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New images reveal what new 38-home apartment block for 'at risk' young people could look like

Plans include teaching and studio facilities, a training kitchen, a meeting space, breakout space, a laundry room, a residents lounge, an indoor and outdoor gym and recreational space outside.

Manchester Evening News

Wigan Pier's transformation from eyesore to centre of 'beauty and vibrancy' set to start

“It is unfortunate that delays caused by Covid pandemic and inflationary pressures have led to subsequent effects on labour and materials markets."

Manchester Evening News

Under-pressure Greater Manchester A&E continues to face 'exceptionally long waits', hospital warns

The trust that runs Royal Albert Edward Infirmary in Wigan has issued another urgent plea

Manchester Evening News

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Wigan's famous world pie eating championships put on hold due to strike action

The contest is set to return in the new year

Manchester Evening News

Wigan by-election turnout 'potentially lowest on record' after double whammy

Freezing temperatures and postal strikes blamed for shockingly low voter turnout

Manchester Evening News

Wigan animal charity scoop top award which sees all their dogs fed for an entire year

The Tyldesley rescue centre has helped rehome nearly 600 greyhounds in nine years

Manchester Evening News

Police launch appeal to find elderly Wigan man

Officers say they are becoming 'increasingly concerned' about George and are keen to make sure he is safe and well

Manchester Evening News

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Police searching for this man after iPhone stolen then advertised on Facebook

The phone was stolen from an address in Wigan

Manchester Evening News

Mapped: Invasive Group A strep and scarlet fever cases across Greater Manchester

What the latest data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) means for our region

Manchester Evening News

Pupils to be taught OUTSIDE under school's plans for rooftop classroom

“The College has grown steadily in popularity over recent years and now has over 2,300 students."

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Very old and very modern

‘No polite way’ to describe Manchester’s rail chaos PLUS Ambulance wait times AND Peter Kay’s long-awaited return to the stage

Manchester Evening News

Neighbour’s shock at finding shooting and acid attack victim dead in Wigan street

Liam Smith, 38, suffered a fatal gunshot wound and acid attack

The Independent UK

Shocked neighbour discovered dad murdered in gun-and-acid attack outside his home

Company director Liam Smith, a 38-year-old father-of-two, was shot and doused in acid in the village of Shevington, Wigan

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Strangeways, off you pop

A Rush and a Push and the Land Is Ours - Manchester Council Strangeways prison out of city

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Daily Mirror

Lucky grandad bags £2million Spanish villa and £250,000 in cash after paying just £25

Legal consultant Mark, originally from Wigan but who now lives in Devon, said his new Spanish villa was a case of “tenth time lucky” but admitted he’d never even been to Marbella

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester grandad gets dream £2m sunshine villa in Spain for £25

"I'd never won so much as a church raffle before," said lucky winner Mark

Manchester Evening News

Culture boom in Wigan that has seen £14.3 million investment leaves ward feeling 'neglected'

“There are some in Douglas that feel neglected.”

Manchester Evening News

Shops could be transformed into homeless shelters for rough sleepers

Wigan Council have identified ‘a requirement for interim accommodation for the homeless and rough sleepers’.

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Manchester Evening News

Council housing to be reviewed for 'hazards' following tragic death of toddler

"We have set up a local taskforce to start a review into our developments and an action plan to respond to that."

Manchester Evening News

Gambling shops' grip on town centre creates fear and anger as struggling locals face triple-whammy

'I think it’s a disgrace because mums and dads are going into betting shops and they can’t give to their children if they waste money betting'

The Independent UK

Man found dead in residential street was ‘victim of acid attack and gunshot’

Liam Smith was found dead in Kilburn Drive in Shevington, a suburb of Wigan, Greater Manchester, at around 7pm on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

Dad found dead in street covered in 'white powder' was shot and acid attack victim

Liam Smith's body was found on Kilburn Drive in Shevington, Wigan, at around 7pm on Thursday. Initial information indicates Mr Smith had a fatal gunshot wound and was the victim of an acid attack

The Independent UK

Tributes to man found dead with ‘potentially hazardous’ substances on his body

The body of Liam Smith was discovered on a residential street in Wigan, Greater Manchester.

The Independent UK

Mystery surrounds white powder found on ‘smouldering’ body found in Wigan

Police have launched a murder inquiry after the body was found between two houses

Daily Mirror

'Smoking' body 'covered in mystery white powder' dumped in street as cops probe murder

A sleepy rural town in Wigan was rocked by the discovery of a body covered in a 'hazardous material' on a residential road triggering a murder investigation

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