ATHERTON Colls' final pre-season friendly saw them play out a goalless draw with Workington on a very wet and blustery afternoon at the Skuna. The Reds, relegated from the Northern Premier League last season, having played all 8 pre-season games
AS the season closes, Team Leigh Boxing can look back on another record breaking year. Twin 17 year old brothers Paddy and Will Hewitt both won national titles and represented England. Paddy won the NABGC National Title in Bridlington
MUCH-changed Leigh East battled to the very end in testing weather at Oldham St Annes only to come up short. The 16-24 defeat was a blow but with four players on debut, there was much to admire in their performance. St Annes took an early stranglehold
COME the 2019/20 football season, Leigh Folds Junior Football Club will be rebranded Leigh Town Football Club. The last month has seen the club acquire changing and storage facilities and a refreshments cabin which now allows the club to offer hot
RESIDENTS interested in volunteering are invited to an open day to find out more about the opportunities available at Wigan and Leigh Hospice. The event takes place at the hospice’s Oak Centre on Kildare Street in Hindley on Friday, August 23 between
A BABY swimming academy has taken the next step for its development Diddy Dolphins Baby Swim Academy, which hold classes at The Greyhound Hotel's Escapezone in Leigh, is now part of the Swimming Teachers’ Association (STA) Swim Star Swim School
FORMER England international half-back Kevin Brown has joined Leigh Centurions from Warrington Wolves until the end of the current season. Brown’s signing was registered with the RFL prior to last Friday’s transfer deadline which makes him available
THE borough is one of the top performers in the North West for childhood vaccinations, new figures have revealed. Public Health England statistics show Wigan Council is consistently above the national and regional average figures for childhood
BEN Reynolds made a try scoring return as Leigh overwhelmed already relegated Rochdale Hornets 50-18 at the Crown Oil Arena. All but two of Centurions’ nine touch downs came in the opening 28 minutes as Matt Calland’s side was brushed aside by the
A COUPLE have been left terrified after two burglars broke in through their kitchen window and took their car. The pair were in bed at their bungalow on Dutton Grove in Leigh when the break-in happened at around 1.35am on Friday. After being
