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Posted 1 day ago.
UPDATED: Found
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Posted 6 days ago.
UPDATE: from @GMPAtherton
@athertononline The lady has been found safe and well, thanks
So all good. Thanks for sharing everyone.
Missing 78yr old #Atherton poss wearing purple rain jacket, grey or black trou...
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Posted 7 days ago.
Tickets are now available for our next show Honk! Which starts on Wed 12th June - Saturday 15th June 2013 at Formby Hall Atherton starting at 7:30pm.
This is a show for all the family. Tickets are priced at £7 Adult...
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Posted 11 days ago.
Mark Grogan, headteacher at St. George's Central and lead teacher for ATSA (Atherton and Tyldesley Sports Association) writes:
I just thought I would let you know about the most recent ATSA event, this was the gi...
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Posted 12 days ago.
@GMPAtherton will be answering questions tweeted at them between 5 and 6:30 tonight. Just use the hashtag #askatherton
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Posted 12 days ago.
The market is happening on 15th June 2013 from 10.a.m till 4.pm.
If anyone would like a stall there are only a few left but they are £15 all inside Marquees. The tables are 6' x 2' and chairs are provided if ...
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Posted 17 days ago.
The owner of an Atherton café is calling on employers to take advantage of a £2,275 wage incentive - available to those who take on an unemployed young person – after her own business benefited from the cash.
Susan H...
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Posted 18 days ago.
Today's the day! Go down and enjoy the fun!
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Posted 21 days ago.
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Posted 23 days ago.
Belong Villages, the operator behind the town’s Belong Atherton care village on Mealhouse Lane, is backing the award winning garden designer, Carolyn Hardern, at this year’s RHS Tatton Flower Show (25-28 July 2013) to...
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Posted 25 days ago.
Atherton Village club Pink Charity Night - Sat 4th May 2013 8pm
We are proud to announce that we have an AMAZING live band lined up for this SATURDAY 4th May that have toured the UK and are playing at the VIllage Clu...
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Posted 29 days ago.
News and Events
Halifax Volunteers
Our big news this month is that we’re currently working with Halifax to assist with their employer
supported volunteering programme. The programme allows their staff to give back ...
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Posted 30 days ago.
Tuesday 23rd April 2013 was a fantastic day for the staff and pupils of St. George's School in Atherton and St. George's Central in Tyldesley as both schools hosted a joint celebration in honour of St. George&...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Do you or your group have something they want to show off? Then Atherton Carnival is the place to do it.
Taking place this year on Sunday 23rd June we are asking for musicians, singers, stilt walkers, face painters, ...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
This Saturday (27th April) there will be a fundraising night at the Jubilee Hall raising funds to help towards this years carnival, featuring the group 'REUNION'.
Tickets are £5, please contact Brian Seddon...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Yes its back! Atherton Carnival will once again take place and we want you all to come along and make sure this is the best one yet.
This year 3 main bands will be leading the way of the parade - Bolton Caladonian Pi...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Do you need support? Use Direct Payments? A Personal Budget? Or want help to change providers?
Are you from Atherton take a look at
Just BU C.I.C
We are a local provider with 25 years experience of Day Services in ...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Keep trying to add my comments to this site on ipad and browser by signing in with disqus but it's just giving hassle by keep asking for the sign-in or showing the grinding gears thing on the ipad.I dont want to u...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Looks like Tesco may have pulled out of the planned supermarket at Howe Bridge Mills. Great. Now we have a wrecked mill with half the insides out. What's going to happen to it? Any local dignitaries know?
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Posted about 1 month ago.
The winning Team - Hindsford CE.
Mark Grogan, headteacher at St. George's Central and lead teacher for ATSA (Atherton and Tyldesley Sports Association) writes:
I just thought I would let you know about our most ...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Digits Nail Room is a home based nail salon. All treatments carried out are to a high standard and the products I use are NSI a very highly recommended product and well know within the industry. I am able to keep my t...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
It's got into the charts. Is it a fact that a lot of folk hated her !
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Just stumbled upon this page on the Wigan MBC website, which contains some interesting statistics (oxymoron?) about Atherton.
WISDOM (Wigan's Information System of Dynamic Online Maps) is a Local Information Sy...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Fashion show - 20th May @ 7pm! All welcome. Next, Dorothy Perkins etc... On sale at affordable prices! Tickets £3 from the school!
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Jumble Sale at Saint Richard's Primary School, Flapper Fold Lane! 20th April, 11-2! All welcome. Donations for the Sale welcome at the school!
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Posted about 1 month ago.
I slightly changed the look of the mobile site and was wondering if anyone had, or could point me in the right direction of, good photos of Atherton. Old, new, be it landscapes, events... anything really.
My plan is ...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Rock and soul covers.
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Anyone know where a small group of people can meet on Tuesday lunchtime in a room where they can make a drink or drinks are available. Location and cost please. Atherton area.
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Posted about 1 month ago.
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Press release
Save Bolton NHS campaign have organised a public meeting on Saturday 6th April 1pm Lecture Theatre, Central libraray, Bolton.
500 jobs are to go at Bolton hospital and community health services. £38 mi...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
This is your first call for Tuesday nights derby between the towns two NWCFL sides. Both teams have been in good form, with Colls still pushing for a promotion place. Get down to Crilly Park and support your local tea...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Black Russian Roulette!
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Posted about 1 month ago.
It's handy to have the ability to attach a file to your card (for example, could be a petition written in Microsoft word format), and now you can upload multiple files.
I've uploaded some files and attached...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
An appeal to local businesses for auction or raffle donations. All proceeds from the event will support Jade's family at this difficult time. For further details vinniesquires@btinternet.com
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Posted about 1 month ago.
via mail online
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Only just seen this site. What an excellent idea.
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Posted about 1 month ago.
All you have to do to comment on a card is connect your facebook / twitter account or sign up for a disqus account.
You only ever have to do this once. It takes less than 5 seconds
When you click in the comment box ...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
The new season is just around the corner and Atherton Cricket Club are on the look out for new players of all abilities for all their junior teams.
They currently run 5 junior sides ranging from Under 9's to Unde...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Tomorrow night at Alder House, the towns promotion chasers take on Rochdale Town. Kick off is at 19:45. Come down and cheer on your local football team.
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Posted about 1 month ago.
via Leigh Reporter
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Police have confirmed the identity of the 14-year-old girl who was found dead in a house in Atherton.
Although formal identification has yet to take place due to the ongoing investigation, police can confirm that the...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Now after this tragedy happened on chauser grove the police might listen? Take our reports seriously of dogs running about free in hag fold! Several nice people and their dogs have been attacked by strays. Things ha...
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Posted about 1 month ago.
Teenager Jade Anderson who was found dead in a house on Chaucer Grove. Police also found five dogs decribed as "aggressive and out of control". Four have been destroyed. Photo: Facebook
UPDATE 17:55: News...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Just stumbled on this old article from Atherton Online, April 2010. The pictures weren't working though so posting them again here.
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Posted 2 months ago.
We are a small firm of Accountants based in Atherton that specialise in helping small businesses. We aim to act as a business friend who can be called upon when needed. We like to think that because of our relatively ...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Police are appealing for the public's help in tracing the next of kin of a
Leigh man.
Terrence O'Neill, aged 69, of Railway Road, Leigh, died on 19 March 2013
There are no suspicious circumstances surroundin...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Save Bolton NHS campaign have organised a public meeting on Saturday 6th
April 1pm Lecture Theatre, Central libraray, Bolton.
500 jobs are to go at Bolton hospital and community health services. £38
million to be &qu...
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Posted 2 months ago.
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Posted 2 months ago.
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Posted 2 months ago.
Follow us on Twitter @StRichardsSFG and have a look at the webpage for all details of future events!
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Posted 2 months ago.
Jumble sale to be held in the school hall on Saturday 20th April. 11am-2pm. All welcome. Free admission.
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Posted 2 months ago.
Summer fayre to be held on Sat 22nd June, from 1 till 4. Would anyone be interested in running a stall? £20.
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Posted 2 months ago.
A Wigan man who heard a bang at the front of his house was shocked to find a petrol bomb had been set off in his lounge.
At about 10.20pm on Monday 18 March 2013, the 54-year-old man was at home on Mount View, Lower ...
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Posted 2 months ago.
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Posted 2 months ago.
Photo: Julian Evans presents General Managers, Mel Saywell, Belong Crewe, and Janine Curwell, Belong Macclesfield, and Operations Director, Tracy Paine with award
North West care provider, Belong Villages, has won th...
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Posted 2 months ago.
I've just been trying to update who Atherton Online follows on twitter, and would like to get together a list of all the local twitter accounts we can follow.
An obvious one @GMPatherton which is excellent. I...
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Posted 2 months ago.
I've moved the old site over to old.athertononline so if you ever want to dig through the archives that's where to go.
All the comments are currently missing but I'll work on getting those back up sometim...
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Posted 2 months ago.
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Posted 2 months ago.
When viewing the site on a non-mobile device, for quick cards, the compose box on the front page is fine, but sometimes you want to post something that's a bit more detailed. For this there's Focus Mode.
Wh...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Does anyone know when development of this site will start and have an idea of plans or where to finds plans?
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Posted 2 months ago.
via Leigh Reporter
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Posted 2 months ago.
Anyone know which supermarket is going to be built on the site of Howe Bridge Mills?
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Posted 2 months ago.
If you choose to attach an image to your card, it'll ask if you want to take a picture.
I may be in the pub....
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Posted 2 months ago.
Leigh Spiritualist Church , wn7 Leigh.
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Posted 2 months ago.
WELL WE BE TAKING THE ROOF OFF The Avenue ON SAT NIGHT WITH Blood Brothers (Iron Maiden Tribute) COME AND RAISE A GLASS R.I.P.
RealXS Iron Maiden Weekend, Steve Harris 57th Birthday, RIP Clive Burr. think the stars h...
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Posted 2 months ago.
It's a sad day when our country has more and more food banks opening to help local communities feed themselves, but for those in need, its a big blessing. Please donate what you can to the local supermarkets in At...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Please beware there are two young lads scouting houses around Woodside view and the surrounding houses. Our neighbours were kindly burglared last Thursday around tea time and the suspects were seen one afternoon aroun...
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Posted 2 months ago.
The new Atherton Online works, and looks good on any device, so no more squinting at the screen or zooming in on different sections!
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Posted 2 months ago.
Because we added the published option on the focus mode cards, the existing cards are all out of order! Sorry about that, but all cards will be in the right order from this point on, as and when they get posted.
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Posted 2 months ago.
Police are appealing for the public's help to trace the next of kin of an Atherton man.
Robert Osbourne, 75, of Devonshire Road, Atherton, died on 14 January 2013. There are no suspicious circumstances surroundi...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Police are warning drug users of a possible contaminated quantity of illegal drugs after two deaths in days.
On Monday 21 January 2013, police were called to Wigan Infirmary following the death of a 28-year-old man. ...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Two people have been arrested after two men died from taking potentially contaminated drugs in Wigan.
On Monday 21 January 2013, police were called to Wigan Infirmary following the death of a 28-year-old man. He was ...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Police have issued an efit after a man tried to grab a woman and pull her into the back of a van in Wigan.
The 21-year-old woman was walking on Bryn Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield at around 4.30am on Sunday 28 October 20...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Wigan Council:
Our gritters are ready and will be out treating the roads within the next 30 minutes.
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Posted 2 months ago.
The Ellesmere Suite in Leigh (Masonic Hall) is playing host to it's first Comedy Night (Ran by Gift of the Gag Comedy) on Sat 2nd Feb.
It's only £5 on the door to see three fabulous newcomers to the comedy cir...
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Posted 2 months ago.
The Bent and Bongs Charitable Trust, in association with CAMRA, present the 24th Bent and Bongs Beer Bash, January 31 - February 2, 2013.
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Posted 2 months ago.
Just the job: The two events will be held at Leigh Sports Village on Friday 8th of February and at the DW Stadium in Wigan on Friday 15th of March.
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Posted 2 months ago.
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS FT (WWL) is delighted to receive additional funding which will further improve our Maternity Unit at Wigan Infirmary. It will also allow us to give a better birthing experience for w...
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Posted 2 months ago.
2nd February-16th March 2013
Light and Line brings together new work by Polly Binns and Anne Morrell, two leading figures in the field of art textiles, in an exhibition which showcases their dedication to stitch and ...
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Posted 2 months ago.
An 85-year-old woman was pushed to the ground during a robbery in Wigan.
At 10.10am on Thursday 7 February 2013, the victim was walking on Elizabeth Street, Atherton when a man approached her from behind.
She was pu...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Today is the day of the 'Careers advice, a chance to try out trades and real jobs' event at Leigh Sports village.
If you're out of work might be worth a look!
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Posted 2 months ago.
Tomorrow afternoon sees Colls carry on in their promotion push. A local derby, which always proves to be a fantastic match between two sides who give their all.
It would be great to see you down at Alder House tomorr...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Locally made greeting cards made to your own personal requirement.
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Posted 2 months ago.
Ath town f c we have teams from 5 year olds up to vets , 26 teams currently playing sat and Sunday's , we are based behind Howe bridge sports centre . Any junior or senior who wants to get involved please contact...
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Posted 2 months ago.
“I would urge anyone in Wigan Borough who has not yet registered for the scheme to sign up for the next round now. There is no commitment to take up the new tariff when it is agreed in April, but the more people we h...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Delicious, fresh baked, hand decorated cupcakes made to order.
alison@lifeofreillycupcakes.co.uk
www.lifeofreillycupcakes.co.uk
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Posted 2 months ago.
As the Atherton Village Club is in the heart of the community Every TUESDAY we have a night called Tommy's supper night. Come down and get yourself a drink and get your supper FREE. There is also darts and dominos...
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Posted 2 months ago.
THE VILLAGE VALENTINE PARTY
Come down and celebrate valentines with a great Party. There will be a Disco, Karaoke, cheap drinks and live artists on the newly refurbished stage. There is also a FREE buffet and selecte...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Police have issued an image of a man wanted in connection with a sexual assault in Leigh.
It happened at about 12.30am on Sunday 20 January 2013 when the 27-year-old victim was walking down Ledbury Street.
As she w...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Police have issued an image of a man whose identity remains unknown.
The man’s body was discovered on waste ground on Westwood Park Drive, Wigan, on 15 January 2013.
There were no suspicious circumstances discovere...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed and left for dead in Hindley.
It happened shortly after 9.55am on Sunday 17 February 2013 when a 59-year-old man was walking out the front door of an addres...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Trish Linke
If anyone is new to this group and has not had clinical screening at an HHT treatment center, please watch this video http://video.hht.org/
Patient Education Liaison hhtinfo@hht.org
More Than a Nosebleed...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Police have made an arrest after a man was stabbed and left for dead in Hindley.
At about 9.55am on Sunday 17 February 2013, the 59-year-old victim was just leaving a relative's home on Worcester Avenue when he w...
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Posted 2 months ago.
A man is in a critical condition after a collision in Atherton.
At around 12.15pm, a red Honda motorbike was travelling along Leigh Road in Atherton away from the town centre when there was a collision with a silver ...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Two people have now been arrested after a man was stabbed and left for dead in Hindley.
At about 9.55am on Sunday 17 February 2013, the 59-year-old victim was just leaving a relative's home on Worcester Avenue w...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Two people have been charged after a man was stabbed in Hindley.
Lee James Henry Daniels (born 23/08/1986), of Castleway, Hindley, Wigan, and Kieran David Wright (born 10/03/1986), of Castleway, Hindley, Wigan, are b...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Atherton Community School (ACS) will have the benefit of an extra member of staff for the next seven months, with an educationalist from the United States providing expertise in project-based learning, a new approach ...
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Posted 2 months ago.
Police are appealing for the public's help after a man suffered a life-threatening head injury in Wigan.
Andrew Ainsworth, 45, was admitted to the Bolton Royal Infirmary shortly after 2pm on Tuesday 5 March 2013 ...
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Posted 2 months ago.
So, our plan is, at the minute... to make the message board the main Atherton Online site and move the current Atherton Online to a different web address. Something like old.athertononline.co.uk. I think this makes mo...
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