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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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Mum left baffled by 'unusual' question five-year-old son asked her after school leighjournal.co.uk/news/2667…
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Three rushed to hospital as police issue update on M6 crash involving car and van leighjournal.co.uk/news/2667…

Three rushed to hospital as police issue update on M6 crash involving car and van

Three people were taken to hospital after a van and car crash on the M6 at Warrington’s Lymm Interchange, causing motorway closures and delays on October 27.

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46-year-old man charged after series of drug searches by police leighjournal.co.uk/news/2667…

46-year-old man charged after series of drug searches by police

Leigh man Sean Jackson, 46, charged with possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply and a Class B drug after stop searches in Siddow Common.

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England squad for PNG named with two changes in the starting line-up leighjournal.co.uk/sport/266…

England squad for PNG named with two changes in the starting line-up

THE side named for England's final group game in the Rugby League World Cup squad shows two changes to the starting line-up

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M6 closed in both directions following crash, causing severe delays ift.tt/0ezcyrh
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Wigan Council spent just 0.6% of children’s budget on disabled children ift.tt/l71tpBF

Wigan Council spent just 0.6 of children’s budget on disabled children

Wigan Council spent 0.6 of its children’s services budget on disabled children in 2024/25, ranking among England’s 10 lowest, report by Children’s Commissioner finds.

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Biggest crowd of season at windswept LSV witnesses late drama in Manchester 'derby' ift.tt/sSGnrd6

Biggest crowd of season at windswept LSV witnesses late drama in Manchester 'derby'

WINDSWEPT Leigh Sports Village attracted its biggest attendance of the 2026/27 Women’s Super League season so far on Sunday

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Driver banned for six months after being caught without a licence on Bolton road ift.tt/PkczoLR

Driver banned for six months after being caught without a licence on Bolton road

Larissa Marie Vyas, of Hindley Green, was banned from driving for six months after driving without a licence in Blackrod and fined £40.

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Less than half of borough's teenagers received routine polio jab ift.tt/4CZUwgk

Less than half of borough's teenagers received routine polio jab

New figures show Wigan teenage tetanus, diphtheria and polio booster uptake was 40.9 in 2024/25, sixth-lowest in England, versus 71.7 nationally.

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Man dies after car crashes into parked vehicle - police issue appeal ift.tt/G96xJTS

Man dies after car crashes into parked vehicle - police issue appeal

A man in his 60s has died following a collision in Worsley.

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A slow burner if ever there was one @ACFC1916 @lichfieldcityfc leighjournal.co.uk/sport/266…

Late gilt-edged chances missed in Atherton Colls' visit to bottom side Lichfield City

FOOTBALL fans the world over will be hauntingly familiar with particular matches being a slow burner

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Late gilt-edged chances missed in Atherton Colls' visit to bottom side Lichfield City ift.tt/LPUY0jc

Late gilt-edged chances missed in Atherton Colls' visit to bottom side Lichfield City

FOOTBALL fans the world over will be hauntingly familiar with particular matches being a slow burner

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Ryanair flight declares emergency before landing at Manchester Airport ift.tt/AOTohXy

Ryanair flight declares emergency before landing at Manchester Airport

A RYANAIR flight from Spain declared an emergency shortly before landing at Manchester Airport after a passenger became unwell.

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Around 200 homes without power as residents face two-day wait for electricity ift.tt/XP64aSY

Around 200 homes without power as residents face two-day wait for electricity

Around 200 Wigan homes are without power after tree damage; an emergency rest centre opens at Ashton Leisure Centre, with repairs due by Tuesday October 27.

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