A long-standing Wigan councillor has been elected to serve as the new mayor of the borough. Former teacher Coun Jenny Bullen ...

A Wigan town centre shop has been shut, at least temporarily, after being found to be breaching fire regulations.

Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has called for a Wigan Warriors legend to be the first rugby league player to earn a knighthood.

Guests at a Buckingham Palace garden party heard the monarch shout “love Wigan” after he had become reacquainted with Jean ...

Wigan Warriors star Jai Field has played a ‘big part’ in the success the club has achieved in recent years, according to his ...

Wigan Warriors will spend three nights in the south of France this week they prepare to face Catalans Dragons in Round 12 of ...

The survey, commissioned by British Gas, shows just how house-proud Brits really are. Behind every great gathering is a ...

A 32-year-old man Newton-le-Willows was arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply a Class B drug (cannabis) ...

Looking for the perfect half-term activity? Why not explore the natural wonders of your local Forestry England forest with ...

Plans to complete the rejuvenation of a prominent part of the Wigan landscape scarred by years of opencast mining have taken ...

More than a dozen police vehicles have been spotted in a Wigan town during a road safety and driving offences crackdown.

The first patients have been welcomed to Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s (WWL) newest ...