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Police explain why plane was circling over Leigh, Astley and Tyldesley
A POLICE plane circled over Leigh, Tyldesley, and Astley as part of a new operation yesterday afternoon. As residents noticed the plane circling the area, information from the flightradar24 tracking website shows that a National Police Air Service
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Acclaimed art exhibition to arrive in Leigh
AN internationally acclaimed exhibition is set to go out on a high as it finishes its tour of UK galleries at its final destination in Leigh. The Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize, widely regarded as the most prestigious open exhibition dedicated
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'Millionaire midwife' still delivering babies a decade on from lottery win
A MIDWIFE who won the lottery is still delivering babies 10 years after becoming a millionaire. Ruth Breen, 45, was on her lunch break in work at the Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan in 2014 when she checked her emails and discovered she
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Nan becomes charity's top fundraiser after auntie's battle with breast cancer
AN Astley grandmother has become a charity's top fundraiser after her auntie's courageous battle with breast cancer. Following her auntie Christine's breast cancer diagnosis in 2006, Karen Fogg was in awe of how she battled with the disease and