The Latest Breaking News from Wigan

England loose forward John Bateman knows there is still room for improvement

Bateman was the star performer as he scored one try and created another at Warrington on Saturday

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022

Cat owner searched for missing pet for 10 YEARS before he's found 250 miles away

Donna Gallacher, 40, had all but given up hope for the microchipped moggy until a Manchester vet phoned to say Chubbs had been found last month in Wigan

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

Dog ‘stolen’ from woman who collapsed on street found 200 miles away on train

A dog “stolen” from a woman who collapsed on a London street has been found more than 200 miles away after it was spotted on a train in Wigan.

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2022

Northern councils forced to fight it out in levelling up 'Hunger Games', Lisa Nandy says

Wigan MP Lisa Nany blasted the Government's flagship levelling up plan.

Manchester Evening News · Jun 8, 2022

Police uncover 550 cannabis plants at house following tip-off

The cannabis farm was found in a large Victorian terraced home in Wigan on Tuesday morning - a man has been arrested

Manchester Evening News · Jun 7, 2022

Mum claims Asda sun cream left her children burnt and her hands stained pink

Natalie Nuttall, of Atherton, Wigan, says she kept her children topped up all day to try to keep them safe from the sun

Chronicle Live · Jun 7, 2022

Former school land to be replaced by 47 homes in Wigan where affordable housing is in dire need

"It is the latest housing development aimed at meeting the needs of the borough’s residents."

Manchester Evening News · Jun 6, 2022

Police called to 'contained explosion' in Wigan

Nobody was hurt and no surrounding properties were affected

Manchester Evening News · Jun 6, 2022

The Wigan artist making amazing jubilee murals across the country

Scott runs a window art company called Snow Graffiti

Manchester Evening News · Jun 3, 2022

Dad claims Jet2 barred his two children from flying on Jersey holiday in photo ID row

Shane Lloyd's teenage son and daughter, who live in Wigan, were set to fly out for a week-long holiday with him in Jersey, where he lives

Daily Mirror · Jun 3, 2022