVERAL youths have been accused of trying to start fires at a park yesterday, Monday. Police were called to Braithwaite Road Park in Leigh after residents said youths were attempting to cause blazes at the back of the park. They reportedly
A MOTORBIKE rider is fighting for his life after a crash yesterday evening, Monday. Police were called to Wigan Road at the junction with Hulme Road in Leigh at around 6.40pm after a collision between a black Honda motorbike and a white Renault
MP Chris Green has raised residents' crime concerns in a parliamentary debate on anti-social behaviour. The Bolton West and Atherton Conservative representative discussed incidents in the House of Commons which have happened in his constituency
