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  • Road closures after car ends up on roof in crash

    THERE are road closures in place in Lowton after a crash which has seen a car end up on its roof. St Helens Road is blocked both ways, with slow traffic due to an accident on Leighton Drive. Newton Road is also partially blocked. Police

  • Racing starts again at Astley & Tyldesley Cycle Speedway Club

    THE green shoots of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic are starting to emerge at Astley & Tyldesley Cycle Speedway Club. To explore the viability of a Manchester Individual Grand Prix series this summer, the club hosted a test event at Gin Pit

  • NHS Trust receives £1.4m to boost A&E winter capacity

    WRIGHTINGTON, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust is set to receive an additional £1.4m in order to support A&E capacity ahead of the winter months. The Trust will receive an extra £1,441,000, which means it will be able to increase its A&E capacity

  • Boost in police numbers welcomed

    LEIGH MP James Grundy welcomed the news that Greater Manchester's Police force has been bolstered by 30 additional officers since the government's recruitment drive in September 2019. Since the start of the recruitment campaign, a total of 4,336