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  • Two men in hospital after double shooting in Leigh

    TWO men are in hospital after a double shooting incident in Leigh this evening. Emergency services rushed to the scene at Hawthorn Grove at around 5.45pm following reports of gunfire before another shooting was reported on Shadwell Grove about

  • Police hunting for wanted man

    POLICE are appealing for the public’s help to trace a man with links to Atherton in connection with a theft. Ashley Vickers, 35, is wanted in connection with a theft that took place in Abram, Wigan on January, 19, 2022. Vickers is known to

  • House of man who died in social club altercation burgled

    THE home of a man who died following an altercation at a social club has been burgled, police say. Officers are appealing for information following a burglary at the home of Paul Ologbose, who died on Sunday. Some time between 5pm and 11pm

  • Crews spend almost 3 hours tackling fire at skips

    FIREFIGHTERS spent nearly three hours tackling an overnight blaze involving two skips which spread to a nearby property. The flames were put out by fire crews in Atherton in the early hours, with two fire engines attending the scene in Bolton Road

  • Atherton Colls draw with Stafford Rangers

    ATHERTON Colls and Stafford Rangers shared a goal apiece in a clash between two sides neck and neck in the Northern Premier League table. It was certainly not a match for the footballing purists, with the game a physical contest throughout and