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Danger pet ban for 'Lee Snake'
7:00am Friday 3rd July 2009
A REPTILE keeper who cheated death after being bitten by one of the world’s deadliest snakes has been banned from keeping dangerous animals for ten years.
Bell Hotel restoration is delayed by planning snags
3:00pm Wednesday 1st July 2009
THE restoration of a landmark building in Old Leigh is being held up while final details of the planning permission are approved.
Have your say »Updated: Don’t take away our views for buses
8:00am Tuesday 30th June 2009
UNHAPPY residents want council chiefs to make U-turn on controversial plans for a new bus lane on the A13.
Why wasn’t first aid team stationed on busy beach?
6:00am Tuesday 30th June 2009
A MUM whose daughter was injured on a popular beach is calling for better supervision there during the summer months.
Children upbeat for annual dancing extravaganza
5:00am Tuesday 30th June 2009
SEQUINS and sparkles replaced geography and maths as pupils at two Leigh schools warmed up for their annual dance spectacular.
Five arrested after spate of pellet gun incidents
3:26pm Sunday 28th June 2009
FIVE people have been arrested after a spate of incidents involving a BB gun were reported across Leigh and Southend in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Folks flock to festival as sun shines
1:02pm Sunday 28th June 2009
FAMILIES and music fans basked in glorious sunshine as Leigh Folk Festival came to a climax this weekend.
Upmarket food store Waitrose pulls in the shoppers to Leigh
7:00am Friday 26th June 2009
HUNDREDS of shoppers headed to the new Waitrose in London Road, Leigh, yesterday.
Scuba boy can't wait to dive again after bends scare
4:00pm Thursday 25th June 2009
A YOUNG sub-aqua enthusiast was rushed to hospital after suffering the bends, a life-threatening condition, during a training dive.
Speed camera is targeted by arsonists in the night
2:00pm Wednesday 24th June 2009
ARSONISTS torched a speed camera in London Road after putting a tyre around it and dousing it in petrol.
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