Mr Adamson says he is happy to have stood his ground after council backtracks over statue action.

The owner of a giant Roman gladiator statue nicknamed "Golden Balls" has said he has no intention of moving it from outside ...

THE OWNER of a 20ft-high golden nude statue, known affectionately by locals as “Golden Balls”, has been ordered to take it ...

Council bosses no longer plan to take action over a controversial 20ft golden statue of a naked man.

A 20ft-tall naked man is once again surveying the people of Wigan, after previously being banned by the council. The statue, ...

Transformation is coming to Greater Manchester in the form of NorthFold, a far-reaching strategy to deliver £356m to the UK economy by 2035 through leveraging the current strengths and future ...

The plans from Eden Asset Management on behalf of Kite International Investments are tipped for approval when Wigan Council’s planning committee meets next week. The Hindley Green scheme was up for ...

New funding from Wigan Borough Council and its partners will give young creatives from Leigh the opportunity to film a documentary ...

Wigan council has announced its first ‘no cuts’ budget for over a decade, with council tax set to be frozen for a seventh year in a row. The town hall has seen a ‘significant improvement’ in its ...

Councillors for Wigan confirmed that tax will rise by 4.99 per cent after a majority vote came in following four hours of debate. The town hall was packed out on the first day of March for the first ...

Demolition crews are to remove an historic Wigan landmark which had, sadly, become an eyesore.