- New reductions in petrol price war
- Tributes for murdered grandmother
- Strictly judge wants Harry for show
- Employment plan to be published
- Twenty charged with drug offences
- Miliband rating overtakes Cameron
- Falklands War memorial unveiled
- Chelsea make Bayern pay the penalty
- UK force 'may stay in Afghanistan'
News
Hunt for aquatics store raiders
A BUSINESSMAN is appealing for help after raiders smashed their way into his premises and stole a substantial amount of cash.
Scrap metal hunt begins
SCRAP yards across the borough have joined forces with police to combat destructive metal theft.
JACK’S AN INSPIRATION
AN INSPIRATIONAL teenager who defied medical expectations after battling for life following a serious road accident has won a major national award.
Priceless pocket watch stolen
A pocket watch which belonged to a soldier who died in World War I has been stolen in a burglary in Leigh.
Bedford High unites with the Red Devils
A Leigh high school has joined the Premier League after signing an exciting deal to work alongside the charitable arm of the world’s biggest football club.
Sport
Easts set up cup quarter-final clash with Miners
Last weekend East first team travelled to Millom in the first round of the Tier Two Cup.
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Tyldesley Colts Lancashire Under-18s Cup Final hopes faltered at the final hurdle as nerves and the occasion probably got to the majority, with far, far too many leaving their normally very competitive performances in the dressing room.
Leigh Gossip
Leigh Centurions now have to guard against the adverse aftermath of the glory of competing in the Challenge Cup by accounting for Hunslet Hawks in the bread and butter Cooperative Championship.
Lifestyle
Olympic torch treat
CHILDREN held a piece of history in their hands as an Olympic torch was brought to a local supermarket.
A night of music in aid of Hospice
A POPULAR folk musician’s band are playing a night of Lancashire tunes and humour to raise money for Wigan and Leigh Hospice.
Peter’s royal seal of approval
A LEIGH fund-raiser met Prince Edward at the Christie hospital in Manchester after being selected by the charity for his excellent work.
Community
Staff ahead of the game
STAFF at a Leigh law firm will be wearing hats to raise money for a brain injury charity.
Carers needing better support
Bolton West MP Julie Hilling is calling for better support for the UK’s six million unpaid carers
Residential exercise
A HOUSING association is launching its own fitness activities for sheltered home residents.
Night belongs to Labour
LABOUR was resurgent in last week’s council elections yet Independent, Lib Dem and Conservatives hung on to seats on the Leigh side of the borough.
A festival of jigsaw puzzles
A THREE day festival held last year, when over 500 completed jigsaws were collected with scores on display, is being repeated this year.
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Weather for Leigh
Sunday 20 May 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 6 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 8 C to 18 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: North
