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Members September 1, 2025 by nicholas-keyworth in Heritage

The canal to Westhoughton Pier

How a bold 18th-century canal scheme almost brought boats and warehouses to Westhoughton

June 11, 2025 in Community

Members June 3, 2025 in Heritage

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Members September 1, 2025 by nicholas-keyworth in Heritage

How a bold 18th-century canal scheme almost brought boats and warehouses to Westhoughton

June 11, 2025 by lois-barnett in Community

In this special investigation for Carers Week, Mia Mohamed Sueres and Lois Barnett shed light on the lives of local carers.

Members June 3, 2025 by nicholas-keyworth in Heritage

A journey from the coal pits to Covent Garden—and now to a Wetherspoons in Leigh—tells the remarkable tale of an unlikely opera star

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