Neighbours Project Helps to Foster Friendships in Leigh (30/11/2006)
A new initiative that provides free dance, football and creative art activities for young people is also helping to foster new friendships amongst residents in Leigh.
Green Light For Safety In Atherton (28/11/2006)
Market Street in Atherton is going all hi-tech thanks to an innovative new traffic light system that can ‘see’ the traffic coming.
Wigan’s Heritage Services – A Chartered Success (28/11/2006)
Their lifeblood may be history, but when it comes to customer service, Wigan Borough’s gatekeepers of local heritage are definitely looking to the future.
Simply Outstanding! Hindley J&I Makes the Grade (28/11/2006)
Hindley J&I is an outstanding school. That’s the official verdict from government education chiefs.
‘Plastic Fantastic’ at the Turnpike Gallery (24/11/2006)
An exciting new art exhibition that explores the role of plastic in the modern world is heading to the Turnpike Gallery this winter.
Higher Ince Cleans Up (23/11/2006)
Big plans need a big launch. And folk in Higher Ince have big plans to sweep clean and make a difference to their community. So the residents have banded together to form their very own community group intent on cleaning up the area.
Top Brass – Wigan Ensemble Wows The Albert Hall (23/11/2006)
Dressed up to the nines in Italian finery they looked every bit the part of a 16th century musical ensemble. But this was no blast from the past but rather some of Wigan’s finest musical youth flying the flag for the borough from the stage of the Royal Albert Hall.
Tenants praise housing service (22/11/2006)
Council tenants in Wigan and Leigh are among the most satisfied in the country when it comes to services provided by their landlord, a new survey reveals. More than eight out of ten said they were happy with the services provided by Wigan & Leigh Housing, the ‘arms length’ company that manages the borough’s council homes.
Don’t Be Alarmed! (22/11/2006)
Alarm bells are ringing at Wigan Council’s Trading Standards department after a number of complaints about the latest batch of doorstep sellers.
