TRANSFORMING an old car wash into new flats and new shops marks a significant step forward in the rejuvenation of Leigh Broadway, it has been claimed. Council bosses are set to give ambitious plans for 120 Broadway the green light next week, in the latest major development in the area. The site is opposite the Grand Hotel - which is being converted in 18 new flats - and is just doors away from the popular Garrards restaurant. Paul Gilson, Leigh Town Council chairman, admitted the site had become an “eyesore” and welcomed all improvements. He said: “There’s been a of back and forth with different plans for the site and it’s in a bad way.
KNIFE-wielding yobs threatened a couple in the street in a worrying incident in Leigh. The pair took to social media to say that a number teenagers armed themselves with knives and made threats in Broadway, on Sunday at about 6.30pm. Police have confirmed they are investigating after a “man threatened another man with a knife”. It comes days after another incident in Pall Mall where a 25-year-old man was approached by two men, one of which pulled out what the victim believed was a knife and “lunged at him” with it. Taking to Facebook, the victim of Sunday’s attack said: “At about 6.30pm we were walking down Leigh Broadway when we were approached by a group of rowdy and angry boys.