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News from Leigh area brought to you from Leigh Journal Newspaper and website

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Paw Patrol Live! Heroes Unite is coming to Liverpool in January ift.tt/OVkLCe0
Paw Patrol Live! Heroes Unite is coming to Liverpool in January

Paw Patrol Live! Heroes Unite is coming to Liverpool in January

Paw Patrol Live! Heroes Unite comes to Liverpool’s M&S Bank Arena on January 30 and 31. Family show tickets go on sale November 10 at 11am.

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Leigh Sports Village invites public views on event day parking changes ift.tt/0oLRHZh
Leigh Sports Village invites public views on event day parking changes

Leigh Sports Village invites public views on event day parking changes

Leigh Sports Village will discuss event-day parking, public transport, walking routes and accessibility at a meeting on November 24.

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19 arrested in connection with drugs supply following dawn raids ift.tt/kMHJVD2
19 arrested in connection with drugs supply following dawn raids

19 arrested in connection with drugs supply following dawn raids

NINTEEN people suspected to be involved in the supply of Class A and B drugs across the region have been arrested today following early morning raids.

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Remembrance Sunday parades and services planned across Wigan borough ift.tt/iLcumjS
Remembrance Sunday parades and services planned across Wigan borough

Remembrance Sunday parades and services planned across Wigan borough

Wigan Remembrance Sunday events on November 8: parades and services in Leigh, Tyldesley, Lowton, Hindley, Golborne and Atherton honour those who served.

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Veteran describes impact of fireworks on people with PTSD ift.tt/1q3CkDG
Veteran describes impact of fireworks on people with PTSD

Veteran describes impact of fireworks on people with PTSD

Army veteran Andrew Stafford describes how Bonfire Night bangs and flashes can trigger memories of his past service.

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Ryanair's luggage rule change to affect Manchester Airport passengers from next week ift.tt/1FkfcpL
Ryanair's luggage rule change to affect Manchester Airport passengers from next week

Ryanair's luggage rule change to affect Manchester Airport passengers from next week

Ryanair has confirmed it will alter its luggage rules for passengers at its UK airports, including Manchester.

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Leigh drug dealer jailed after trying to throw Class A drugs into canal ift.tt/zbRZOJr
Leigh drug dealer jailed after trying to throw Class A drugs into canal

Leigh drug dealer jailed after trying to throw Class A drugs into canal

A DRUG dealer who tried to throw a package of Class A drugs into a canal when he spotted police officers has been jailed.

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My six-year-old took on the UK's longest tubing slide and surprised me ift.tt/vQbU2uH
My six-year-old took on the UK's longest tubing slide and surprised me

My six-year-old took on the UK's longest tubing slide and surprised me

As we hurtled down a 165m slide in a giant doughnut ring at Zip World in Manchester's Heaton Park, it quickly became clear which of us was the adrenaline junkie...and it certainly wasn't me.

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New pie shop set for Ashton-in-Makerfield as baking giant plots high street opening ift.tt/xyA1WsK
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Building destroyed in devastating fire to be replaced with taller structure ift.tt/pj6cgZI
Building destroyed in devastating fire to be replaced with taller structure

Building destroyed in devastating fire to be replaced with taller structure

A rebuild is set for an industrial estate hit by a devastating fire earlier this year.

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3 lucky North West postcode wins in today's Postcode Lottery draw ift.tt/2Bln91K
3 lucky North West postcode wins in today's Postcode Lottery draw

3 lucky North West postcode wins in today's Postcode Lottery draw

Residents across the North West are celebrating after landing a prize in the Postcode Lottery daily draw today (November 3).

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Jo Platt MP on paternity pay support for self-employed fathers ift.tt/sqVH4wg
Jo Platt MP on paternity pay support for self-employed fathers

Jo Platt MP on paternity pay support for self-employed fathers

Jo Platt MP explains why extending paternity pay to self-employed fathers could make a difference to families in Leigh and Atherton.

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Wigan town centre retains Purple Flag status for fifth consecutive year ift.tt/Qz8jyhi
Wigan town centre retains Purple Flag status for fifth consecutive year

Wigan town centre retains Purple Flag status for fifth consecutive year

Wigan town centre retains Purple Flag for fifth year, recognising night-time safety, vibrant entertainment and initiatives including Safe Haven and knife amnesty.

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Blue plaque unveiled in tribute to historic Wigan Grammar School ift.tt/aOMRFbK
Blue plaque unveiled in tribute to historic Wigan Grammar School

Blue plaque unveiled in tribute to historic Wigan Grammar School

Former pupils have celebrated the legacy of Wigan Grammar School with a blue plaque at the Thomas Linacre Centre.

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Driver who murdered cyclist and dragged him under car for 2.2km jailed for 25 years ift.tt/4OAzynF
Driver who murdered cyclist and dragged him under car for 2.2km jailed for 25 years

Driver who murdered cyclist and dragged him under car for 2.2km jailed for 25 years

A driver who murdered a cyclist after hitting him with his car and dragging him 2.2km while he was trapped underneath has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years.

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Residents invited to shape plans for 2.5-mile Wigan to Hindley link road ift.tt/sWCwxn6
Residents invited to shape plans for 2.5-mile Wigan to Hindley link road

Residents invited to shape plans for 2.5-mile Wigan to Hindley link road

RESIDENTS are being asked to have their say on plans for a major new link road which could help tackle congestion in Hindley and surrounding areas.

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Atherton Colls hold leaders Bootle to draw after missed penalty and late drama ift.tt/iOQrYVs
Atherton Colls hold leaders Bootle to draw after missed penalty and late drama

Atherton Colls hold leaders Bootle to draw after missed penalty and late drama

ATHERTON Colls ensured Bootle dropped points on their own paddock for the first time this season with a 1-1 draw

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3 lucky North West postcode wins in today's Postcode Lottery draw ift.tt/vocVPD6
3 lucky North West postcode wins in today's Postcode Lottery draw

3 lucky North West postcode wins in today's Postcode Lottery draw

Residents across the North West are celebrating after landing a cash prize in the Postcode Lottery daily draw today (November 2).

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Why the UK government must act to protect trusted local journalism ift.tt/3FMYVUE
Why the UK government must act to protect trusted local journalism

Why the UK government must act to protect trusted local journalism

Journalism Matters highlights Andy Burnham’s call to protect independent and local news, fair digital markets, and journalism’s role in democracy.

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Andy Burnham - 'Journalism is a vital part of our national infrastructure' ift.tt/mrjWVHX
Andy Burnham - 'Journalism is a vital part of our national infrastructure'

Andy Burnham - 'Journalism is a vital part of our national infrastructure'

Prime Minister Andy Burnham explains that with greater local power must come local accountability. And that is why local journalism matters.

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