BEDFORD High School graduates picked up a host of awards to celebrate the success of their GCSE exam results this year. The Leigh school’s annual ceremony saw a number of accolades being handed out to former pupils for their achievements. This
BOLTON West and Atherton general election candidate Chris Green has changed his opinion on whether Muslim women should be allowed to wear the burka in this country, which emerged after an interview last week. In his column in the Journal last year
A RISE in council housing rents will affect the most vulnerable people living in Wigan borough, councillors have claimed. Wigan Council has been accused of increasing costs "at the earliest opportunity" after being forced by the government to reduce
IN terms of non-league football, tests do not get much tougher than the one facing Atherton Collieries. Their superb run to the FA Trophy first round has been rewarded with a visit from current National League leaders Barrow. The team in pole
LEIGH RUFC’s three-match winning streak is at an end. However, it was not all bad news as the losing bonus point they gained from Saturday’s 21-15 defeat to Glossop keeps them in the top four of the North Two West table. The Hand Lane outfit
AN 83-YEAR-OLD with an eye condition who lost her handbag which contained £400 on a bus has heaped praise on those who helped to get it back for her. Doris Critchley, from Leigh, thought she had placed her handbag into a carrier bag when she got
