Leigh Observer

Borough's hospitals still axing hundreds of operations

News
Sara Stiller with her daughter Ellie Amelia and husband David

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

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Nicholas 'Baggo' Sullivan

'Baggo' killer jailed for four years and eight months

Crime
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Body found in search for missing Wigan dad Scott Sharples

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Leigh's week in court

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Staff threatened in raid at mobile phone shop

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Beautiful Lancashire gardens available to view via National Garden Scheme

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The protest is against a move to WWL Solutions

Borough hospital strike set to go ahead following last-minute failed talks

News
Eric Lancaster was one of the dedicated volunteers who helped restore the toilets at Lilford Park

Volunteers resolute over Leigh park vandalism

News

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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
Keiron Cunningham and Derek Beaumont are hunting for a new head coach

Beaumont: I take responsibility for Leigh’s position

Sport

Centurions slide as Baptiste goes home

Sport

Higham resumes playing career

Sport

Wigan Athletic ace looking for Perks!

Football

Neil Jukes resigns as Leigh Centurions coach

Sport

What's On More What's On >>

Ashley Walters and Noel Clarke star in Sky One's new cop drama, Bulletproof

Buddy-cop drama Bulletproof misses the target

Arts
Craige Els prepares to take to the stage as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda - The Musical

Miss Trunchbull is set to teach north west kids a lesson in Matilda - The Musical

Theatre and Comedy
Michael C Hall (centre) and Marc Warren (right) star in Safe

Safe - A propulsive plot will keep you watching

Arts

Lifestyle More Lifestyle >>

National Garden Scheme

Beautiful Lancashire gardens available to view via National Garden Scheme

News
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

Trending Now More Trending Now >>

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

Murder probe launched after man is found dead

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Images released following the assault

Images released following "nasty assault" at borough train station

News
The incident happened at Hindley station

Railway station worker injured in attack by man with baseball bat

News
Images of two of the men

Staff threatened in raid at mobile phone shop

News
Scott Sharples has been missing since March

Body found in search for missing Wigan dad Scott Sharples

News
Scenes of crime officers in Atherton Road, Hindley

Murder probe continues after man's death

Crime