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HERE is an atmospheric picture of a group of miners on their last shift at Astley Green Colliery. It was the last coal mine to be sunk in Astley, having commenced in 1908 by the Pilkington Colliery Company, a subsidiary of the Clifton and Kersley

A BUDDING photographer's keen eye has seen them win a national Wild Bird photography competition with homes and garden retailer Wilko. Photography enthusiast Robin Price, from Hindley Green, entered their picture of a merlin for the Wilko Wild