“I think the problem is that we’re 16 miles from Wigan Town Hall, and because we’re so far away, they don’t care. “This has been a fantastic place to live. I’ve been here 20 years and ...

The data has come to light following a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research into England's planning system ...

Town hall bosses have approved the £6.6m expansion of a primary school in Standish to cope with the village’s rapidly ...

Planning permission has been granted for 670 houses in Wigan since 2015 - but are yet to be built. The data has come to light following a report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) ...

The boost means a budget with “no cuts to services, no cuts to jobs”, and council leader David Molyneux boasting Wigan would again ... almost 40 per cent of town hall spending in 2024/25.

A video celebrating all the good things about Wigan and the people who make it has been released in a new campaign.

One of Wigan’s most famous and conspicuous churches looks set to shut down after being declared “not fit for purpose.” ...