Works to improve Leigh’s port and secure its future could be underway soon as the council has revealed up to £14 million in contracts that ...

The Prime Minister said that ‘we do need to transition to clean power’ while on a visit to the UK National Nuclear Laboratory.

From the bath in my hotel room, I can see – in the folds of the hills outside – the caravan park where we had our first lads’ ...

The town is popular among day-trippers and holidaymakers, but it could soon be without its beloved beaches due to climate change ...

British photographer Ian Wood came first for his humorous image of a Eurasian badger looking up at graffiti depicting a gun-wielding badger.

Severe disruptions to trains between Chalkwell and Leigh are ongoing as emergency services deal with "incident".

This week’s movers and shakers include a keen snowboarder, a comic collector, former stand-up comedian and a leader with a ...

India Vs England 1st T20I highlights: Abhishek Sharma's scintillating 34-ball 79 helped India post a thumping win over England to go 1-0 up in the five-match T20I series on Wednesday in Kolkata.

Ind vs Eng live streaming: India will face England in the first T20I at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on January 22 at 7 pm. Star pacer Mohammed Shami returns to the squad after over a year, with Suryakumar ...

Former cricketer Aakash Chopra highlighted the pressure on Abhishek Sharma in the T20I series against England, with rising talent Yashasvi Jaiswal vying for a spot. Chopra emphasised that this ...

The final screening took place at Cineworld in Leigh on Sunday, before the lights went up for the last time. It followed an announcement in December that the firm was closing six cinemas as part ...

More rail stations in the East of England are set to allow contactless payments at barriers. A further 15 stations in Essex, 11 in Hertfordshire, two in Buckinghamshire and one in Bedfordshire were ...