<![CDATA[Leigh Reporter - News]]> Feed http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/news Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/news/wwle-news-feed-1-2123 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:53:03 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Fight for right to hurl insults]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/fight-for-right-to-hurl-insults-1-4570072

A CAMPAIGN calling for the right to be insulted without legal protection from hurt feelings is being backed by UKIP.

]]> 1.4570072 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:53:01 +0100 <![CDATA[End of The Voice but not Leigh Voice]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/end-of-the-voice-but-not-leigh-voice-1-4570071

LEIGH’S latest singing sensation may not have managed to be crowned The Voice, but he is still preparing for the big time.

]]> 1.4570071 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:46:07 +0100 <![CDATA[New scheme launched by Leigh]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/new-scheme-launched-by-leigh-1-4570067

A LEIGH company has launched a new scheme to help electricians prove their worth to potential customers.

]]> 1.4570067 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:45:35 +0100 <![CDATA[Hunt for aquatics store raiders]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/hunt-for-aquatics-store-raiders-1-4564172

A BUSINESSMAN is appealing for help after raiders smashed their way into his premises and stole a substantial amount of cash.

]]> 1.4564172 Sun, 20 May 2012 07:49:11 +0100 <![CDATA[Scrap metal hunt begins]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/scrap-metal-hunt-begins-1-4564292

SCRAP yards across the borough have joined forces with police to combat destructive metal theft.

]]> 1.4564292 Fri, 18 May 2012 17:27:32 +0100 <![CDATA[JACK’S AN INSPIRATION]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/jack-s-an-inspiration-1-4564220

AN INSPIRATIONAL teenager who defied medical expectations after battling for life following a serious road accident has won a major national award.

]]> 1.4564220 Fri, 18 May 2012 17:09:51 +0100 <![CDATA[Priceless pocket watch stolen]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/priceless-pocket-watch-stolen-1-4551594

A pocket watch which belonged to a soldier who died in World War I has been stolen in a burglary in Leigh.

]]> 1.4551594 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:58:44 +0100 <![CDATA[Bedford High unites with the Red Devils]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/bedford-high-unites-with-the-red-devils-1-4551607

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.

]]> 1.4551607 Thu, 17 May 2012 07:02:56 +0100 <![CDATA[Job chance for young Leythers]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/job-chance-for-young-leythers-1-4551542

UNEMPLOYED young people from Leigh are being encouraged to snap up the last places on a training course.

]]> 1.4551542 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:44:33 +0100 <![CDATA[Vote for David to be The Voice]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/vote-for-david-to-be-the-voice-1-4551533

LEIGH’S latest reality TV star is hoping to keep the momentum going as the TV show The Voice reaches its crucial final weeks.

]]> 1.4551533 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:43:00 +0100 <![CDATA[Mill fire danger]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/mill-fire-danger-1-4550460

YOUTHS set fire to an abandoned mill in Wigan.

]]> 1.4550460 Tue, 15 May 2012 16:54:08 +0100 <![CDATA[Unprovoked attack on teenager]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/unprovoked-attack-on-teenager-1-4546754

Thugs who stamped on a man’s head as he lay defenceless on the ground are being hunted by police.

]]> 1.4546754 Mon, 14 May 2012 16:19:06 +0100 <![CDATA[Race for Life as tribute to mum]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/race-for-life-as-tribute-to-mum-1-4540902

A DEVOTED daughter who lost her mum to cancer will be putting her best foot forward in Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life.

]]> 1.4540902 Sat, 12 May 2012 08:56:14 +0100 <![CDATA[Single council tax discount under threat]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/single-council-tax-discount-under-threat-1-4540895

UP to 50,000 people across the borough would be financially worse-off if plans to scrap a council tax discount for single people are introduced.

]]> 1.4540895 Sat, 12 May 2012 08:52:50 +0100 <![CDATA[Man glassed in nightclub]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/man-glassed-in-nightclub-1-4540955

Police are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was glassed in an unprovoked attack in a Leigh nightclub.

]]> 1.4540955 Fri, 11 May 2012 17:22:39 +0100 <![CDATA[Major trauma to Wigan not Bolton]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/major-trauma-to-wigan-not-bolton-1-4540886

A DAMNING report of services at the Royal Bolton Hospital (RBH) could see trauma patients being taken to the Royal Albert Infirmary (RAEI) instead.

]]> 1.4540886 Fri, 11 May 2012 16:50:58 +0100 <![CDATA[Silver anniversary shock]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/silver-anniversary-shock-1-4540877

ANYONE who enjoys really good comedy should make a note not to miss the latest offering from a Leigh theatre company.

]]> 1.4540877 Fri, 11 May 2012 16:47:55 +0100 <![CDATA[Warning over home security]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/warning-over-home-security-1-4540857

DON’T be tempted to leave doors and windows open as the weather warms up, Leigh folk are being warned.

]]> 1.4540857 Fri, 11 May 2012 16:43:49 +0100 <![CDATA[Aid for drink problem dads]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/aid-for-drink-problem-dads-1-4536034

The Willow Project is running an alcohol awareness course aimed at dads in Wigan and Leigh.

]]> 1.4536034 Thu, 10 May 2012 17:18:57 +0100 <![CDATA[Taking on a knotty issue]]> http://www.leighreporter.co.uk/taking-on-a-knotty-issue-1-4535896

A NEW group dedicated to the removal and control of Japanese Knotweed in Leigh has been launched.

]]> 1.4535896 Thu, 10 May 2012 16:41:54 +0100