Town hall bosses in Wigan are to increase rents on the borough’s 21,000 council homes by 4.8 per cent from April.

Two ties from round one of the 2026 Challenge Cup will be streamed live in January, with Ince Rose Bridge set to play in ...

A 44-year-old accused of brutally attacking a woman in Wigan will go on trial in the spring. Peter Caddick, of Douglas House ...

Wigan Warriors stalwart Liam Marshall has unveiled his testimonial shirt ahead of 2026, which will mark his 10th professional ...

Residents on a Wigan borough housing estate say they have been enduring ‘three months of hell’ thanks to construction work on ...

A Wigan indie rock band is set to launch its debut single at a gig on Friday in its home village. Blue Sky Day perform at ...

Services at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) are preparing for Resident Doctors to ...

A lone canoeist has illustrated the depths of residents’ dispair over what they claim is flooding caused by the “crusie liner ...

Parishioners and dignitaries have taken part in a thanksgiving service hailing the successful restoration of a Wigan church’s ...

Officers in Wigan uncovered a cannabis farm in the town, worth an estimated £70,000. They seized 156 cannabis plants and five ...

A burglar who targeted shops on the same Wigan street has been jailed for almost a year. Scott Derbyshire, 36, of Masefield ...