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Residents wake up to blankets of snow across Leigh and Atherton
1 day ago · READ > New head of people appointed at care village operator. Snowy scenes at Atherton Park this morning (Image: Mark Roberts) Across the wider region, Manchester and Liverpool John Lennon Airport both closed their runways on Sunday morning due to heavy snow. Manchester said its teams are working to clear them “as quickly as possible” but had been hampered by “heavy snow” around 7am.
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Starmer: More patients to be treated privately in bid to slash NHS ...
20 hours ago · More patients will be sent for treatment in private hospitals under Government plans to slash the NHS waiting list, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Prime Minister used a speech to pledge “better use” of capacity in the private sector, with the NHS told it must actively tell patients when they can ...
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Police give update after man rushed to hospital after crash in Leigh
Woman given another chance at life as liver transplant is a success ...
22 hours ago · Bianca Perea, a 32-year-old trainee lawyer, was given the surgery in the hope it could offer a potential cure for her deadly disease. The procedure has been a huge success and together with other treatments such as targeted drug therapy, chemotherapy and surgery, Ms Perea she now has no signs of cancer anywhere in her body.
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'Superstar' residents deliver skips and pump water from homes affected by flooding
Countdown to Christmas as Leigh's festive festival announced
Oct 16, 2024 · READ > More than 100 new 'park and ride' spaces to be installed along guided busway. Many children, families, and community groups helped to lead last year's lantern parade (Image: Wigan Council) The Light Up Leigh parade has been curated by The Turnpike Gallery, community dance company WigLe Dance, and Down to Earth, part of the Creative People and Places Programme, funded by the National ...
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Leigh: Renovation close to completion for former Bar Quaye building
Oct 24, 2024 · The building's renovation has been ongoing for around 12 months (Image: Leigh Journal) Paul Preston, founder of BARE Capital, said: "The investment from the local authority [in securing the Levelling Up funding] definitely lit a bit of a spark for us. "Things like this prompts investment from private companies because we have confidence that our investment is backed up by government funding ...