A MAN who stole from a supermarket and caused damage to a police vehicle has been handed a curfew. Dean Walton, of Telford Crescent, Westleigh admitted taking items from Asda to the value of £124.80 on February 14. The 33-year-old also caused
LEIGH Centurions have been paired away to Sheffield Eagles in the fourth round of the Coral Challenge Cup. The tie will be played March 30/31.
A DRINK driver who was more than three times over the limit has been banned. Lee Hitchen, of Radnor Close, Hindley Green had 133 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath when he was breathalysed on the road of his given address on January
A man who robbed a woman after stalking her as she made her way home from a night out has been jailed. Mohammed Rezaie, of Wilkinson Street, Leigh was sentenced yesterday, Monday, to three years in prison at Minshull Street Crown Court in Manchester
A MAN has been jailed for murder after committing a "brutal" attack on a dad-of-one in a pub's toilets. Derek Bentham, of Smithwood Avenue, Hindley was found guilty of the murder of 45-year-old Lee Christy by a jury at Bolton Crown Court last week
A 19-YEAR-OLD man was arrested on suspicion of dealing clas A drugs and money laundering after police raided a property in Leigh. Officers executed a warrant at an address on Briar Grove. A large amount of cash was recovered at the house.
FIRE station mergers, staff cuts and a reduction of firefighters per engine are part of cost-saving measures proposed for Greater Manchester. More than 100 support roles are potentially facing the axe, along with the number of appliances across
