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Punk's Not Dead: new documentary celebrates 50 years of rebellion at Leigh Film Factory

Leigh Film Factory is to screen a new film celebrating 50 years of punk rock music

10 June 2026
Cheshire Live

Plans for a new 'world-class' Leighton Hospital get go-ahead

The new state-of-the-art hospital will ‘secure the future of healthcare provision at Leighton for decades to come’

10 June 2026
Wigan Today

Wigan and Leigh College celebrates a successful Ofsted inspection of initial teacher education provision

Ofsted inspectors have praised teacher training provision at Wigan and Leigh College after their most recent visit

9 June 2026
Wigan Today

Leigh book-keeper awaits her punishment after stealing from Haydock Park Golf Club

A Leigh woman has been found guilty of taking thousands of pounds from a golf club by abusing her position as a book-keeper.

5 June 2026
Wigan Today

A bricklaying apprentice is celebrating winning a top award at Wigan and Leigh College

Delight as a bricklaying apprentice scoops an award at Wigan and Leigh College.

5 June 2026
Cheshire Live

Plans for new Leighton Hospital recommended for approval

Councillors will decide on the plans next week

2 June 2026
Wigan Today

Young creatives team up with chart-topping band Lottery Winners to release Song for Leigh

Chart-topping band Lottery Winners joined forces with creative young people to help them produce their own song.

1 June 2026
Wigan Today

Lisa Nandy MP: Wigan and Leigh College chosen in once-in-a-generation reforms to give more access to education

Wigan MP Lisa Nandy looks at new funding available for students.

1 June 2026
Liverpool Echo

Merseyside couple's Tenerife wedding dream turns into 'nightmare' after devastating' email

Kayleigh Billington and Phil Golding have been planning their magical big day on the Spanish Island for three years before a sudden message changed everything

31 May 2026
Wigan Today

Celebrations as women's business networking group Fubhub Leigh marks its first anniversary

Fubhub Leigh has celebrated its first anniversary, having welcomed more than 300 women in the past 12 months.

29 May 2026
Wigan Today

Jo Platt MP: The politics of populist algorithms ahead of the Makerfield by-election

Leigh and Atherton MP Jo Platt considers how political candidates are chosen ahead of the Makerfield by-election.

29 May 2026
Wigan Today

Leigh business owners hit with heavy fines after attempts to conceal illicit vapes and cigarettes

Two business owners in Wigan borough have been convicted after hundreds of illicit vapes and cigarettes were seized from their property.

29 May 2026
Wigan Today

A Leigh-Based film director is set to shoot new short film in Norway

A prize-winning film director from Leigh is on his way to Norway this weekend for a spectacular shoot.

27 May 2026
Wigan Today

Billy Ocean and Lottery Winners take to the stage at Leigh Sports Village this weekend

Thousands of music fans will descend on the borough this weekend for two concerts at Leigh Sports Village.

27 May 2026
Wigan Today

A Leigh DIY shop will close this weekend after 65 years of business

A DIY shop which opened 65 years ago will serve its final customers this weekend.

27 May 2026
Wigan Today

The Prodigal Son returns home to Norley Hall from Leigh!

Norley have completed the re-signing of Charlie Benson from Leigh Cricket Club.

26 May 2026
Wigan Today

A Leigh scout group has installed dog waste bag dispensers at Lilford Park in a community project

Cubs have been helping to keep a Leigh park tidy in a community challenge.

25 May 2026
Wigan Today

A supermarket conversion plan for a Leigh cash-and-carry warehouse has been approved

Plans to convert a Leigh cash-and-carry warehouse into a supermarket have been approved.

25 May 2026
Manchester Evening News

Jeremy Clarkson's Farm-Fest traders leave early as some brand it a 'shambles'

The three-day festival is taking place across 300 acres at Stoneleigh Park, in Warwickshire, and has been billed as a celebration of the skills and produce of British farmers

25 May 2026
Wigan Today

The RSPCA came to the rescue of a duck stuck down a narrow pipe at water treatment works in Leigh

A duck trapped down a long pipe at a water treatment works has been rescued by the RSPCA.

21 May 2026

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