THE second annual Pennington Park Christmas Market will be held on Saturday from 11am to 4pm. The event at the park on St Helens Road in Leigh was cancelled on Sunday due to weather conditions but organisers are hoping residents will come out in
PLANS have been approved to turn the ground floor of a former bank branch into a cafe. A change-of-use planning application to convert the former Royal Bank of Scotland site on High Street in Golborne in a cafe was given the green light by Wigan
A MAN been ordered to sign the sex offenders register for five years after making nearly 400 indecent images of children. Anthony Prescott, of Railway Road, Leigh made 396 indecent images of children between January 20, 2017 and May 1 this year
A MAN has been given a community order after assaulting a policeman. James Carr, of Water Street, Atherton assaulted the officer in Leigh on August 24. The 58-year-old must complete a rehabilitation course, handed a £50 fine and told to pay £50
A CANNABIS farm was discovered at the site of a former funeral parlour on Thursday. The Atherton, Tyldesley and Astley police neighbourhood team carried out a warrant and found cannabis plants in two large rooms upstairs. Officers have not
TWO friends have tasted rugby union success in a world amateur tournament in Dubai. Firefighter Dan Ogden and plasterer Dean Balmer, both from Leigh, played every game of an over 35s rugby 10s contest for the Great Britain Bulldogs. The team
