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  • Summer Bash: Leigh Centurions 36 Widnes Vikings 22

    Ryan Brierley signed off his loan spell with two more tries as Leigh gained revenge for their Good Friday derby defeat in a frantic finale to Summer Bash. Twelve months earlier Brierley had kicked the goal to give Toronto Wolfpack a late and controversial

  • Residents invited to donate spare change for hospice

    PEOPLE are invited to donate their loose change in aid of Wigan and Leigh Hospice. The hospice launched their new copper boxes last week at its shop on Bradshawgate in Leigh which can be picked up by residents. The boxes are available in its

  • LOOKING BACK: Crowds turn out for walking day event

    THIS photograph shows a walking day event at All Saints Church in Hindley. It was taken in 1913. The image shows a packed scene with men, women and children dressed up in their finery for the occasion, with some wearing hats on the day.

  • Motorbike and car crash on East Lancs Road

    A MOTORCYCLIST crashed into a car on the East Lancs Road in Leigh. This picture shared by GMP Traffic shows dashcam footage of the crash close to Warrington Road involving a motorcyclist and a Ford Mondeo. The post adds: "Rider of the motorcycle

  • Plans for skate park moving forward after council visit

    A NINE-year-old boy’s call to fit a skate park at an area of green space in Tyldesley has taken a step forward. Back in March, St George’s Central CE Primary School pupil Joshua Wallwork wrote a letter to MP Jo Platt up about having such a facility