But the Wigan Observer can exclusively reveal that Curious Minds has taken the first formal steps to making part of them its ...

When Sally Allcroft left her job as a carer in the community after 18 years, she was forced to turn to benefits and food banks for help. The 58-year-old tells Maryam Qaiser how hard it was to find new ...

It’s been more than five years since the final section of the legendary Wigan Pier was demolished, but now a creator called Mike Mahoney has recreated the nightclub as a miniature detailed model.

Already one of Wigan’s most exciting projects, Cotton Works has now been given a huge boost that will see further phases of ...

The redevelopment of Wigan Pier will start in early 2023 - more than three years after plans were first announced. The final section of the former Wigan Pier Nightclub, popular during the 1990s house ...

George Walsh, 70, a retired mechanic, tells Claire Donnelly why he feels Wigan has lost its caring side. I preferred life in days gone by if I'm honest. Yes, a lot of people didn't have much but ...

A Manchester developer has been appointed to oversee the regeneration of Wigan Pier, Insider can reveal, with the company tasked with taking forward a world-class vision to transform the historic site ...

Start-up practice Southgate & Sarabia has won a commission to redevelop empty 18th-century buildings at Wigan’s famous Pier into a mixed-use scheme Councillors granted consent for the emerging firm’s ...

A George Orwell book checked out of a library in the United Kingdom 50 years ago was finally returned by a mortified borrower. The hard-cover book of George Orwell’s “Road to Wigan Pier” was due at ...

Wigan Pier is set for an exciting new future as multi-million pound plans to breathe new life into the historic venue are revealed. The Pier, immortalised by George Orwell’s graphic 1937 description ...