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New apartment block for young people at risk of homelessness given green light

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 band The Lathums confirmed for Glastonbury 2023 as full lineup revealed

The chart-topping four-piece will be playing Glastonbury for the first time

Manchester Evening News

Developer puts forward 106-home plan on site of demolished business hub

The site in Ince is sandwiched between Amberswood Rise, Wigan Enterprise Business Park and the Wigan to Hindley rail line

Manchester Evening News

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Sam Walters set for Leeds Rhinos return with two changes made

The prop will join Wigan Warriors next year.

Leeds Live

Concerns as Greater Manchester probation service has only 'half the officers needed' to keep people safe

'I am concerned with our findings around keeping people safe from potential harm'

Manchester Evening News

'Queen of Wigan' makes way for new mayor

Coun Kevin Anderson was officially sworn in as the new mayor

Manchester Evening News

Row over Wiganers being allowed to ask questions at council meetings

The proposals have been recommended for rejection by officers

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Every single 'outstanding' school in Wigan, according to Ofsted

The schools given the highest rating across the borough

Manchester Evening News

Police seize 15 dogs and make second arrest after man killed in Wigan mauling

Greater Manchester police arrest woman on suspicion of money laundering after Jonathan Hogg was mauled by a dog

The Guardian - UK

All the Greater Manchester Pride events celebrating the LGBTQ+ community in 2023

Pride is coming to Trafford, Wigan, Bolton, Oldham, Stockport, Tameside and Salford

Manchester Evening News

School invites 'only a handful of high achievers' to leavers' prom - and parents are fuming

Some parents are now trying to organise their own private prom - but they claim that Golborne High School, in Wigan, is even trying to block their plans for that event

Daily Mirror

11-year-old Wigan boy who always put sick brother first gets to meet his hero

'I met my hero and it was amazing! It was something I'll remember forever.'

Manchester Evening News

What it now costs to buy a home in every part of Greater Manchester

Here are the latest average house prices across each of the region's 10 boroughs

Manchester Evening News

Wigan Council cancels Coronation party due to weather forecast and safety concerns

Wigan Council had been due to hold an event in Mesnes Park today

Manchester Evening News

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School where 'reading skills and attendance need improvement' hit with negative Ofsted report

Ofsted visited the school in Wigan on March 7 and 8 before rating it as 'Requires Improvement'

Manchester Evening News

Wigan council local elections 2023 results in full

75 seats were contested across Abram, Ashton, Aspull New Springs & Whelley, Astley, Atherton North, Atherton South and Lilford, Bryn, Douglas, Golborne and Lowton West, Hindley, Hindley Green, Ince, Leigh Central and Higher Fold, Leigh South, Leigh West, Lowton East, Orrell, Pemberton, Shevington with Lower Ground, Standish with Langtree, Tyldesley…

Manchester Evening News

Firefighters scrambled to car on fire at side of Wigan canal

A black Audi vehicle was seen on fire by the side of the canal

Manchester Evening News

Things to do in Greater Manchester over King's Coronation weekend

Across Greater Manchester there will be events to mark the occasion, from street parties to afternoon teas and family fun days, alongside all the usual Bank Holiday events

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Inside 'fizzy drink addict' hoarder home with mounds of plastic bottles covering floors

Wayne and Lee Moran run a house clearing business but were left slack-jawed at one home in Wigan, where they had to wade through three feet of rubbish to get around the property

The Independent UK

London to Istanbul race launches – with only walking and public transport allowed

Exclusive: Wigan-based travel firm launches ‘Trans-European Race’ – with extra prizes for lowest cost and most countries visited

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester borough one of top 10 best places to raise a family in the UK

The study looked at house prices, education, crime levels and more

Manchester Evening News

Full list of King's coronation street parties and road closures across Greater Manchester

Manchester residents have submitted a number of applications for road-closure street parties, with more than 52 roads closed for street parties celebrating the coronation over the weekend

Daily Mirror

Mum and son get lost in the woods for two hours before stranger steps in

Leanne Pate and her son Theo from Wigan had been at the beach and headed to Formby Pine woods but became lost for hours with no water or phone reception

Manchester Evening News

Major railway line to close for SIX days as passengers issued warning

The route has two railway lines running in either direction, which means a total of 13 miles of track will eventually have overhead electric lines installed above to power cleaner, greener trains.

Manchester Evening News

Full list of King's coronation street parties and road closures in Wigan

King Charles III’s coronation will take place on Saturday, May 6

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