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Budget Minimum Wage rise - how much workers could get paid from April ift.tt/ME0aH7O

Budget Minimum Wage rise - how much workers could get paid from April

The Chancellor is expected to announce new minimum wage rates in the Budget. Find out how much younger workers and those aged 21 and over could earn.

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First look inside Jet2’s brand new business class aircraft ift.tt/bvWPd1l

First look inside Jet2’s brand new business class aircraft

JET2 has unveiled its first aircraft in a dedicated business class configuration.

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Police hunt wanted man over sex offenders register breach ift.tt/7H6TaVm

Police hunt wanted man over sex offenders register breach

Greater Manchester Police hunts Callum Baines, also known as Carl Price, over a sex offenders’ register breach, burglary and assault. Call GMP or Crimestoppers.

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Man in his 40s dies after motorbike crash with van as police issue appeal ift.tt/jkFw56B

Man in his 40s dies after motorbike crash with van as police issue appeal

Wigan Lane crash: man in his 40s dies after motorbike hits van on October 27. Greater Manchester Police appeals for witnesses, CCTV and dashcam footage.

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Astley & Tyldesley finish second in league finale and third in awards category ift.tt/1C5qFDm

Astley & Tyldesley finish second in league finale and third in awards category

ASTLEY & Tyldesley rounded off the 2026 cycle speedway racing season with a fine second place in the final round of the Northern Fours League

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Police close road in Wigan borough after collision ift.tt/ecfjKHn

Police close road in Wigan borough after collision

A MAIN road in Wigan has been closed in both directions following a crash.

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Driver jailed after M6 and M56 police chase ended in roundabout crash ift.tt/G6ECBJQ

Driver jailed after M6 and M56 police chase ended in roundabout crash

Hai Nguyen jailed for 12 months after dangerous M6 and M56 police chase ended in roundabout crash; uninsured driver also banned for two years in Cheshire.

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Tyldesley pub welcomes customers back with a brand-new menu ift.tt/7YDZh52

Tyldesley pub welcomes customers back with a brand-new menu

A PUB in Tyldesley has reopened with a new drinks range, new food menu, and new faces.

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Watch: Police share footage of moment paedophile arrested for 'horrific' crimes ift.tt/EywZCU0

Watch: Police share footage of moment paedophile arrested for 'horrific' crimes

POLICE have shared footage of the moment they arrested a paedophile from Leigh.

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Leigh Leopards duo named in PNG World Cup side to face England ift.tt/Pw7JIEY

Leigh Leopards duo named in PNG World Cup side to face England

EDWIN Ipape will look to evoke memories from seven years ago on Friday

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Refurbished trains to be introduced in north west in £25million investment ift.tt/rASMfqI

Refurbished trains to be introduced in north west in £25million investment

Northern's £25m upgrade brings 37 refurbished Class 350 trains to the north west from early 2028, replacing Class 323s with air conditioning and power points.

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List of venues given five star Food Hygiene Rating ift.tt/eYgZfoM

List of venues given five star Food Hygiene Rating

A number of businesses and organisations have been recognised for maintaining excellent food safety standards after achieving the highest possible food hygiene rating.

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Mum left baffled by 'unusual' question five-year-old son asked her after school leighjournal.co.uk/news/2667…
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Three rushed to hospital as police issue update on M6 crash involving car and van leighjournal.co.uk/news/2667…

Three rushed to hospital as police issue update on M6 crash involving car and van

Three people were taken to hospital after a van and car crash on the M6 at Warrington’s Lymm Interchange, causing motorway closures and delays on October 27.

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46-year-old man charged after series of drug searches by police leighjournal.co.uk/news/2667…

46-year-old man charged after series of drug searches by police

Leigh man Sean Jackson, 46, charged with possessing Class A drugs with intent to supply and a Class B drug after stop searches in Siddow Common.

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England squad for PNG named with two changes in the starting line-up leighjournal.co.uk/sport/266…

England squad for PNG named with two changes in the starting line-up

THE side named for England's final group game in the Rugby League World Cup squad shows two changes to the starting line-up

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M6 closed in both directions following crash, causing severe delays ift.tt/0ezcyrh
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Wigan Council spent just 0.6% of children’s budget on disabled children ift.tt/l71tpBF

Wigan Council spent just 0.6 of children’s budget on disabled children

Wigan Council spent 0.6 of its children’s services budget on disabled children in 2024/25, ranking among England’s 10 lowest, report by Children’s Commissioner finds.

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Biggest crowd of season at windswept LSV witnesses late drama in Manchester 'derby' ift.tt/sSGnrd6

Biggest crowd of season at windswept LSV witnesses late drama in Manchester 'derby'

WINDSWEPT Leigh Sports Village attracted its biggest attendance of the 2026/27 Women’s Super League season so far on Sunday

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Driver banned for six months after being caught without a licence on Bolton road ift.tt/PkczoLR

Driver banned for six months after being caught without a licence on Bolton road

Larissa Marie Vyas, of Hindley Green, was banned from driving for six months after driving without a licence in Blackrod and fined £40.

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