The 34-year-old was also responsible for throwing bricks towards officers resulting in grievous bodily harm. Clark, of Brookdale Road in Hindley, was sentenced to five years in prison at Liverpool ...

A Wigan thug involved in violent scenes in Southport, including throwing missiles and assaulting a police officer, has been ...

People are classed as economically inactive if they are of working age and not in employment but not currently looking for work. The list is ordered by the proportion of the workforce estimated to be ...

A young Wigan man is among five more people charged by Merseyside Police in connection with last summer’s Southport riot.

As it is, we are left worrying that our MP, perhaps, has skin as thin as, well, Lino. There was praise for the efforts of 30 ...

With this weekend’s Run Wigan Festival set to be the biggest since 2017, we delved into our archives for photographs of that ...

Working with GMCA and developer partner Peel Land, the local authorities envisage delivery of 9,000 homes, 3.7m sq ft of industrial space, and 312,000 sq ft of offices by 2035.

Wigan Council has laid the foundations for large-scale development in its borough and now is the time to deliver, according to the council’s director of place Aidan Thatcher.

Created by Jonathan Watkins with an original score from composer Jasmin Kent Rodgman and original songs from ...

A woman who suffered degrading violence says a new pilot scheme helped save her life. Wigan piemaker Alexander Melling joins Britain's upper crust after winning ten British Pie Awards. The Wigan ...

Substitute Luke Robinson scored the only goal with 13 minutes remaining to give managerless Wigan a 1-0 victory over League One strugglers Cambridge. Robinson's strike moved the Latics 10 points ...

The rollout follows a successful pilot scheme in 2023 across a selection of projects, including the Midland Main Line upgrade and Bolton to Wigan electrification scheme, with 207,114 notifications ...