Sat, 11th Feb 2012

Leigh News

Pub tops Christie fundraising

9:10am Saturday 11th February 2012

Mort Arms hosts Ian and Jean Mountford are amazed by Tyldesley people’s generosity     ipu23112

THE 'Calendar Girls' and 'Full Monty' men from a Tyldesley pub have helped win a brewery’s praise as top fund raisers for The Christie.

Donna in line for top role

7:30am Saturday 11th February 2012

Donna Hall would be honoured to be offered the chief executive role

WIGAN Council has taken a major step towards appointing a new Chief Executive.

Abram man in line for BBC gardening award

3:10pm Friday 10th February 2012

COUNCIL officer Damian Jenkinson has been nominated for the BBC’s Young Gardener of the Year.

College students pamper locals

9:00am Friday 10th February 2012

COLLEGE students are preparing to pamper locals.

Rugby club row

9:00am Thursday 9th February 2012

n Mick Martyn, left, and Gordon Lewis

LEIGH'S old rugby league club players are adamant there is little chance of them healing the rift between themselves and Leigh Centurions.

Band of gold

9:00am Thursday 9th February 2012

Tyldesley Band members and musical director Rob Taylor in the Mort Arms pub with the awards the band has won in the past year

TYLDESLEY Band have underlined their contest prowess by tuning in with back to back victories at the Preston Guild.

Thief steals man's wallet

9:00am Wednesday 8th February 2012

A THIEF invited himself into the home of a vulnerable man then stole his wallet.

Frozen water warning

8:30am Wednesday 8th February 2012

AS temperatures continue to plummet below freezing, and with further warnings of snow showers, people are being urged to stay safe no matter how tempting it might be to walk on frozen water.

Action group meeting

5:39pm Tuesday 7th February 2012

PROPOSALS for a 9,000 square metres waste recycling plant on development land at Green Fold Way, off Warrington Road, Leigh have stirred up locals.

Fake website warning

9:00am Tuesday 7th February 2012

Wigan Council officers have alerted national Census officials to a cyberscam which could have seen residents unwittingly giving all their personal information to a fake website.

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