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News from Leigh area brought to you from Leigh Journal Newspaper and website

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Heritage tearoom’s plans for occasional 10pm opening thrown out after backlash ift.tt/TKjBJHu
Heritage tearoom’s plans for occasional 10pm opening thrown out after backlash

Heritage tearoom’s plans for occasional 10pm opening thrown out after backlash

Councillors have turned down plans for a heritage tea room to open until 10pm a dozen nights a year after multiple objections from neighbours.

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Police release footage of motorway chase that ended in roundabout crash ift.tt/ECkq3wO
Police release footage of motorway chase that ended in roundabout crash

Police release footage of motorway chase that ended in roundabout crash

CHESHIRE Police has released footage of the moment a motorway police chase ended in a roundabout crash, which saw the driver sentenced to 12 months in prison.

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Budget 2026 - what John Healey has promised pensioners and what it means for you ift.tt/A4Xail2
Budget 2026 - what John Healey has promised pensioners and what it means for you

Budget 2026 - what John Healey has promised pensioners and what it means for you

The State Pension rise is part of a wider pledge from the Government to improve support for older people

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12 ways John Healey’s Budget 2026 plans could affect your money ift.tt/dvjpT1y
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Four teenagers arrested after 13-year-old boy stabbed in Manchester city centre ift.tt/9BjvGk3
Four teenagers arrested after 13-year-old boy stabbed in Manchester city centre

Four teenagers arrested after 13-year-old boy stabbed in Manchester city centre

Four boys aged between 13 and 16 have been arrested after a 13-year-old suffered potentially life-changing injuries in a stabbing in Manchester city centre.

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Social media star gives his verdict on Leigh’s pubs ift.tt/ljcaYZR
Social media star gives his verdict on Leigh’s pubs

Social media star gives his verdict on Leigh’s pubs

A SOCIAL media sensation has paid a visit to Leigh, visiting pubs around the town as part of his mission to support local venues.

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How to check if you will receive £100 energy bill support payment ift.tt/x70BXYK
How to check if you will receive £100 energy bill support payment

How to check if you will receive £100 energy bill support payment

How to check if you are one of the 20 million households who will get £100 from the Government this winter to help with energy bills

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Search for Tyldesley pub syndicate behind record £2.9m win in 1994 ift.tt/CNyYEzK
Search for Tyldesley pub syndicate behind record £2.9m win in 1994

Search for Tyldesley pub syndicate behind record £2.9m win in 1994

The Pools is tracing 24 winners of a record £2.9m pub syndicate jackpot at Greater Manchester’s Yew Tree Inn, won on October 29, 1994, in anniversary appeal.

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Budget Minimum Wage rise - how much workers could get paid from April ift.tt/ME0aH7O
Budget Minimum Wage rise - how much workers could get paid from April

Budget Minimum Wage rise - how much workers could get paid from April

The Chancellor is expected to announce new minimum wage rates in the Budget. Find out how much younger workers and those aged 21 and over could earn.

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First look inside Jet2’s brand new business class aircraft ift.tt/bvWPd1l
First look inside Jet2’s brand new business class aircraft

First look inside Jet2’s brand new business class aircraft

JET2 has unveiled its first aircraft in a dedicated business class configuration.

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Police hunt wanted man over sex offenders register breach ift.tt/7H6TaVm
Police hunt wanted man over sex offenders register breach

Police hunt wanted man over sex offenders register breach

Greater Manchester Police hunts Callum Baines, also known as Carl Price, over a sex offenders’ register breach, burglary and assault. Call GMP or Crimestoppers.

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Man in his 40s dies after motorbike crash with van as police issue appeal ift.tt/jkFw56B
Man in his 40s dies after motorbike crash with van as police issue appeal

Man in his 40s dies after motorbike crash with van as police issue appeal

Wigan Lane crash: man in his 40s dies after motorbike hits van on October 27. Greater Manchester Police appeals for witnesses, CCTV and dashcam footage.

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Astley & Tyldesley finish second in league finale and third in awards category ift.tt/1C5qFDm
Astley & Tyldesley finish second in league finale and third in awards category

Astley & Tyldesley finish second in league finale and third in awards category

ASTLEY & Tyldesley rounded off the 2026 cycle speedway racing season with a fine second place in the final round of the Northern Fours League

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Police close road in Wigan borough after collision ift.tt/ecfjKHn
Police close road in Wigan borough after collision

Police close road in Wigan borough after collision

A MAIN road in Wigan has been closed in both directions following a crash.

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Driver jailed after M6 and M56 police chase ended in roundabout crash ift.tt/G6ECBJQ
Driver jailed after M6 and M56 police chase ended in roundabout crash

Driver jailed after M6 and M56 police chase ended in roundabout crash

Hai Nguyen jailed for 12 months after dangerous M6 and M56 police chase ended in roundabout crash; uninsured driver also banned for two years in Cheshire.

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Tyldesley pub welcomes customers back with a brand-new menu ift.tt/7YDZh52
Tyldesley pub welcomes customers back with a brand-new menu

Tyldesley pub welcomes customers back with a brand-new menu

A PUB in Tyldesley has reopened with a new drinks range, new food menu, and new faces.

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Watch: Police share footage of moment paedophile arrested for 'horrific' crimes ift.tt/EywZCU0
Watch: Police share footage of moment paedophile arrested for 'horrific' crimes

Watch: Police share footage of moment paedophile arrested for 'horrific' crimes

POLICE have shared footage of the moment they arrested a paedophile from Leigh.

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Leigh Leopards duo named in PNG World Cup side to face England ift.tt/Pw7JIEY
Leigh Leopards duo named in PNG World Cup side to face England

Leigh Leopards duo named in PNG World Cup side to face England

EDWIN Ipape will look to evoke memories from seven years ago on Friday

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Refurbished trains to be introduced in north west in £25million investment ift.tt/rASMfqI
Refurbished trains to be introduced in north west in £25million investment

Refurbished trains to be introduced in north west in £25million investment

Northern's £25m upgrade brings 37 refurbished Class 350 trains to the north west from early 2028, replacing Class 323s with air conditioning and power points.

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List of venues given five star Food Hygiene Rating ift.tt/eYgZfoM
List of venues given five star Food Hygiene Rating

List of venues given five star Food Hygiene Rating

A number of businesses and organisations have been recognised for maintaining excellent food safety standards after achieving the highest possible food hygiene rating.

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