Rectory Lane

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Leisure centre's outdoor gym plans

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Scores of objections to yet more homes planned for 'village'

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Residents left upset claiming a housing developer failed to complete build

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Ashton, Newtown, Platt Bridge and Standish shop staff in 2013

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Village memories: pictures of former Standish landmarks on Almond Brook Road, Sc...

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Fitness-focused footballers shed 450 pounds of unhealthy weight

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Newts cause delays to housing development

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Residents voice concerns over surge in deer deaths

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Residents of Wigan able to voice their opinions on property development

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Wigan residents against new access site

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Injured driver cut from van wreck after Wigan head-on collision

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Storm Arwen causes disruption across Wigan

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Wigan area hopeful of regaining a railway station for the first time in decades

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Wigan Reverend speaks out over 'unacceptable' rise in dog fouling in Church grou...

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Paving the way to improved Wigan township estate safety

Residents, from left, Adam Marsh, Jo Gregory, Stuart McGivern, Martin Kinsella and Andrea Kinsella angered by the path closureplaceholder image

Residents' fury at closure of popular Wigan footpath

Developer Persimmon Homes have closed the path off Rectory Lane, Standish

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Fight against housing plan on Wigan estate

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Busy Wigan road set to get extra pavements

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Footpath wish is granted at Wigan leisure centre

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Garage sale will raise funds for historic Wigan church

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Wigan's first new leisure centre in almost a decade opens next week

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Launch of new Wigan township's leisure centre is held up

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Work finally starts on new Wigan leisure centre

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Car found overturned on Wigan street with no one inside

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Wigan teen rushed to burns unit with serious injuries following chip pan fire

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Controversial new Wigan housing plan to go up before committee

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Collision at busy crossroads

A busy junction ground to a halt after a collision between a car and a tipper truck.

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Anger and dismay at new homes over latest scheme given go-ahead

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Controversial housing development given green light

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Cyclist's paradise on The Line

An artist's impression of what the Bloor Homes development at Almond Brook, in Standish, may look likeplaceholder image

Work begins on 300 homes

Picture by Julian Brown 01/02/17 Bradley Lane, Standish, one of the most important routes in and out of Standish, is being closed for roadworks at the railway bridge.placeholder image

Railway bridge road closure warning

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Road reopen after early morning crash

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Further delays on housing bids

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Controversial plan has been submitted

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