Man admits carrying makeshift spear in town centre

A man has admitted carrying a makeshift spear in Leigh town centre.
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Wigan justices heard Nicholas Taylor, of Church Street, Leigh, was arrested after being spotted in the library car park on St Mary’s Way on April 24 toting a long stick with a knife blade attached to the end of it. The 32-year-old will be sentenced by a Bolton judge on November 13.

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