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Millions urged to stay home as record-breaking Storm Eowyn …
2 days ago · Millions of people have been urged to stay at home as 100mph winds pose a danger to life and cause travel disruption across the UK. Rail services, flights and ferries have been axed, with rare red weather warnings in place on Friday in Scotland and Northern Ireland as Storm Eowyn batters the country ...
75,000 remain without power in Northern Ireland after Storm Eowyn
20 hours ago · Additional engineers have been brought to the region from Great Britain to help NIE Networks with the task of restoring power. Some 52 engineers from England were scheduled to arrive on Saturday, with 30 to be utilised by NIE and 22 to assist ESB Networks in the Irish Republic, and further resources to follow.
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Death Notices - Leigh Journal
Dec 12, 2024 · Death notices, family announcements, obituaries, acknowledgements and in memoriam in and around Leigh from Leigh Journal.
Leigh: Emergency services rush to scene of crash around Twist Lane
Jan 16, 2025 · THE emergency services descended to a busy road in Leigh following reports of a bus colliding with a tree. Residents reported that a crash had occurred around the junction of Twist Lane and Atherleigh Way at around 4pm on Thursday, January 16. A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police has ...
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Closure order on property in Leigh after anti-social behaviour
Jan 18, 2025 · POLICE have slammed a closure order on a property plagued by "anti-social behaviour and drug-related activity." The Leigh East Neighbourhood police team worked with Wigan Council's Community Resilience team to secure a full closure order on a property in the Siddow Common area. Police say the ...
Bus driver dies after suffering medical episode at the wheel
Jan 17, 2025 · THE bus driver who was involved in a serious collision in Leigh yesterday has died, police have confirmed. At around 4pm on Thursday, January 16, a serious collision was reported at the junction of Atherleigh Way, Twist Lane, and Parsonage Way in Leigh. Emergency services, including police ...