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I know a number of people in Atherton are concerned about the proposed closure of the Jobcentre. Although unemployment has fallen considerably since 2010, the...

Bolton’s Labour Council have pledged to spend £2.5 million of taxpayer’s money on doing up Westhoughton Town Hall – conveniently just as parts of Westhoughton...

An MP has put to bed rumours that a busy Bolton railway station is to close. Bolton West MP Chris Green has been contacted by a number of local people who have...

Do we need more capacity on our trains? Does your street need badly repairing? Or would you like to see Junction 7 opened on the M61? Let me know your views and...

There's just a few more weeks left to have your say in a consultation that could see further parts of the West Pennine Moors given Site of Special Scientific...

I had a kick-around with AFC Masters, a thriving football team for disabled people at St Jospeh's Sports Dome in Horwich. It was a great competition but also a...

First we lost our swimming baths, then we lost Formby Hall and now, it seems, we’re about to lose our library. Some readers may be aware that Wigan Council is...

I paid a visit to coachbuilding manufacturer Woodall Nicholson to hear about their exciting plans for the future and see first-hand their manufacturing base in...

I was delighted to open the brand new running track at the Gates Primary School in Westhoughton for their daily mile running club. As a runner myself, I think...