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Inquest opens into sad death of 38-year-old Golborne man on M56 ift.tt/mA5PhCb

Inquest opens into sad death of 38-year-old Golborne man on M56

A 38-YEAR-old man died on the M56, Cheshire Coroner’s Court has heard.

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Leigh hit by yellow wind warning as gusts reach 54mph this weekend ift.tt/F7c4flC

Leigh hit by yellow wind warning as gusts reach 54mph this weekend

Met Office yellow wind warning issued for Leigh, with heavy rain, strong winds and gusts up to 54mph expected from Friday through Sunday, with highs of 14C.

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easyJet to pay for babies’ first passports for families flying from Manchester ift.tt/29FALQz

easyJet to pay for babies’ first passports for families flying from Manchester

Families flying from Manchester Airport will be able to get their babies' first passport for free thanks to easyJet.

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RSPCA submits plans for huge animal welfare complex next to Pennington Flash ift.tt/gdzqMrm

RSPCA submits plans for huge animal welfare complex next to Pennington Flash

The RSPCA has submitted plans for a new regional animal rehabilitation centre on green belt land next to Pennington Flash.

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Heritage tearoom faces neighbour opposition to occasional 10pm finish ift.tt/ujRAI5p

Heritage tearoom faces neighbour opposition to occasional 10pm finish

Plans for a ‘heritage tea room’ to open until 10pm a dozen nights a year has seen multiple objections from neighbours.

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Man accused of string of offences including child abduction and sexual assault ift.tt/isCwrKx

Man accused of string of offences including child abduction and sexual assault

Bolton man Mohammed Akram, 49, charged with child abduction, exploitation, sexual assault and drug supply offences; remanded to appear in court.

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School volunteer crocheted hundreds of poppies to help students remember ift.tt/nxtEXk7

School volunteer crocheted hundreds of poppies to help students remember

A striking handmade Remembrance Day display is helping pupils at an Atherton primary school learn about remembrance while bringing the school community together.

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Jo Platt MP welcomes £4.7m boost for urgent care at Wigan Infirmary ift.tt/DgU3m7S

Jo Platt MP welcomes £4.7m boost for urgent care at Wigan Infirmary

Jo Platt has welcomed £4.7m in government funding for a new urgent care facility at Wigan Infirmary.

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M62 closed eastbound and traffic held following crash ift.tt/woGu0x4

M62 closed eastbound and traffic held following crash

ALL lanes have been closed on the M62 eastbound following a crash.

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Leigh schools shine at borough-wide health and wellbeing celebration ift.tt/MdPTvpz

Leigh schools shine at borough-wide health and wellbeing celebration

Leigh schools have showcased projects supporting pupils’ health and wellbeing at a borough-wide celebration.

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Colls bounce back with Lancashire Trophy win over Ashton Athletic ift.tt/FV2Bcfm

Colls bounce back with Lancashire Trophy win over Ashton Athletic

Atherton Collieries beat Ashton Athletic 3-0 in the Lancashire Trophy, with Liam Sheppard scoring twice as the Black and Whites reach the next round

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Leigh funeral director takes on Sahara trek to raise money for hospice ift.tt/B2wzqJK

Leigh funeral director takes on Sahara trek to raise money for hospice

A FUNERAL director is preparing to embark on a trek across the Sahara Desert.

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Manchester Airport named UK's worst for flight delays ift.tt/7F5xmcG
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Worrying school absence figures put borough among England's highest ift.tt/6jZFN8B

Worrying school absence figures put borough among England's highest

New figures show Wigan had England’s fifth-highest rate of unauthorised absence in alternative provision in 2024/25: 36.5, against 19.1 nationally.

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Man jailed for 22 years after raping and abusing three women ift.tt/WFi9fHx

Man jailed for 22 years after raping and abusing three women

Bolton man Amar Manzoor jailed for 22 years for rape, stalking and controlling behaviour against three women at Bolton Crown Court on October 19.

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300 jobs available as Manchester Airport hosts major recruitment event ift.tt/qTL9SZx

300 jobs available as Manchester Airport hosts major recruitment event

MORE than 300 jobs are up for grabs in a major recruitment drive.

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Colourful new public murals unveiled as part of £6.6m revamp ift.tt/T1icN9q

Colourful new public murals unveiled as part of £6.6m revamp

New murals unveiled in Ashton-in-Makerfield celebrate local history, community identity and Three Sisters Nature Reserve as part of £6.6m regeneration.

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Leigh’s Grade II listed St Joseph’s Church awarded £188,000 for vital repairs ift.tt/HvpPVAr

Leigh’s Grade II listed St Joseph’s Church awarded £188,000 for vital repairs

St Joseph’s Church in Leigh secures £188,000 from Historic England for Grade II listed west tower repairs, conservation work and churchyard improvements.

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Reader shares remarkable snapshot of Astley Green Home Guard ift.tt/BhjXGkb

Reader shares remarkable snapshot of Astley Green Home Guard

WE have been sent this fantastic photograph this week of the Astley Green Home Guard.

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88-year-old grandad saved from cardiac arrest by GPs and passing ambulance crew ift.tt/KidRZls

88-year-old grandad saved from cardiac arrest by GPs and passing ambulance crew

Astley man Victor Roberts, 88, survives cardiac arrest at GP surgery after doctors, nurse and passing ambulance crew perform CPR and use a defibrillator.

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