Leigh Observer

Health chiefs’ headway on scourge of bed-blocking

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Police cordon off an area in Swinley

IN PICTURES: When terror came to the streets of Wigan

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Four fire crews tackled the blaze at Hindleys Farm in Atherton

Probe is launched after serious fire at stables

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Mayor says farewell after raising thousands for charities

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Borough's hospitals still axing hundreds of operations

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New mum given the "gift of life" through double transplant

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'Baggo' killer jailed for four years and eight months

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Scott Sharples has been missing since March

Body found in search for missing Wigan dad Scott Sharples

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Wigan And Leigh Magistrates' Court

Leigh's week in court

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Kieron Purtill. Photo: Paul McCarthy

Kieron Purtill appointed Leigh Centurions coach

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The Challenge Cup

Leigh to face Salford in Challenge Cup

Sport
The action at the Commonwealth Games gets underway in the early hours of Thursday morning UK time.

When are Lancashire's athletes in action for Team England at the Commonwealth Games?

Sport
Tom Barkhuizen pursues Sheffield Wednesday's Daniel Pudil in PNE's 1-0 win over the Owls last August

Opening-day Sheffield Wednesday win laid foundations for PNE’s season

Football

Beaumont: I take responsibility for Leigh’s position

Sport

Centurions slide as Baptiste goes home

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Higham resumes playing career

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Wigan Athletic ace looking for Perks!

Football

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Five Years From Now by Paige Toon

Book review: Five Years From Now by Paige Toon

Arts
All About Families by Felicity Brooks and Mar Ferrero

Book review: A sparkling selection of sunshine reads from Usborne

Arts
Poldark: The Angry Tide by Winston Graham

Book review: Poldark: The Angry Tide by Winston Graham

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National Garden Scheme

Beautiful Lancashire gardens available to view via National Garden Scheme

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The Calendar Girls as they are now

Calendar Girls photographer: We’re going to need bigger buns

Opinion
Bickershaw Festival was so muddy it was more reminiscent of the Somme

When snazzy clothing and big haircuts were all the rage in Leigh

Lifestyle

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Images released following the assault

Images released following "nasty assault" at borough train station

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The incident happened at Hindley station

Railway station worker injured in attack by man with baseball bat

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Images of two of the men

Staff threatened in raid at mobile phone shop

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Scott Sharples has been missing since March

Body found in search for missing Wigan dad Scott Sharples

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Wigan And Leigh Magistrates' Court

Leigh's week in court

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Police at the scene of the murder probe in Atherton Road, Hindley

Murder probe launched after man is found dead

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