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Boy helped teen killer 'get our stories straight in case we get nicked'
A boy helped a teenage killer “get out stories straight in case we got nicked” after the attacker had stabbed a man to death. Paul Marsh, 49, was stabbed to death by Bolton teenager Jordan Rance, who was 16 at the time, at a flat on Samuel Street
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Concerned residents protest winter fuel cuts outside MP's office
CONCERNED residents protested the decision to axe pensioner's winter fuel payments in Leigh over the weekend. With Chancellor Rachel Reeves announcing plans to cut the winter payments for millions of pensioners last month, the move has proved hugely
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New team launched to help residents quit smoking
A new-look stop smoking team has been launched to help the borough's residents give up cigarettes for good. Officially launched this month, the Be Well Stop Smoking Service offers support to people wanting to quit smoking. The team will be
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Man found unconscious with life-threatening injuries at bus station
A LARGE emergency services presence was witnessed at Leigh bus station over the weekend as a man suffered "life threatening" injuries. At around 11.30pm on Saturday, October 19, a man was found unconscious with life-threatening injuries at the
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Police confirm death of person on railway tracks at Birchwood train station
POLICE have sadly confirmed that a person has died on the railway line in Warrington. Emergency services rushed to Birchwood railway station shortly after 6am this morning, Monday. This followed reports of a casualty on the tracks, with all
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Leigh's St Joseph's Players in fight to save historic hall
ONE of the country’s oldest amateur dramatic societies is appealing for help to save its historic hall. Leigh’s St Joseph’s Players, founded around 1850, has launched a fundraising campaign to rescue their Chapel Street Hall, which has been home