A young Wigan man who put people's lives at risk by torching a flat has been spared immediate prison time.

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

Brave testimony from a victim of domestic abuse is at the forefront of renewed efforts to highlight support services and ...

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 ...

A giant golden statue of a naked Roman gladiator dubbed Golden Balls by local people has been returned to a town after a ...

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 ...

A PRIMARY school has received approval for a new outdoor canopy. St Ambrose Barlow Catholic Primary School, Manchester Road, Tyldesley, applied for permission to install the new feature near the side ...

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.