<![CDATA[Wigan Today - Local]]> Feed http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local_2_1937 Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.wigantoday.net/news/local_2_1937/wwwi_news_local_feed_1_2944 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:22:21 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Haigh Fest postponed]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/haigh_fest_postponed_1_4236658

WIGAN’S massive music event Haigh Hall Live and Haigh Festival has been postponed for a year.

]]> 1.4236658 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:22:19 +0000 <![CDATA[Strategy to fight killer bug]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/strategy_to_fight_killer_bug_1_4234966

HUNDREDS of Wiganers could be at risk of a potentially deadly virus which has very few symptoms.

]]> 1.4234966 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:02:27 +0000 <![CDATA[Bank manager accused of £434,000 swindle]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/bank_manager_accused_of_434_000_swindle_1_4236471

A WIGAN bank manager has been accused of fleecing his employers out of more than £430,000.

]]> 1.4236471 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:40:22 +0000 <![CDATA[Jobs boost in store?]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/jobs_boost_in_store_1_4235702

SUPERSTORE wars are threatening plans for a major jobs boost in the borough, it was claimed today.

]]> 1.4235702 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:22:37 +0000 <![CDATA[Schoolgirl stabbed in street]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/schoolgirl_stabbed_in_street_1_4231695

A 12-year-old Wigan schoolgirl has undergone emergency surgery after she was stabbed twice in the back.

]]> 1.4231695 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 14:49:31 +0000 <![CDATA[Wigan couple’s phone misery]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/wigan_couple_s_phone_misery_1_4231561

A WIGAN woman is furious after her elderly parents were left with a faulty phone connection for two months.

]]> 1.4231561 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:53:44 +0000 <![CDATA[Tree collapses on bridge]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/tree_collapses_on_bridge_1_4231490

A TRICKY salvage operation will have to be carried out after a tree collapsed onto a bridge at a Wigan beauty spot.

]]> 1.4231490 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:38:30 +0000 <![CDATA[New hubs to tackle cyber-crime]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/new_hubs_to_tackle_cyber_crime_1_4231464

POLICE are stepping up the fight against online criminals with three new e-crime hubs.

]]> 1.4231464 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 13:30:27 +0000 <![CDATA[Town Centre trees are axed]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/town_centre_trees_are_axed_1_4228278

SHOPPERS were left perplexed after noticing several town centre trees had been hacked down.

]]> 1.4228278 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:37:27 +0000 <![CDATA[Pensioner targeted for purse]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/pensioner_targeted_for_purse_1_4228166

A WIGAN woman who tried to steal a pensioner’s purse while “blanked out” on sedative tablets has been spared an immediate jail term.

]]> 1.4228166 Thu, 9 Feb 2012 09:16:17 +0000 <![CDATA[Avoid the risks of big freeze]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/avoid_the_risks_of_big_freeze_1_4226137

WIGAN people have been urged not to “dice with the ice.”

]]> 1.4226137 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 14:01:35 +0000 <![CDATA[Wigan Infirmary hit by injury claims]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/wigan_infirmary_hit_by_injury_claims_1_4226085

EMPLOYEES at Wigan Infirmary have claimed nearly £200,000 in compensation for injuries they received at work.

]]> 1.4226085 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:46:26 +0000 <![CDATA[Youth Zone starting to take shape]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/youth_zone_starting_to_take_shape_1_4225991

DAY by day the town’s landscape is changing forever - for work is now seriously under way on the much anticipated Wigan Youth Zone.

]]> 1.4225991 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:23:20 +0000 <![CDATA[Walkers’ shooting terror]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/walkers_shooting_terror_1_4225970

POLICE are investigating claims that a pheasant shoot at a beauty spot near Wigan endangered walkers’ lives.

]]> 1.4225970 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:16:24 +0000 <![CDATA[Nightclub stamper avoids jail]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/nightclub_stamper_avoids_jail_1_4225929

A YOUNG mum was caught on camera repeatedly stamping on another woman outside a nightclub.

]]> 1.4225929 Wed, 8 Feb 2012 13:00:20 +0000 <![CDATA[Cashier pinned down by masked attackers]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/cashier_pinned_down_by_masked_attackers_1_4221163

THIEVES pinned down a terrified cashier before plundering cash and cigarettes from a Wigan store.

]]> 1.4221163 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 12:06:34 +0000 <![CDATA[Alert as temperatures start to plummet again]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/alert_as_temperatures_start_to_plummet_again_1_4221837

FIRE crews are urging motorists to take care after a series of weather related accidents.

]]> 1.4221837 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:48:20 +0000 <![CDATA[Leisure trust bucks trend on cash flow]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/leisure_trust_bucks_trend_on_cash_flow_1_4221823

WIGAN’S Leisure Trust is bucking the economic downturn, it’s been revealed.

]]> 1.4221823 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:43:28 +0000 <![CDATA[Police hunt thief]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/police_hunt_thief_1_4221800

A VULNERABLE man’s wallet was stolen after a stranger invited himself into the victim’s home.

]]> 1.4221800 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:39:21 +0000 <![CDATA[Police swoop on huge cannabis factory]]> http://www.wigantoday.net/police_swoop_on_huge_cannabis_factory_1_4221736

POLICE have seized tens of thousands pounds worth of cannabis.

]]> 1.4221736 Tue, 7 Feb 2012 11:21:32 +0000