The Latest Breaking News from Wigan

'Young people don't want to make sacrifices' says woman who bought first house at 22

At the age of 22, Georgina Carson bought her first home in Wigan

Liverpool Echo · Feb 22, 2022

Dramatic footage shows smoke billowing over Wigan as crews tackle fire

Emergency services scrambled to the scene this afternoon

Manchester Evening News · Feb 21, 2022

Concerns grow for man last seen in Wigan two days ago

He was last seen around the Worsley Hall area of Wigan last Friday (February 18th) at around 4pm

Manchester Evening News · Feb 20, 2022

Traffic stopped as double decker bus bursts into flames on motorway

Part of the M58 near Wigan has been closed this afternoon

Manchester Evening News · Feb 15, 2022

Greater Manchester's Cavity Capital - wobbly-toothed Wiganers have some of the worst teeth in the country

A backlog caused by the pandemic saw the number of NHS treatments performed in Greater Manchester fall by 71pc

Manchester Evening News · Feb 13, 2022

Hundreds of homes and businesses in Wigan left without electricity after power cut

The power cut is expected to last for several hours

Manchester Evening News · Feb 11, 2022

The North is being asked to go 'cap in hand to a group of masters' in Westminster for cash, MP Lisa Nandy says

Wigan MP Lisa Nandy has slammed the government's levelling up strategy.

Manchester Evening News · Feb 11, 2022

Residents warned over 'yellow and brown' water gushing from pipes after mains leak in Wigan

Those impacted have been advised to not run the hot water tap - or use dishwashers and washing machines

Manchester Evening News · Feb 11, 2022

Wigan council tax expected to increase by around 3 pc to plug £9m budget gap

The council tax hike must first be approved by councillors

Manchester Evening News · Feb 10, 2022

Dad furious after daughter, 12, told to 're-enact Hillsborough crush at school'

Children in a drama class at St John Fisher Catholic High School in Wigan, Lancashire, were allegedly told to re-enact people being crushed and dying during the Hillsborough Disaster

Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2022