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'We moved into a second-hand caravan after our rent doubled'

Lauren Collier and James Winterbottom, who have two children, just couldn't afford the sudden hike in the rent for their Leigh terrace

Manchester Evening News

'I secretly own the world's largest James Bond collection - even my friends and family don't know about it'

Nick Bennett, from Leigh, has the world's largest collection of James Bond memorabilia - but it's for his eyes only

Manchester Evening News

$Leigh MP James Grundy says he 'does not trust Wigan Council to make the right decision' on fracking$

Leigh MP James Grundy says he 'does not trust Wigan Council to make the right decision' on fracking

"I don't trust Wigan Council to make the right decisions on fracking, but I do trust local people, and I will back them where they oppose it.”

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Former RBS bank to be replaced by HMO in greater Manchester town

Leigh’s RBS closed back in 2019 alongside two other branches in Atherton and Hindley as 54 were axed across the country.

Manchester Evening News

Urgent warning over gang targeting elderly shoppers at stores including Aldi and Lidl

Police want to speak to five men they think can help with their enquiries

Liverpool Echo

Youth centre 'for kids with nothing to do' in Leigh set to open

'The location was picked by young people themselves'

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Fridays are not what they were

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Bus bosses say Leigh Guided Busway is getting better after criticism

But some councillors say the service is still not good enough

Manchester Evening News

The once 'poor' Greater Manchester town that's becoming a place that 'wants for nothing'

“If you had said to me then, in 2001, that 20 years hence Leigh would host a UEFA Championship and a world cup, then even I would’ve struggled to believe that was possible"

Manchester Evening News

"From coal pits to coal tits": How Wigan's industrial past has transformed into green spaces

"Looking at the locations in the middle of urban sprawls and suddenly you have a magnificent green oasis, even the swans will put on a show for you occasionally.”

Manchester Evening News

Roadworks and rammed buses: We took Leigh guided busway and we were late for work

“Have stood nearly an hour before waiting for a V1 to stop. Given up and now drive to work.”

Manchester Evening News

What Liz Truss in 10 Downing Street could mean for Greater Manchester

The cost of living crisis, levelling up and even 'Lexit', the new Prime Minister has got a big job on her hands

Manchester Evening News

'Devastated' mum says toddler paralysed after doctors missed cancer 15 times

Ollie Knowles' pain stomach pain was missed 15 times by doctors in Leigh, Lancashire, over a three month period according to his mum Sarah and by the time it was discovered it had already spread to his spine

Daily Mirror

Urgent appeal to find missing dementia-hit pensioner, 88, last seen getting on bus

The 88-year-old lives in supported living and was last seen in Leigh

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Welcome to Greater Manchester's dog muck capital

There were a total of 534 incidents in the borough last year

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Police 'increasingly concerned' about welfare of man with two 'distinctive' tattoos reported missing

Shane is described as being a white male, of 5’7” height, and of a slim build

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The Mancunian Way: He had friends all over

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Liz Truss makes 'Lexit' pledge at Tory leadership hustings in Leigh

The frontrunner to be next Prime Minister had her say on calls for Leigh to break away from Wigan

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The Independent UK

Liz Truss to face GB News audience for live questions

The Foreign Secretary has agreed to take questions in Leigh, Greater Manchester, a so-called red wall seat.

Daily Mirror

Woman tries to jump through burning window with pet dog in huge house fire

Paige Hope, from Leigh in Greater Manchester, woke up choking to discover her house was on fire, and tried to escape through a smouldering window with her pet dog Molly

The Guardian - UK

Lads, longing and Leigh-on-Sea: ‘It’s as if someone flipped a switch marked “summertime”’

On 2 July we sent six writers and photographers to capture a typical British summer’s day. Joe Dunthorne headed to Leigh-on-Sea

Manchester Evening News

Man arrested after 'shots fired' on small cul-de-sac

Police are now appealing for information after the "serious incident" in Leigh earlier this month

Football London

Sweden vs Belgium preview: Players to watch and key battles in Women's Euro 2022 quarter-final

England will find out their semi-final opponents this evening as Sweden and Belgium do battle in Leigh

Manchester Evening News

How to watch Sweden vs Belgium with TV channel and live stream for Women's Euro 2022 quarter-final

Sweden face Belgium in Leigh this evening as the two sides battle it out for a place in the semi-finals against England

Manchester Evening News

Women's Euros 2022: Where to eat and drink in Leigh ahead of the Sweden Belgium match

Going to the Sports Village for the match? Here's where you should be heading

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