The timetable for the new Sunday service from Daisy Hill has been unveiled.

SAFETY fears have been sparked at a number of Westhoughton locations. Residents of the Wigan Road area have told how they fear crossing the road sometimes because of the heavy traffic. Julia Silvester has asked the council to look into improving pedestrian safety. The speed limit of 40mph at Hart Common is currently under review [...]

A dramatic car crash has forced the closure of Church Street. A woman was standing outside Rightstyle Fitted Bedrooms and Kitchens, in Church Street, at 5.45pm on Sunday when a driver lost control of his car. The road may be closed until Thursday, we understand. The shop was badly damaged after the car hit a supporting beam. [...]

GMPTE is advising passengers to expect disruptions to public transport services to continue today, due to the severe frost. Most bus services are operating, but main roads continue to be the best served routes. Metrolink services are running but with delays. Rail operators will continue to operate as full a service as possible. Disruptions in [...]

Public transport is still being heavily disrupted throughout Greater Manchester, with the latest travel updates from 4.30pm posted below. GMPTE has issued a series of bulletins with the latest travel updates, which we have been posting on this page. Check back to our website throughout the day for more updates or go to www.gmpte.com LATEST [...]

A new trial Sunday service is to be launched on the line that runs through Daisy Hill railway station. The proposed service, operated by Northern Rail, would run hourly during the day on Sundays, with the last train departing from Manchester shortly after 6pm. Trains will run between Wigan Wallgate and Manchester Victoria, via Atherton [...]

The Council is to assess whether the 40mph speed limit through Hart Common is too much. It follows calls from the Liberal Democrat team for additional safety measures to be explored. It comes after a young boy was knocked down further up the road at the Wigan Road / Wearish Lane junction. Many Hart Common [...]

Labour blunders have led to the traffic speeding chaos that we have on Wigan Road today, says a leading councillor. Ward councillor David Wilkinson has blasted the Labour administration of years-gone-by for continuing to allow housing developments in Daisy Hill without any regard for improvement to the highway infrastructure on Wearish Lane and Wigan Road. [...]

Westhoughton Liberal Democrats would like to make the following statement: “On Friday 11 September there was a terrible accident involving an 11 year old boy and a car on Wigan Road at the Wearish Lane junction. Due to an accident investigation being undertaken by the police, Liberal Democrat Councillors David Wilkinson and Julia Silvester have asked the [...]

Your councillor, Julia Silvester, has told of her shock at learning that a driver feedback sign at Wearish Lane was damaged and all the important information regarding traffic speeds has been LOST. It comes at a sensitive time, when one local boy was hit by a passing vehicle on Wigan Road. Residents are demanding action [...]