UNDERBANK Rangers, the community club from Holmfirth who stunned West Wales Raiders in the Third Round of the Coral Challenge Cup at the weekend after making the long trek to Llanelli, have landed a fairytale draw against Bradford Bulls in the Fourth
AN amateur dramatic society scooped two awards in a ceremony on Friday. The Three Towns Operatic Society won two accolades at the National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA) North West regional awards in Bolton. The group, who also received
LEIGH Miners Rangers are in the hat with the Championship clubs for tonight's Challenge Cup forth round draw. They earned their place with a 20-4 victory over Bentley.
TYLDESLEY Ladies are now officially one of the top eight teams in the British Water Polo League and next season will be competing against the big city clubs of Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and Coventry. It is an amazing achievement with six
A WOMAN was banned for more than three years after drink driving. Charlene Northey, of Kent Road, Tyldesley was nearly two times over the limit when she was driving on Mealhouse Road in Atherton on November 24 last year. The 32-year-old was
A CAR was torched on a field on Saturday morning. One fire engine was sent to Spa Road in Atherton at around 6.15am on Saturday before the crew went to the nearby field to extinguish the flames. READ > Warning issued after spate of burglaries
WIGAN and Leigh College has hosted its annual careers fair with some of the country’s top employers meeting students. The Centre of Excellence in engineering at the college’s Pagefield site attracted a mixture of high profile employers in the engineering
A NEW events fund has opened in the borough and is inviting bids from community groups who want to celebrate their area. Wigan Council has launched the fund as part of the Our Town campaign which aims to celebrate our diverse mix of towns and the
A SPATE of burglaries and car thefts have taken place in Tyldesley and Astley. Police are warning people to lock the doors of their properties and vehicles and ensure valuables are not left on display. Residents are advised to not leave their
READERS have reacted to the pedestrian islands that have been installed by a road plagued by crashes. Work has been carried out on Tyldesley Road in Atherton after residents and councillors raised concerns about the number of collisions that have
