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Councillors dismissed claims a development of 236 homes in the Lowton area of Wigan is not needed. Members of Wigan’s planning committee approved the plans for the homes which will be built following the demolition of the Lower Pocket Nook Farm buildings.

Over 50 Members of Parliament have declared that they have no confidence in Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle following last night's decision. Dozens of Conservative and SNP MPS have backed a motion demanding the removal of Sir Hoyle from the seat.

It was the red wall seat that turned blue for the first time in 100 years. Leigh was where Labour’s largest majority was overturned when Conservative James Grundy unseated sitting MP Jo Platt in 2019.

Town hall bosses have promised to get started with the £11.4m overhaul of Leigh town centre in the new year - but claim they could have been well ahead if they got the money in January.

The first train station to be built in 25 years in Greater Manchester is just one Whitehall signature away.

According to NHS data, 1,844 people in Leigh faced a wait of 28 days or more to see a GP last month, and Labour’s Jo Platt is calling on Leigh MP James Grundy to take more action.

Liz Truss has vowed to 'consult the people of Leigh ' over proposals for the town to break away from the control of Wigan council. The Tory leadership front-runner was questioned about 'Lexit', as the move's been dubbed, at a hustings in Leigh last night.

A Greater Manchester Tory MP has been accused of "losing the plot" by a neighbouring Labour politician over his 'Lexit' campaign to separate the town of Leigh from the borough of Wigan. Wigan MP Lisa Nandy said the Government should be trying to tackle rising inflation rather than "trying to build walls between Wigan and Leigh" as part of the plan put forward by Leigh MP James Grundy.

Council services for vulnerable adults have been agreed for a further year and three months in Salford following approval from the mayor and his cabinet. The adult social care provisions in Salford include direct payments for specialist needs equipment in the home, Community Occupational Therapy Service, Wheelchair Clinics, Equipment Services, and adaptations to the property from the Accessible Accommodation Services.

The Clean Air Zone (CAZ) and housing are two of the main issues that the local election in May is going to come down to, not ‘Partygate’, Leigh’s MP has said. James Grundy believes that those two issues are going to be what his constituents and those across Wigan are most concerned about when it comes time for them to hit the polling stations on May 5.

A Salford Councillor for Kersal and Broughton Park has defected from the Liberal Democrats and is now independent for the ‘best interests’ of his constituents. Coun Andrew Walters was elected back in May 2021 for the Liberal Democrats but now says that he must run for re-election as an independent 'in order to better serve his constituents'.

More disabled students will be able to attend St John Fisher High School in Wigan after their redevelopment plans were approved. A recent planning committee meeting gave the green light for a new three storey teaching block with disabled access - something the current site lacks.

Golborne High School is set to permanently expand and will see a funding boost of more than £1 million to help make it happen. A cabinet meeting at Wigan Town Hall saw the approval of recommendations to allow the Lowton Road site to admit 230 pupils in Year 7 as of 2022.

Leigh’s MP James Grundy has given a timeline for his Lexit proposal which he hopes to be ready to put forward before the next general election. Lexit is the name given to the plan for Leigh’s exit from the Wigan borough.

False promises and lack of funding has left a bitter taste in the mouth of many Leigh residents as they look ahead to the upcoming council elections on May 5. The majority of the people in the town centre believe that their Conservative MP James Grundy is battling with a Labour controlled council - resulting in a lack of action in the area.

Greater Manchester's Mayor is urging the government to 'take the politics out' of the Clean Air Zone and finally get the issue resolved.

The Prime Minister has vowed to support a local MP in a bid to see the town of Leigh become independent from its neighbour Wigan.

They are the towns that helped turn the northern Labour red wall Conservative blue at the last election.

direct to your inboxA group of 45 Conservative MPs from 'Red Wall' seats led by Rossendale and Darwen MP Jake Berry have urged the Chancellor to make a "bold move to reduce business rates" for retail.The MPs, members of the Northern Research Group, have written to Rishi Sunak as he put the final touches to his Budget - which he will deliver in the Commons on Wednesday.Signatories include Jake Berry, Dehenna Davison, James Grundy and Simon Fell.The letter says: "We are writing on behalf of the

Leigh.

criticised by councillors, MPs and people who live in the area.If approved, the 12.1km section will leave the main high-speed route from Crewe to Manchester before rejoining the West Coast Main Line south of Wigan.Earlier this year, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps cast serious doubt on the £3bn project by saying it would not be value for money.

“I want to thank residents for their co-operation, patience and support. We wrote to customers in the area and have been posting updates on social media to keep everyone updated and I’m pleased to say the new cables are now live." Leigh MP James Grundy added: “I applaud Electricity North West for turning around a complex project inside two weeks.

revealed today that from Wednesday, August 26, the town will no longer be subject to the extra regulations which have been applied to the region since the beginning of the month.

as it announced Oldham would be subject to further social mixing measures this week due to higher infection rates, meaning it has managed to avoid an economic lockdown of pubs, restaurants and shops.Wigan is being entirely taken out of Greater Manchester’s existing measures from Wednesday, a move that was first demanded by Leigh's Tory MP James Grundy and subsequently by the mayor and ten councils.From next week, however, the approach will become even more localised. Each week councils subject

it recorded the highest daily infection rate in England, at more than 100 cases per 100,000, and leaders are openly worried about it becoming ‘another Leicester’. By contrast, Wigan has remained in single digits, roughly flat at around seven cases per 100,000.

Wigan still has the lowest rate of infection in Greater Manchester with 7.3 cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 people, although it has marginally increased from the week before.

The first Conservative MP to win a seat in Leigh has apologised after flashing his genitals in a pub.

The ‘disappointed’ leader of Wigan council has hit back at the transport secretary’s ‘mixed messages’ over the future of part of HS2.