A prime development opportunity has emerged on Woodside Parade, Leigh, ahead of plans for four new family homes ...

Thousands of staff absences across south Essex’s hospitals are down to mental health issues facing staff – a freedom of information request ...

A TEENAGER has been left shaken after being “robbed at knifepoint” by two hooded thugs in Leigh. The 18-year-old, who wishes not to be named, was walking up Leigh Steps from the town’s train station ...

A Leigh fighter overcame both a broken rib and dislocated toe to throw opponent after opponent onto the mat as he won gold at the Judo World ...

Peter Hughes, interim CEO of the Ortu Trust, wrote to parents over “significant changes that will take place over the coming months” ...

A MUM-OF-THREE is pleading for help after being left in a small hotel room without a fridge or kitchen with her young children. The mother, 32, was recently granted urgent asylum from the Caribbean ...

Williamson is fit again after a groin injury saw him sit out the entirety of a famous 3-0 away win against India.

The presidential candidate of the conservative coalition that has governed Uruguay for the past five years conceded defeat on ...

But, seven days on from that demoralising setback, the Shrimpers twice fought back from going behind to secure a deserved share of the spoils against a Forest Green Rovers side who started the ...

Make UK said its study found that AI is increasingly being used across manufacturing, with benefits including increased efficiency and productivity. One in four of the 150 companies surveyed said they ...

Cancer Research UK estimates there were nearly 160 cancer cases attributed to smoking diagnosed in the UK every day in 2023.

Rain Newton-Smith will say on Monday that businesses are being forced to ‘compromise on their plans for growth’ after the spending review.