<![CDATA[Wigan Today - Community]]> Feed http://www.wigantoday.net/community Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.wigantoday.net/community/wwwi_community_feed_1_2942 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:40:03 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[MP blasts plan for green belt]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/mp_blasts_plan_for_green_belt_1_4221803

AN MP has blasted a controversial planning review which it is claimed could destroy Wigan green belt land.

]]> 1.4221803 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:40:03 +0000 <![CDATA[Meeting on house plans]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/meeting_on_house_plans_1_4205593

RESIDENTS concerned abo-ut proposals to build hundreds of new homes in Lowton and Golborne are being invited to a community consultation meeting next week.

]]> 1.4205593 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 11:21:05 +0000 <![CDATA[Fears of tip site closure chaos]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/fears_of_tip_site_closure_chaos_1_4203651

THE controversial closure of a Wigan tip could lead to a fly-tipping epidemic.

]]> 1.4203651 Thu, 2 Feb 2012 10:46:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Book buddies]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/book_buddies_1_4201580

PUPILS shared their love of the written word with elderly residents in a care home as part of a themed storytelling week.

]]> 1.4201580 Wed, 1 Feb 2012 15:33:19 +0000 <![CDATA[Police in park crackdown]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/police_in_park_crackdown_1_4199396

POLICE are clamping down on nuisance youths who are causing havoc at a Wigan children’s play area.

]]> 1.4199396 Wed, 1 Feb 2012 09:51:48 +0000 <![CDATA[Trio’s film success]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/trio_s_film_success_1_4189263

A TRIO of local cinema enthusiasts are hoping to take the festival circuit by storm after their first feature-length film was premiered in the borough.

]]> 1.4189263 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:16:00 +0000 <![CDATA[Annual beer festival is dedicated to supporter]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/annual_beer_festival_is_dedicated_to_supporter_1_4171409

A POPULAR beer festival will this year be dedicated to the memory of a young supporter.

]]> 1.4171409 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:29:34 +0000 <![CDATA[Tip sparks more anger]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/tip_sparks_more_anger_1_4170457

IT sparked controversy when a three-year extension was granted for the continued tipping of rubbish at a huge landfill site.

]]> 1.4170457 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:09:30 +0000 <![CDATA[Joy as crime rate plunges]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/joy_as_crime_rate_plunges_1_4166236

CRIME fell by a massive 10 per cent in Wigan last year.

]]> 1.4166236 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:27:19 +0000 <![CDATA[New battle rages over land at colliery]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/new_battle_rages_over_land_at_colliery_1_4154893

RESIDENTS are planning a major new battle over land which was home to Wigan’s last colliery.

]]> 1.4154893 Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:52:38 +0000 <![CDATA[New home for charity]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/new_home_for_charity_1_4147741

WIGAN Victim Support and Witness Service celebrated a new year and a new home with a welcome charitable donation.

]]> 1.4147741 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:04:29 +0000 <![CDATA[Hats off to the staff at Standish Co-op]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/hats_off_to_the_staff_at_standish_co_op_1_4145698

COWBOY hats, Moroccan fezes and sombreros filled a Wigan supermarket as part of an initiative to build a better world.

]]> 1.4145698 Sun, 15 Jan 2012 11:14:20 +0000 <![CDATA[Eyesore shops set for revamp]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/eyesore_shops_set_for_revamp_1_4141103

ONE of Wigan’s biggest eyesores is set for major improvements this year after being pulled out of receivership.

]]> 1.4141103 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:55:30 +0000 <![CDATA[Mud swamp fury]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/mud_swamp_fury_1_4137975

RESIDENTS in a Wigan street have been left swamped in mud following gas pipe replacement work outside their homes.

]]> 1.4137975 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:21:23 +0000