A NEW tea room has come out on top in an Easter shop window competition. Companies in Atherton dressed their windows with Easter Bonnets, and the recently opened Memories Tea Rooms received the most votes from shoppers for its look. The tea room
A NATIONAL review of event security should be launched by the government, the mayor of Greater Manchester has said. Following calls from families of the victims of the Manchester Arena attack, Andy Burnham has outlined his support of "Martyn’s
THE body of a man was found on train tracks near Atherton railway station yesterday morning, Easter Monday. Police were called to the Upton Road station at 8.55am after reports of a casualty being discovered on the railway line. A British Transport
STRETCHING your brain to think of the most obscure answer is tough in the final round of BBC quiz show Pointless. But for anyone watching yesterday's episode in Leigh or Tyldesley, the winning answer was pretty close to home. In the final
THE best friend of a mum-of-five who died in a crash on Saturday has paid tribute to her. Joanne Bailey-Collinge was driving her black Volkswagen Polo on Bickershaw Lane in Abram just after 5.45pm when she was involved in a collision with a silver
A TRIAL has been set for two men who have been charged after a mum-of-five was killed in a crash on Saturday. Joseph Pownall, of no fixed address, has been charged with manslaughter, causing death by dangerous driving and kidnap. The 26-year-old
WIGAN’s council leader told the borough’s Conservative members to take up HS2 issues with their own government at a feisty final meeting of the year. A motion calling on the Labour-run authority to support alternative plans for the flagship rail
A WOMAN who had bowel cancer after having terrible stomach pains for years is urging others to ask for medical advice. Mental health support worker Elaine Coburn, who lives in Lowton, went on repeated visits to a GP but was told it was probably
