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Will an £11.4m boost for Leigh’s market, high street and Civic Square assuage the long-held belief of some people that the town is a poor relation to its larger neighbour, Wigan ?

Resentment from more than 50 years ago—before the local government reorganisation that created Greater Manchester—when Leigh had its own council and was its own boss, lingers on.

At the Wigan council cabinet meeting two weeks ago, major improvements to the Civic Square and Market Place, as well as revamped shop fronts in the town centre, were approved.

To see planning applications; traffic and road diversions and layout changes; and more, visit the Public Notices Portal HERE

The cash is coming from the Government’s newly-badged Local Regeneration Fund, formerly known as the Levelling Up

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