CHESTER Zoo has confirmed that a much-loved elephant who has been with them for nearly 30 years has sadly died. The city's popular visitor attraction said it was with an "extremely heavy heart" that they share news of the death of Asian elephant
FORMER Leigh MP Jo Platt has been named as the first general manager of the Leigh Spinners Mill project. The Journal reported in April when the Leigh Building Preservation Trust was awarded funding from the National Lottery Community Fund of £180,500
THERE has been an increase of 23 new cases of coronavirus in the borough in Tuesday's figures. Public Health England figures show that another 23 people confirmed as testing positive for COVID-19 by 9am on Tuesday (September 15) in Wigan borough
LEIGH MP James Grundy said he voted in favour of the government's Internal Markets Bill insisting it does not prevent the UK from complying with measures in the EU Withdrawal Agreement. The Bill passed its first hurdle in the House of Commons as
LEIGH MP James Grundy says he is self-isolating after developing symptoms of coronavirus over the weekend. The Conservative MP announced on Tuesday that he is isolating in line with government guidance after having symptoms. Due to this, he
Bosses at discount supermarket chain Aldi have explained why their traffic-light entry system is changing for shoppers. The light system was introduced back in the spring at stores across the UK to help limit the number of customers in the branches
A FOURTEEN-YEAR-OLD girl has pleaded guilty to an assault in Leigh. The girl, a Romanian national, appeared at Wigan and Leigh Youth Court. The teenager, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to an assault of a male in
