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FORMER Wire FM breakfast show presenter Dominic Walker has paid tribute to his mum who will be dearly missed by a close-knit family. Loretta Walker, a popular Eucharistic minister and former school governor of St Catherine of Siena in Lowton, died in the early hours of Sunday at Whiston Hospital following a battle with cancer. She was 73. In a video statement released by the family, Dominic said: “I have the sad and sombre task to announce the passing of our mum Loretta Josephine Walker...

Clarets Mad Chelsea head to Turf Moor to take on Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday with the home side chasing their first win of the campaign. Sean Dyches side have started the seaason poorly with just one point from their opening five fixtures, including defeat to Tottenham last weekend. Chelsea are looking to build up some momentum following their first win in four games during the week in the Champions League. A competitive fixture lays ahead to say the least. Where to watch When is ...

Burnley 0-3 Chelsea: Player Ratings as Hakim Ziyech Opens Premier League Account in Thumping Win Hakim Ziyech notched his first league goal for Chelsea before Kurt Zouma and Timo Werner secured a comfortable 3-0 win against Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday. After a spell of sustained pressure, the visitors finally took the lead when Ziyech drilled a left-footed effort past Nick Pope following some neat Chelsea build-up play. ? HAKIM! ? Sean Dyches side showed more urgency after the restart but ...

School teams up with Winter Food Boxes to gives gifts to bring joy to families this Christmas Staff and students at Lowton Church of England High School who have worked so hard and been wonderfully generous in collecting Christmas treats to share with the local community. A SCHOOL has teamed up with a Winter Food Box project to brighten up Christmas for families. The isolation of COVID-19 restrictions, and maybe the loss of a job, are making this a lonely and difficult Winter for many homes...

Aston Villa 0-0 Burnley: Player Ratings as Wasteful Villans Fail to Make Good on Chances Aston Villa couldnt find a way through a much-improved Burnley defence | Pool/Getty Images Burnley moved out of the relegation zone by holding out for a 0-0 draw away to Aston Villa, where the hosts failed to break the deadlock despite having over 20 attempts on goal. Villa dominated from the first whistle and were intent on testing Burnleys defence from all angles, creating chances down either flank with n...

Aston Villa were held to a goalless draw by a resolute Burnley despite dominating for large periods at Villa Park. Both Villa and Burnley headed into the game on the back of impressive weekend away wins at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal respectively. However, the home side just could not find a way past a determined Burnley defence, and especially their England goalkeeper Nick Pope. Image: Aston Villa were twice denied by the woodwork against Burnley Villa twice came close ...

LAST year, a local lad from Lowton had a long-term election strategy for Leigh as he campaigned to be the first Tory MP in the town. The Conservative councillor’s realistic targets included narrowing Labour’s margin of victory, holding the MP’s feet to the fire, forcing her to vote for Boris’s Brexit deal; all aims to set the groundwork in place so that in 10 or 20 years’ time a ‘young go-getting’ Conservative candidate could finally win. But at around 2am on election night,...

Doggie Christmas Shoebox Appeal AN animal lover is helping rescue dogs enjoy a treat with her Doggie Christmas Shoebox Appeal. Martine Taylor, from Longford, will be helping spread festive cheer to animals who do not have their own family to spoil them. Her aim is for people to donate shoeboxes filled with animal-friendly goodies such as treats, toys and winter coats which will be handed out to rescue centres. "This is the second year for the appeal, Martine said. "I have really strug...

Tributes paid to larger than life dad as friends raise thousands for his family He wanted to help people - as many people as he could. Mike Fearn with his daughter Holly before his tragic death. (Image: Francesca Makin) For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommend...

BURNLEY 1 (Aubameyang og 73) BURNLEY did little more than come to the Emirates Stadium this evening (Sunday), hand Arsenal a shovel and ask them to start digging. It was the erratic Granit Xhaka who put in most of the spade work, but this latest home defeat, the fourth in a row, was the work of a team together severely lacking inspiration. Sean Dyche, the visiting manager, and his victorious players afterwards talked of this ‘not being an easy place to come’ but right now such a footballing...