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£590,000 needed for hall

3:00am Thursday 28th August 2008

A BAND of community minded residents is hoping planning permission is granted for a new hall in Leigh.

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Handbag snatched

7:00pm Wednesday 27th August 2008

A PENSIONER had her handbag stolen by a gang of four men.

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60-bed care home on old school land

2:00pm Tuesday 26th August 2008

A 60-BED care home is set to be built in Leigh.

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Human pelvis found in mud at Leigh Marina

Grisly search – police sift through mud in Leigh looking for human remains

2:00pm Monday 25th August 2008

POLICE are believed to have found a human pelvis while digging for bones in the mud in Leigh Old Town. A team of six specialist search officers have been trawling through the mud in Leigh Old Town.

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Human bones found in Old Leigh

The scene in Leigh Old Town

5:41pm Friday 22nd August 2008

  • Police investigate following the discovery of a human skull in the mud
  • Skull found by dog walker
  • Forensic experts at the scene
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    Boy freed from roundabout by firefighters

    11:30am Friday 22nd August 2008

    A YOUNGSTER got stuck in a park roundabout and had to be freed by firefighters.

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    Plan to redevelop Leigh dental surgery site

    11:30am Friday 22nd August 2008

    A DENTAL surgery could be replaced with a new surgery and six flats.

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    Nature snappers' walks in Leigh

    2:50am Friday 22nd August 2008

    LEIGH: South East Essex branch of the RSPB has organised a series of walks in local beauty spots, including one in the town on Thursday, September 11.

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    Matt adds gloss for Pietersen

    Matt Prior

    Updated 12:50am Thursday 28th August 2008

    Matt Prior will link up with England in London on Thursday having made the first strides towards convincing his new captain that he is the man to solve their long-term wicketkeeping problem.


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    The lorry near the bridge
    Stuck lorry causes train delays in Thorpe Bay

    A LORRY became wedged underneath a railway bridge causing delays for trains.

    Driver flees after crash which injures young woman

    A DRIVER fled the scene of a crash in which a young woman suffered serious spinal injuries.

    Customers' bank details sold on eBay
    Updated: Customers' bank details sold on eBay

    PERSONAL details of high street bank customers have been found on the hard drive of a computer, owned by Shoebury firm, which was sold on eBay.

    Updated: Canvey bungalow blaze

    A HERO mum rescued her two children from a house blaze.

    Sign of the times – one of the signs on Lower Burnham Road
    Heli-cops to spy on drivers in Essex

    MOTORISTS are being warned they could be caught speeding by a police helicopter armed with a radar detection device.

    Success – Jenny Packer and her colleagues’ course helps young stammerers cope
    Helping young stammerers speak for themselves...

    STAMMERING affects people of all ages, but is and especially difficult problem for teenagers.

    View from the road – the driveway is easily accessible to passers-by
    Posties leave your mail on a driveway

    POSTMEN have been leaving bags full of letters and parcels unattended on a driveway.

    Pregnant girl, 17, attacked on bus

    A PREGNANT 17-year-old was sexually assaulted on a bus in Basildon.


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