A former mayor convicted of sexual offences and who was jailed after changing his name in a bid to get elected onto Wigan ...

Police have closed off a property on Siddow Common for three months after securing the court order. Officers have also issued ...

One of Wigan town centre’s longest-running restaurants will close its doors this weekend, it has been announced.

Mark Jones joined Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) in May 2021 and officially ...

The Local Democracy Reporting Service asked for Wigan’s figures dating back to 2007 but the council said data before 2015 was ...

A fresh approach to children’s social work has been adopted by Wigan Council, improving support for families across the ...

Townhall bosses in Wigan celebrated the ‘green shoots of recovery’ for the council’s finances – but still face a £7m ‘black hole’.

Two properties have been ordered to close after a police crackdown on “anti-social behaviour and drug activity hotspots.” ...

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.

Such a road is an almost 80-year-old dream, with a route first identified shortly after the Second World War. Meanwhile, ...

More than 500 bikes have been saved from waste at the borough's recycling centres. Wigan Council, FCC Environment, and two not-for-profit organisations have collaborated to rescue these bikes and put ...

Working with GMCA and developer partner Peel Land, the local authorities envisage delivery of 9,000 homes, 3.7m sq ft of ...