Pub owners get ‘carry on’ approval over beer garden extension
Owners of a Leigh pub where work to extend a beer garden was halted because there was no planning permission have now been given the go-ahead to carry on.
Seven more telecoms masts to be put up in neighbouring borough
A telecoms company has unveiled plans to erect six telecoms masts measuring 50ft high around the Wigan borough in recent weeks - including in Atherton - with the town’s planning officers and councillors powerless to stop them.
Former college gymnasium set to make way for 38 new homes
Plans to bulldoze the former Wigan and Leigh College gymnasium to create 38 new homes look set for approval when they go before the borough’s planning committee on Tuesday, July 9.
Chocks away! Model aircraft enthusiasts get cleared for take off on farmland
Model aircraft enthusiasts will be allowed to continue using a two-acre plot of farmland in a green belt area of Tyldesley to fly their planes.
Tour of Britain women’s race route revealed through Bolton
The final route for the 2024 Tour of Britain Women’s cycle race has been revealed as Greater Manchester gears up to host stage four of the major international stage race on Sunday June 9.
Tour of Britain women’s race route as it comes through Bury
The final route for the 2024 Tour of Britain Women’s cycle race has been revealed as Greater Manchester gears up to host stage four of the major international stage race on Sunday June 9.
Plan for 16,500 homes and ‘Wigan-Bolton Growth Corridor’ with M6-M61 link road agreed
A major plan to boost links between Wigan and Bolton while creating thousands of new homes in the next 17 years has been approved.
£76m relief road to bridge ‘locked out’ communities a step closer
A masterplan to connect the ‘locked out’ communities of Partington, Carrington and Sale West with a £76.5million relief road has moved a step closer.
REGIONAL
Indie school charging nearly £8K a year ‘not meeting standards’
A boys’ school which charges parents nearly £8,000 a year per pupil has been told by inspectors it does not meet independent school standards and it "requires improvement".
Development of affordable housing in awaiting decision by planners
Plans for a development of affordable housing in Little Hulton is soon to be considered by the Salford City Council’s planning committee.
