Six-month update – Jo Platt provides local residents with a summary
Leigh and Atherton MP – Jo Platt – has take the opportunity to update residents…
Jo Platt MP for Leigh and Atherton
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Jo Platt welcomes council move to bring HMOs under control
Leigh and Atherton MP – Jo Platt – has welcomed today’s steps taken by Wigan…
Residents attend housing drop-in session
Today, Jo Platt MP hosted a housing drop-in session for local residents, giving constituents the…
Jo Platt joins the picket line at Alpla in Golborne
Leigh and Atherton MP – Jo Platt -visited the picket line at Alpla in Golborne…
Google heads to Leigh and Atherton to offer training
Google is coming to Leigh and Atherton on Wednesday 25 July, 2025, to offer support…
Have your say on the future of your town
Wigan Council is currently consulting on an initial draft of the Wigan Borough Local Plan…
Jo Platt pledges to tackle HMOs across the constituency
Like many Leigh and Atherton residents, local MP Jo Platt us concerned with the rise…
Jo Platt speaks up about the importance of physical banks within our communities
Today, Jo Platt spoke in a Debate in Parliament on bank closures and banking hubs…
Volunteers Week – MP gives thanks to local residents
It’s Volunteers’ Week – an annual UK-wide campaign held from the first Monday in June to…
Golborne Carnival returns for 2025 and MP Jo Platt joined the estivities
The Golborne Carnival returned in style this weekend, drawing large crowds with a full day…
Pushing for LINK Banking Hubs in Atherton and Golborne – so residents can access their cash
Banks have been leaving our highstreets over recent years, meaning that accessing cash is an…
Jo Platt plans housing drop-in session for local residents
Local MP – Jo Platt- is holding a housing drop-in session for local residents. If…
Leigh and Atherton constituency to get nine new GP practices
A cash injection of over £102 million from this government will see over 1,000 GP…
Wigan Parent Carer Forum and Jo Platt to hold open-table event for parents
Jo Platt – the MP for Leigh and Atherton – is holding an open table…
£32m Golborne Station project approved as local firm secures design role
The £32 million railway station project in Golborne has been given the green light. Wigan…
Working with Atherton & Leigh Foodbank to fight poverty
Jo Platt met with Atherton & Leigh Foodbank today, to discuss the work they are…
The Bee Network’s new Tap and Go scheme launches
This week, Leigh and Atherton MP – Jo Platt – joined the Mayor of Greater…
Remembering the Golborne mining disaster
It has been 46 years since 10 men lost their lives – and another was…
Local MP urges eligible residents to sign up to Electricity North West’s Extra Care register
Jo Platt – the MP for Leigh and Atherton – is urging eligible residents to…
Supporting older residents in Leigh and Atherton – Jo Platt meets Age UK
Leigh and Atherton MP – Jo Platt – met with the with Bryonie Shaw –…
Neighbourhood charity runs Christmas Toy Appeal to help local families
Compassion In Action ran its Christmas Toy Appeal again this year, in a bid to…