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UK’s visa scheme painfully slow, says Briton offering home to five Ukrainians

Neil Adams, who is rearranging his Wigan home for the family, said the Homes for Ukraine scheme has been made ‘as difficult as possible’.

The Independent UK

Wigan high school gets permanent expansion after years of success

Golborne High School has been described as a high performing school that is consistently oversubscribed

Manchester Evening News

The latest average house price in every area of Greater Manchester

Here is an up-to-date comparison of property prices across the entire region

Manchester Evening News

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Man, 30, arrested after two-year-old boy injured in motorbike hit-and-run

He remains in police custody for questioning after the collision in Wigan earlier this month

Manchester Evening News

'Lexit looming': MP James Grundy reveals when proposal for Leigh's exit from Wigan could be on the table

"There has been a long standing feeling that Wigan Council does not care about Leigh"

Manchester Evening News

Elderly man, 82, loses 'independence' after 'prize possession' high-end bike stolen in break-in

Police are appealing for information after a burglary in Wigan

Manchester Evening News

The scenic village on the Greater Manchester border that's more affordable than most

Properties there usually come with more space and period charm, though it can also mean a higher price tag

Manchester Evening News

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'It is getting out of hand': Calls made for independent inquiry into Haigh Hall mistake that cost Wigan Council millions

“You have wasted millions on this thing and we have a great asset here"

Manchester Evening News

'Our air is clean enough': Council urged to pull Wigan out of Clean Air Zone plan

“I am not embarrassed one bit that we are part of CAZ"

Manchester Evening News

Campaigners feeling ‘fobbed off’ seek ways to have more say on Wigan town centre development

“It’s time for us to explore what we agree on"

Manchester Evening News

First look at new housing development coming to Ashton

“Wigan is an aspirational and popular area and we’re delighted to be bringing some new high quality and sustainable homes to the town"

Manchester Evening News

Residents' joy as huge, multi-million pound development is REJECTED

“Is it a good idea to make a very bad situation even worse?”

Manchester Evening News

Families who lost loved ones during Covid blast Boris Johnson as he gets Partygate fine

Hannah Brady, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, lost her dad Shaun to Covid. She told Boris Johnson, after he was fined over Partygate: 'You paid a fine. Our loved ones paid with their lives.'

Daily Mirror

Cops in Wigan catch motorist doing 72mph... in a 30 zone

It was part of Operation Tasman - designed to curb speeding and anti-social behaviour

Manchester Evening News

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"You couldn't help but love him": Former footballer, 37, dies after battle with Motor Neurone Disease

George Melling, 37, worked at Global Engineering LTD in Wigan

Manchester Evening News

Body pulled from canal in Wigan as police and fire crews rush to scene

His next of kin have been informed

Manchester Evening News

Social work team in Wigan criticised for 'pathetic' adoption statistics

“I cannot believe it could be that low"

Manchester Evening News

Scrapping controversial HS2 branch would ‘jeopardise’ Wigan's future and impact ‘already fragile’ economy

Wigan Council's leader has written to the Transport Secretary for clarification after Sir Graham Brady claimed he’d had ‘assurances’ the Golborne Spur will not go ahead.

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New short film released made by community affected by Wigan drama school closure

"We are going to be known as ‘the drama school that closed’; but this film is going to exist as a stamp that says ‘we are all students that went to that school and here’s some work we’ve done together.’

Daily Mirror

Man Utd's forgotten defeat that made Man City's iconic Sergio Aguero moment possible

A LOOK BACK: Manchester City won the 2011-12 Premier League at the last possible moment, but it wouldn't have been possible without a surprise defeat for Manchester United in April

Daily Mirror

Pub landlord's horror as woman dies after Land Rover ploughs into group outside

An unnamed woman in her 40s was killed following an alleged hit and run outside the Fifteens pub in Pemberton, Wigan, on Friday night

Manchester Evening News

Owner's horror as woman killed outside busy pub in Wigan hit-and-run

Tony Callaghan, who owns Fifteens Pub in Pemberton, Wigan said his staff had been traumatised by the horrific incident

The Independent UK

Woman dies after Land Rover hits pedestrians on pavement in Wigan hit-and-run

Two men were seriously injured after they were also hit by the silver 4x4 vehicle

Daily Mirror

Former Man Utd goalkeeper offering Afghan refugees hope after escape from Taliban

WALLY MEETS: As part of the EFL's Action Week, Ben Amos has been involved with Wigan's efforts in holding training sessions for people who have fled Afghanistan

Manchester Evening News

Police clash with football fans in chaotic post-match scenes after Wigan v Bolton derby

Videos have surfaced which appear to show two men being pushed over by officers

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