By Peter Smith, Leader, Wigan Council.
Mother of five, Sandra Ridings, 43, has turned her life around – and it’s taken just four months. “I used to think I wasn’t worthy. I used to shuffle around the estate,” she said. “Now I AM someone!”
Wigan Rotary Club is preparing to donate cash to local good causes with a Dragon’s Den-style event.
Identified as a top nuisance issue in countless polls, and a real health hazard as well, dog fouling is being tackled in a scheme bringing together residents and Wigan Council.
The borough’s businesses are backing efforts to clamp down on alcohol-related anti-social behaviour.
The borough’s businesses are backing efforts to clamp down on alcohol-related anti-social behaviour.
WHEN it comes to helping children, it’s good to talk. So it’s really important for social workers, health professionals, teachers and others all working in a child’s best interest to communicate with each other effectively.
PEOPLE who work to protect children from harm or abuse are never far away from the media spotlight. More often than not it’s on those occasions when something goes wrong.
BORROW £500, pay back £20,000. Doesn’t sound like a very good deal, does it? But that’s exactly what one hapless person had to stump up after agreeing to take money from a loan shark.
“Let’s boost the local economy and protect local jobs.”
That’s the message from deputy council leader David Molyneux to everybody with a stake in the future of Wigan borough.
WATER voles and dragonflies have long made Low Hall Park their home.
Now the site of biological importance since 1985 is set to become the borough’s newest Local Nature Reserve (LNR).
When it comes to keeping the kids occupied on a Friday and Saturday night – X marks the spot!
The X-Zones are an exciting new concept aimed at providing young people age aged between 11 and 21 with a host of fun-packed activities to keep them off the streets and safe during the busiest nights of the week.
Sir Ian McKellen sweeps into Golborne High School, long coat flapping and surrounded by a crowd of excited pupils. The great knight of stage and screen – and famous son of Wigan – stops at a poster that proclaims ‘Some People are Gay. Get Over It’.
ONE of Wigan’s busiest road junctions is set to become a priority for improvement. Council leader Peter Smith has pledged action to reduce congestion at Saddle Junction, one of the main routes into and out of the town centre.
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Issue 1 March 2009 - NHS Ashton, Leigh and Wigan
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