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Leigh is looking for a Queen
11:38am Wednesday 17th March 2010
LEIGH town council is searching for a May Queen and Princesses to be crowned at the annual celebrations on May Day, Monday, May 3 in Old Leigh.
Champagne thief sought by police
2:36pm Tuesday 16th March 2010
A CHAMPAGNE thief is being sought by police after he struck in Leigh.
Brazen thief steals trolley full of goods
9:17am Tuesday 16th March 2010
A BRAZEN woman stole a trolley-full of shopping worth £600 from a supermarket.
Buddhist monks bless restaurant after refit
11:20am Monday 15th March 2010
BUDDHIST monks blessed a restaurant following a refurbishment to mark its 25th anniversary.
One-armed bandit in court for stealing single cufflink
6:10am Saturday 13th March 2010
A ONE-ARMED bandit who stole a single cufflink has been given a community sentence.
Distraction burglar sought by police
2:56pm Thursday 11th March 2010
Detectives from Southend have issued a photograph of a man that they want to interview in connection with a distraction burglary in Eastwood Road North, Leigh on January 21 and believe that this man may be the same man who committed another offence at an address in London Road, Leigh on March 4 at around 1pm, where a man tricked his way into the home of a woman and then, while she was distracted, stole her handbag.
UPDATED: Road cleared following accident
2:44pm Thursday 11th March 2010
A road has now been cleared after a car and a single decker bus collided in Leigh.
Chimney fire in Leigh
9:43pm Tuesday 9th March 2010
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a chimney fire earlier this evening.
Spate of car break-ins in Eastwood
8:27am Tuesday 9th March 2010
POLICE are investigating eight car break-ins on Saturday night.
We need traffic islands to cross the busy A13
6:00am Tuesday 9th March 2010
A WOMAN has called on Southend Council to improve safety for pedestrians after traffic islands on the A13 in Leigh were removed during roadworks.
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