In a statement, National Highways said: "Traffic has been stopped on the M62 eastbound in Greater Manchester between J11 (Birchwood) and J12 (M60) due to a vehicle fire. "The Fire Service are on scene ...

Olympian Keely Hodgkinson, and fellow hometown heroes Leigh Leopards, are among those featuring on a special wall at Leigh Leisure Centre.

Pippa Sproul believes fearless and fun cricket will help Scotland make it out of their ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup group despite an ...

England U19 Women’s captain Abi Norgrove is looking to the positives after rain saw her side’s opening World Cup match abandoned due to rain. Having been put into bat by Ireland, England made 144 for ...

POLICE have slammed a closure order on a property in Leigh plagued by "anti-social behaviour and drug-related activity." ...

A gun stuffed into a sofa led police to a “revenge” shooting where a gang opened fired on their victim through a house window.

Australia were narrowly beaten by England in the semi-finals of the inaugural World Cup in 2023 and have retained several players from that tournament within their squad, including the leading ...

Edwin Ipape could miss Leigh’s opening Super League fixture of the season at champions and 2024 Grand Slam winners, Wigan Warriors. But the Papua New Guinea hooker isn’t considered a long-term doubt ...

Lottery Winners have released their new single, 'Dirt and Gold', featuring Frank Turner. This is the latest track from their upcoming album 'KOKO', due out on March 21. The new release marks Mr Turner ...

A NEW tap room has been given the go-ahead at a traditional community pub – with links to a historic brewery name.

Private parking companies have pledged to update their code of conduct after legal action was launched against a driver for taking more than five minutes to pay for using a car park. Two industry ...

RUGBY League Cares has issued an appeal on behalf of the family of Alex Murphy OBE to help recover his medals.