Two youths have been convicted of killing a “vulnerable” man who was attacked and pushed into a canal. The body of Scott Anderton, 33, from Leigh, was found floating in the Leeds and Liverpool canal in his home town on the morning of March 25.
VOTERS will head to the polls in Leigh West on Thursday (October 14) to choose their next councillor. The by-election is being held following the death of veteran councillor and former local authority leader Lord Peter Smith during the summer.
A SUSPECTED would-be thief was arrested after reports of car doors being tried. Police say they have received increased reports of vehicle crime in the area recently. They say offenders have used a variety of tactics to try to enter vehicles, ranging
