Police who recovered one of the biggest single hauls of cannabis from a farm unit in a village bordering Wigan have pressed ...

A former school playing field and council depot are among the parcels of land in the borough set to go up for sale.

Damien Birchall, 41, and currently of HMP Altcourse, appeared before borough justices charged with the rape of a 15-year-old ...

Residents are holding out hope that an historic former chapel which has become an “eyesore” will soon be transformed.

A Wigan man has been remanded into custody after facing a raft of serious crime allegations including kidnap and two ...

Flu cases have been rising steadily all winter, with an early flu season leaving hospitals feeling the strain before ...

As I have said on numerous occasions, my early working life in the water industry, was more than enjoyable: it was sometimes ...

Sian Tongue, 42, of Twist Lane, was given a total custodial sentence of a year and 16 weeks for attending a street in Leigh ...

Former Wigan Warriors forward James McDonnell will leave Leeds Rhinos at the end of the 2026 season to pursue his dream of ...

John Duffy was pleased with how his youthful Wigan Warriors side responded in the second half as they went down valiantly to ...

A few years ago it was an abandoned and sorry-looking piece of land only remembered as once being the home to one of Wigan’s ...

He had been due to stand trial at Bolton Crown Court, but after the prosecution allowed the robbery to lie on file, he ...