Lowton East Labour Councillors

02/11/2026

This evening the cenotaphs at St Mary’s and St Luke’s were lit up to mark this years period of remembrance.

They looked beautiful as ever and it was a special way to pay our respects and remember those who serve and continue to serve to protect our freedoms.

Thank you to everyone who came along to have a look. They will be lit up for another hour for anyone who has the chance to pop out and see them.

01/11/2026

CENOTAPH LIGHT UPS TOMORROW

As part of the remembrance commemorations across the borough, councillors are invited to fund special light ups of cenotaphs in their areas. Jenny and Mike have done this again this year using their Brighter Borough allocations, and the cenotaphs at St Mary’s Church and St Luke’s Church will be lit up tomorrow evening from around 7pm to 9pm.

We’ve done this for a number of years now, and the churches and cenotaphs always look so beautiful. Extra lights are always used at St Mary’s due to the position of the cenotaph directly in front of the church, and it looks spectacular, particularly approaching down Sandy Lane (this photo is from last year).

Please do come out and have a look tomorrow evening if you can.

25/10/2026

FURTHER UPDATE

We have now been told that power has been restored and the road is clear and open.

Thanks to all involved who have worked hard in difficult conditions today.

25/10/2026

Important information about Slag Lane and support available for those without power 👇

23/10/2026

Great to join Jo Platt and her casework team at her street surgery outside of our local co-op on Church Lane this morning.

Lots of good conversations with residents and help offered with issues.

Always good to see everyone!

20/10/2026

Want to meet your MP? Have a burning issue to discuss? Jo Platt will be in Lowton, outside the Co-op, on Friday morning from 9:30-11:30am.

Lowton Street Surgery

Over recent weeks, I’ve held street surgeries in Atherton and Tyldesley, and this Friday I’ll be out in Lowton from 9:30am to 11:30am.

If you have any questions, need support or advice, or would like to raise any local or national issues, please feel free to pop along for a chat. I’m always happy to listen, offer assistance and help wherever I can.

📅 Date: Friday 23rd October
⏰ Time: 9:30am–11:30am
📍 Location: Outside Co-op Food, Church Lane, Lowton, WA3 2RZ

Everyone is welcome - I hope to see you there!

18/10/2026

18/10/2026

🚨LOCAL PLAN COMMENTS 🚨

The deadline for submitting comments on the publication version of the Wigan Local Plan is this Wednesday at 5pm. Jenny's comments are in the images attached to this post.

This plan has potentially huge consequences for us in Lowton, and while it is good news that the plan no longer contains proposals to remove the Tritax site off Winwick Lane and the land behind Moss Industrial Estate from the green belt, there are still some points of improvement to be made which would provide stronger protections for our area and better solutions for our chronic congestion problems.

Please do comment too. You can do so through the portal by visiting https://wigan-consult.objective.co.uk/kpse/event/646414CA-679C-453B-8FE6-052AC90B5732, emailing [email protected] or in writing to Wigan Council, Strategic Planning, Places Directorate, PO Box 100, Wigan, WN1 3DS.

17/10/2026

A lovely evening with Jo Platt at the LENDF Lowton East Neighbourhood Development Forum Last Night at the Proms at Lowton Social Club.

Great music as ever from the Golborne Brass Band and the Three Towns Choir.

Well done to all involved, we had a great time!

16/10/2026

More poppies going up in beautiful Lowton St Mary’s today.

We always pay our respects through this display at this time of year, it is so important to remember the sacrifice of those who gave their lives for our freedoms.

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, Emma, Austin and Paul, for their help as ever.