Wigan Council is continuing its support of young people taking their first steps in their careers, with more than 300 grants approved so far.

The medals have been revealed ahead of this year’s Run Wigan Festival. The popular event returns to Mesnes Park on Sunday, March 15, with a half marathon, 5k and family mile. Designers ADM have ...

The search for missing fisherman Ash Haigh has been suspended after covering 1,800 square nautical miles. Mr Haigh was reported missing five days ago after failing to return from a day out on his boat ...

The 44-year-old experienced game fisherman was reported missing on Thursday night after failing to return from a fishing trip off the Gold Coast. His boat was located 46km offshore about 2am on Friday ...

Police have recovered an item belonging to missing game fisherman Ashley Haigh, as the search effort changes focus. The 44-year-old experienced game fisherman was reported missing on Thursday night ...

WIGAN have sacked manager Ryan Lowe after their 6-1 defeat to Peterborough. The Latics were thumped by their League One rivals on Saturday. Please provide a valid ...

The Pro Football Hall of Fame will consider making changes to the voting panel and process of choosing Hall of Famers following a year when Bill Belichick's omission from the 2026 class generated ...

New details have emerged as the search for an experienced fisherman expands, after his unmanned boat was found 46km from the coast. The 44-year-old was due back on the Gold Coast on Thursday night, ...

Shas Sheehan challenges refusal to remove 25,000 tonnes of waste causing ‘grave environmental hazard’ near school A 25,000-tonne illegal waste dump next to a primary school in Wigan presents “a grave ...

The £135m transformation of a large part of Wigan town centre has passed a major milestone with steel structure of the town’s new market hall finished. The Fettlers development at the site of the ...

John Eric Spiby is one of four jailed for being part of gang running operation worth up to £288m A man who won £2.4m on the national lottery helped build a multimillion pound drug empire that involved ...