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Labour frontbencher Lisa Nandy pictured visiting picket line

Ms Nandy was photographed meeting striking workers on a picket line in Wigan, her constituency, despite comments made by Sir Keir Starmer.

The Independent UK

Labour facing ‘breakdown in discipline’ as Nandy visits picket line

Shadow ministers say Keir Starmer’s ban on visiting picket lines has ‘effectively broken down’ as frontbencher visits CWU members

The Guardian - UK

Police search for missing teen, 14, who was last seen on the way to Wigan three days ago

Lewis Aspinall, 14, has been missing since Tuesday, July 26, when he left Rishton Train Station heading towards Wigan

Manchester Evening News

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Man brutally battered colleague with hammer over message sent from partner

Dean Simpkin, originally from Wigan, 'completely overreacted', a court was told

Manchester Evening News

Huge funding boost to tackle fly-tipping and anti-social behaviour in Wigan

£750k earmarked for Platt Bridge and Scholes Village

Manchester Evening News

Millions to tackle anti-social behaviour in trouble zones across Greater Manchester

Brinnington in Stockport, the Fallowfield Loop, and three parts of Wigan will benefit

Manchester Evening News

Demolition work set to begin in £135m town centre regeneration scheme

The former Galleries shopping centre will be knocked down to make way for the new regeneration plans, including a hotel, cinema, and indoor mini golf site

Manchester Evening News

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Desperate efforts to save 'best neighbour ever' who died in devastating fire

Andy Pickwell, a care worker in his 50s, died as a result of the tragic blaze in Wigan in the early hours of yesterday

Daily Mirror

Neighbours describe desperate attempts to save care worker from 4am house fire

Andy Pickwell, who died in a fire at his home, was 'the best neighbour you could ever have', according to devastated residents

Manchester Evening News

Police launch investigation after shots fired in Wigan suburb

Officers were called last night

Manchester Evening News

Man dies in house fire as 'black smoke' billows from scene

Eight fire engines descended on the scene

Liverpool Echo

Man killed in house fire as police tape off road and forensics investigate

A man was pronounced dead at the scene, police have confirmed. His age and the cause of the fire have not yet been revealed

Manchester Evening News

I compared a 'Wigan kebab' and a Bolton pasty barm and the winner is undisputed

Clash of the Pie-tans

Manchester Evening News

Person dies after being hit by a train near Wigan

Emergency services were scrambled to the scene

Manchester Evening News

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The bus services in Trafford, Wigan, Bolton, Salford and Manchester to be completely cancelled by driver strikes

“Unfortunately, due to current conditions and staff absences, we have not been able to secure replacements for all routes."

Manchester Evening News

Ex-Wigan Warriors star Bryn Hargreaves, 36, has been missing for months - friends fear he was abducted

"There is no way he’d harm himself. It smacks of others’ involvement"

Manchester Evening News

How hot it's forecast to get where you live in Greater Manchester during the heatwave

Borough across Greater Manchester should expect high temperatures over the coming days

Manchester Evening News

Cost of living crisis deepens north-south divide - with Mancunians left £130 worse off

As inflation continues to soar across the country it is towns and cities located in the North that are bearing the brunt

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Wigan pub offering FREE breakfasts this weekend - but only if you dress up

Customers will also need to use a codeword to snag the freebie

The Independent UK

UFC London headliner Tom Aspinall: ‘I saw this all in my mind before anyone else had seen it’

Interview: The Wigan heavyweight headlines at the O2 Arena for the second time in four months, facing Curtis Blaydes at UFC London

Manchester Evening News

Mum who fell 40ft into 'death trap' Wigan quarry warns teen tragedy could have been prevented

"It's a death trap and you're going to lose your life going in there"

Manchester Evening News

The average house price in every area of Greater Manchester as of July

Find out what a home typically costs where you live, or in the area you are looking to move to

Daily Mirror

Promising boxer, 16, who died in quarry during heatwave was 'one in a million son'

Jamie Lewin, 16, was a promising boxer who loved life, his heartbroken mum said in a statement after the boy became the third teen to die at East Quarry near Wigan, Lancashire

The Independent UK

Boy, 16, dies following incident at quarry in Wigan

Boy recovered from water and pronounced dead at scene

Manchester Evening News

Tragedy as body of teenage boy, 16, pulled from quarry near Wigan

Police were called to Dawber Delph on Saturday night after a boy 'entered the water and got into difficulty'

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