Leader's column

Welcome to the Leader's column

A monthly update from the Leader of Wigan Council, David Molyneux.

New stars and a good reason to get on your bike

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Last month it was an honour to unveil the new Believe Star for Olympic athlete Keely Hodgkinson outside Leigh Town Hall.
Date:
Monday 5th June 2023
Countdown to the Coronation and Youth Hub success

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Following its official opening last month, the positive stories that are coming out of Leigh Youth Hub continue to grow and grow.
Date:
Thursday 23rd March 2023
The Hide's opening and budget setting

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It was an absolute pleasure to visit the new Hide Coffee House at Pennington Flash last week as the facility has now opened its doors to the public.
Date:
Friday 10th March 2023
Happy new year, levelling-up and voter ID

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It has been a busy start to 2023 and I'm sure many of you will have been reading about last week's Levelling Up Fund announcement.
Date:
Monday 30th January 2023
RLWC, Light Night and free parking offer

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Let's reflect on a successful tournament as a host venue,
Date:
Monday 28th November 2022
Nature Reserve news a boost for the borough

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We had cause for celebration last week with the official unveiling of the new National Nature Reserve that covers large parts of our borough.
Date:
Friday 14th October 2022
Paying our respects to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

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The series of events over the past fortnight has been one that we were not expecting by the news of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's passing
Date:
Friday 23rd September 2022
Sporting success and a lookahead to RLWC

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Once again, it has been a wonderful few weeks of sporting success in our borough.
Date:
Tuesday 6th September 2022
Levelling Up, Lionesses and park success

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I would like to start with the European Champion Lionesses this week and congratulate the squad for inspiring an entire nation.
Date:
Monday 15th August 2022
Leigh awash with colour as the EUROs arrive

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There's only one place to start this week and it's with the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 tournament.
Date:
Friday 22nd July 2022

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