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    CLICK ON THE HIGHLIGHTED NAMES FOR INFO ON BANDS Thursday 26th August It's Vice at Bliss tonight. A new night with drink offers galore and...well...I'll let the Facebook post inform you... "You know all the songs your not ...
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    CLICK ON THE HIGHLIGHTED NAMES FOR INFO ON BANDS Tuesday 10th August Free Jukebox and Pool all day - George VI Quiz Night - George VI - 9pm Morris Dancing at Fever Nightclub.  All girls welcome to come and join - 6pmComedy night at ...
  • Wanted - Paul Warburton - Wigan

    Police are hunting a man who is wanted on recall to prison.  Paul Craig Warburton (born 17/12/1989) was released from prison on licence on 30 July 2010, having served 33 months for burglary. However, he has breached the terms of his licence and is cu...
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    CLICK ON THE HIGHLIGHTED NAMES FOR INFO ON BANDS Tuesday 3rd August Free Jukebox and Pool all day - George VI Quiz Night - George VI - 9pm Morris Dancing at Fever Nightclub.  All girls welcome to come and join - 6pmComedy night ...
  • Mossley Common man jailed for owning extreme pornography

    A man who kept movies depicting extreme pornography has been jailed. Darren Toone (born 03/11/1969) of Tybyrne Close, Mossley Common, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing at Liverpool Crown Court to two counts of possession of indecent images of children...
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    CLICK ON THE HIGHLIGHTED NAMES FOR INFO ON BANDS Tuesday 27th July Free Jukebox and Pool all day - George VI Quiz Night - George VI - 9pm Morris Dancing at Fever Nightclub.  All girls welcome to come and join - 6pmComedy night at Th...
  • Summer clampdown targets burglars, robbers and thieves

    A recent clampdown on burglars, robbers and thieves has resulted in Greater Manchester Police’s Wigan Division arresting 74 offenders. As part of Operation Storm, this latest crackdown involved officers carrying out 17 search warrants, resulting in ar...
  • Armed robbery at Atherton's Santander bank

    Armed robbers stole cash during a robbery in Atherton.  At about 11.50pm on Tuesday 27 July 2010, two men smashed their way into the Santander bank on Market Place, Atherton, where security staff were filling cash machines.  The pair, who were armed w...
  • Bank Holiday Bingo & Auction - Organised by Hag Fold Morris Dancers

    The Hag Fold Morris Dancers have an evening of bingo and auctions coming up on the Sun 29th August, to raise funds to keep their morris bus going! A well worthwhile cause! See the poster after the 'Read More' for details...         ...
  • Spirit of the Experience - Sat 31st July

    Spirit of the Experience return to Atherton on Saturday 31st July with a gig at Old Isaac's. The first set will be late 60's blues/rock classics from Cream, Rory Gallagher, The Who and others.  The second set will be pure Jimi Hendrix. See yo...
  • Crime rate falls in Wigan

    Crime across Wigan fell by 9.4 per cent between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2010 meaning 2340 fewer people were victims of crime compared to 2008-2009 when crime reduced by 8.4 per cent. Statistics show robberies have reduced by 23.1 per cent, burglaries b...
  • Nowt2Do? Celebrates recognition given by the 2012 Olyimpic games open weekend

    Local community scheme Nowt2Do? has been recognised as an outstanding project by the 2012 Olympic Games Open Weekend.    To celebrate this achievement Nowt2Do? dancers will perform in a dance showcase in Leigh town centre on Saturday 24 July 2010 at 1p...
  • Man jailed indefinitely for killing Lynda Hankey

    A car thief who knocked down a mother as he tried to steal her car has been jailed indefinitely. Shaun David James Higgins (born 17/3/86) of Church Street, Leigh, was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence for public protection at Liverpool Crown Court...
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    CLICK ON THE HIGHLIGHTED NAMES FOR INFO ON BANDS Tuesday 20th July Free Jukebox and Pool all day - George VI Quiz Night - George VI - 9pm Morris Dancing at Fever Nightclub.  All girls welcome to come and join - 6pmComedy night at Th...
  • Crack house closed by police in Atherton

    Officers from Greater Manchester Police have served a closure order on a "crack house" in Atherton. After receiving information provided by the local community, a file of evidence was laid before Wigan Magistrates' Court on Thursday 8 July 2010. The not...
  • This weeks events

    CLICK ON THE HIGHLIGHTED NAMES FOR INFO ON BANDS   Tuesday 13th July Free Jukebox and Pool all day - George VI Quiz Night - George VI - 9pm Morris Dancing at Fever Nightclub.  All girls welcome to come and join - 6pmComedy nigh...
  • Woman dies in town centre collision - Wigan

    A number of roads have been closed in Wigan town centre following a fatal road traffic collision. At about 9.50am today, Thursday 15 July 2010, a woman in her 70s was on Standishgate when she was in collision with a council Ford Transit van. She suffere...
  • Public meeting Re: "Town Council"

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  • Police and the Council get great result for rogue trading operation

    Police officers and the council have been out working together on the streets to combat rogue trading in the Wigan area.  Rogue trading refers to using untrained or unqualified labour to provide little or shoddy work at inflated prices, usually with lit...
  • Family pay tribute to David Knowles

    The family of a man who died following a traffic collision in Howe Bridge, Leigh, have paid tribute to him. ...
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