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Councillors to visit new development site after 'cruise liner' warehouses controversy
Councillors to visit new development site after 'cruise liner' warehouses controversy
Councillors in Wigan stung by the huge public outcry over the ‘cruise liner’ warehouses in Tyldesley have opted to visit the site of a similar planning application before giving it the go-ahead.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Councillors to visit new development site after 'cruise liner' warehouses controversy
How Leigh bosses will spend £20m to regenerate town over next 10 years
How Leigh bosses will spend £20m to regenerate town over next 10 years
Town hall bosses are to submit plans to the Government on how they will spend £20m to regenerate Leigh over the next 10 years.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:42 PM
How Leigh bosses will spend £20m to regenerate town over next 10 years
New look at station set to connect village to rail network for first time in 60 years
New look at station set to connect village to rail network for first time in 60 years
A NEW £32 million train station is set to transform journeys.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
New look at station set to connect village to rail network for first time in 60 years
Santa to return to the streets of Leigh and Lowton this Christmas - dates and times
Santa to return to the streets of Leigh and Lowton this Christmas - dates and times
SANTA is set to return to the streets of Leigh and Lowton this Christmas.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Santa to return to the streets of Leigh and Lowton this Christmas - dates and times
Community theatre group recognised with royal honour
Community theatre group recognised with royal honour
A COMMUNITY theatre group has been recognised with a royal honour.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Community theatre group recognised with royal honour
Plans to transform tattoo studio into bar and coffee shop are scrapped
Plans to transform tattoo studio into bar and coffee shop are scrapped
PLANS to transform a tattoo studio into a bar and coffee shop have been scrapped.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Plans to transform tattoo studio into bar and coffee shop are scrapped
Guide Dogs Christmas Fair returns with festive attractions
Guide Dogs Christmas Fair returns with festive attractions
GUIDE Dogs' annual Christmas fair is returning with festive attractions.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Guide Dogs Christmas Fair returns with festive attractions
Crimestoppers campaign urges young people to report knives
Crimestoppers campaign urges young people to report knives
A NEW campaign is urging young people to speak out about knife crime before it destroys lives.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Crimestoppers campaign urges young people to report knives
Crimestoppers campaign urges young people to report knives
Crimestoppers campaign urges young people to report knives
A NEW campaign is urging young people to speak out about knife crime before it destroys lives.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Crimestoppers campaign urges young people to report knives
Five-day amber cold health alert issued for North West of England
Five-day amber cold health alert issued for North West of England
AN amber cold health alert has been issued by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) for the North West of England.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Five-day amber cold health alert issued for North West of England
Rugby league initiative to tackle isolation for young men and boys in Leigh
Rugby league initiative to tackle isolation for young men and boys in Leigh
BOYS and young men in Leigh are to receive support in tackling loneliness and isolation through new initiative led by some rugby league greats
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November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Rugby league initiative to tackle isolation for young men and boys in Leigh
Police launch major operation to crackdown on crime
Police launch major operation to crackdown on crime
Police are stepping up patrols and visibility in a major crackdown on crime.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Police launch major operation to crackdown on crime
Professor of medical education appointed chair of NHS trust
Professor of medical education appointed chair of NHS trust
A PROFESSOR of medical education has been appointed chair of an NHS trust.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Professor of medical education appointed chair of NHS trust
See inside 'affordable' three-bed house for sale in Leigh
See inside 'affordable' three-bed house for sale in Leigh
AN extended ground floor and remodelled kitchen are among the features of a three-bedroom semi-detached house for sale in Leigh.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
See inside 'affordable' three-bed house for sale in Leigh
COLUMN: Countdown to the festive season underway in Leigh
COLUMN: Countdown to the festive season underway in Leigh
NOW we are reaching mid-November, the countdown to the festive season is well and truly underway.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:34 AM
COLUMN: Countdown to the festive season underway in Leigh
Closure on M6 due to 'serious incident'
Closure on M6 due to 'serious incident'
A STRETCH of the M6 has been closed following a "police incident".
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November 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Closure on M6 due to 'serious incident'
Police name man charged in connection with thefts
Police name man charged in connection with thefts
A SUSPECT has been charged in connection with four thefts, including from a motor vehicle in Leigh.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Police name man charged in connection with thefts
Police hunting wanted teenager from Leigh
Police hunting wanted teenager from Leigh
POLICE are hunting a teenager from Leigh wanted in connection with stalking and breach of a restraining order.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Police hunting wanted teenager from Leigh
Police name man charged with theft in shoplifting investigation
Police name man charged with theft in shoplifting investigation
A MAN has been charged following an investigation into thefts and shoplifting in Tyldesley.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Police name man charged with theft in shoplifting investigation
'Severe delays' on motorway due to vehicle fire
'Severe delays' on motorway due to vehicle fire
THERE are long delays on the M62 this afternoon following a vehicle fire.
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November 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
'Severe delays' on motorway due to vehicle fire
Astley & Tyldesley Cycling awarded the King's Award for Voluntary Service
Astley & Tyldesley Cycling awarded the King's Award for Voluntary Service
Astley & Tyldesley Cycling Club has been awarded the King's Award for Voluntary Service (KAVS).
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November 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Astley & Tyldesley Cycling awarded the King's Award for Voluntary Service
Tributes paid to popular 16-year-old who died just a day after leukaemia diagnosis
Tributes paid to popular 16-year-old who died just a day after leukaemia diagnosis
TRIBUTES have been paid to a 16-year-old boy from Leigh with a "warm heart and bright smile" who died just one day after receiving a leukaemia diagnosis.
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November 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Tributes paid to popular 16-year-old who died just a day after leukaemia diagnosis
‘We won’t give up’: Giant warehouse protesters deliver Stop Notice
‘We won’t give up’: Giant warehouse protesters deliver Stop Notice
RESIDENTS protesting over the "cruise line" warehouses towering over their Tyldesley homes claim they have new evidence that should call a halt to construction.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
‘We won’t give up’: Giant warehouse protesters deliver Stop Notice
Local performer's new song ranks in European Dance charts in top 100
Local performer's new song ranks in European Dance charts in top 100
Local performer, Tom Wills, 27, has reached the European dance charts with his new single, Mid Night Moves.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Local performer's new song ranks in European Dance charts in top 100
Met Office issues weather warning for Leigh on Friday
Met Office issues weather warning for Leigh on Friday
THE Met Office has issued a yellow warning for wind in Leigh on Friday.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Met Office issues weather warning for Leigh on Friday