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Pride flags draped over chairs, wrapped around shoulders and dancing in the rain alongside colourful ponchos welcomed visitors to Pennington Hall Park as Leigh Pride returned for its sixth year.
Paul Lewis and friends fill St George's, Tyldesley with music — and meaning — in an emotional evening for a beloved piano teacher
Hold Me Close is a quietly powerful northern comedy-drama that explores a fractured mother–son relationship with honesty, balancing humour and heartbreak through natural performances and stripped-back staging. It lingers long after the final scene, leaving a lasting emotional impact.
A new specialist clinic in Westhoughton is offering support for people living with long Covid, ME and chronic fatigue, combining clinical expertise with a whole-person approach to recovery. The service is shaped by both professional practice and the lived experience of post-viral illness.
Hold Me Close brings a powerful northern story to the stage at Leigh Spinners Mill, with Joe Walsh and Sue McArdle leading a passionate local cast.
Spoken word lovers can hear the Poetry Twins – Rachel Davies and Hilary Robinson – share their moving poems about love, loss, and caring for loved ones with dementia at Bolton Socialist Club, with proceeds supporting dementia charities
