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Fight for right to hurl insults
A CAMPAIGN calling for the right to be insulted without legal protection from hurt feelings is being backed by UKIP.
End of The Voice but not Leigh Voice
LEIGH’S latest singing sensation may not have managed to be crowned The Voice, but he is still preparing for the big time.
New scheme launched by Leigh
A LEIGH company has launched a new scheme to help electricians prove their worth to potential customers.
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.
11 commentsScrap metal hunt begins
SCRAP yards across the borough have joined forces with police to combat destructive metal theft.
Local
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.
Job chance for young Leythers
UNEMPLOYED young people from Leigh are being encouraged to snap up the last places on a training course.
Vote for David to be The Voice
LEIGH’S latest reality TV star is hoping to keep the momentum going as the TV show The Voice reaches its crucial final weeks.
Regional
Two arrested in abuse investigation
Two men have been arrested in connection with an ongoing investigation into child sexual exploitation which led to the jailing of nine men.
Woman's body found near observatory
The body of a young woman has been found in undergrowth near to an observatory.
Arthur awarded ambassador status
Long-term charity supporter and fundraiser Arthur Thorniley has been named as an ambassador in recognition of his work for Prestwich-based MedEquip4Kids.
Mountain challenge supports cats
Adventure seekers are being encouraged to climb three of Britain's best-known mountains, including one in Cumbria, to raise funds to help unwanted cats and kittens.
Charity attacks 'unequal' England
A charity has described England as one of the most unequal countries in the western world as research showed an "alarming disparity" between the richest and poorest neighbourhoods - of which five were in Liverpool - in the country.
National
Man survives car-under-lorry crash
The driver of a car has walked away with just minor injuries after his vehicle became trapped under the side of a lorry on a motorway.
Miliband plays down EU poll talk
Ed Miliband has sought to play down speculation that he will promise a referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union if he takes power - insisting it was not his priority.
'Evil' boyfriend guilty of murder
A violent boyfriend who strangled his aspiring-model girlfriend in a jealous rage has been described as "evil" by the dead teenager's grieving family.
Probe into Bank of England actions
Sir Mervyn King is to come under increased scrutiny after an independent review was announced into the Bank of England's actions at the height of the financial crisis.
Policeman badly hurt in gas blast
A police officer has suffered serious burns to his face in a suspected gas blast which injured five others.
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Monday 21 May 2012
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