The Latest Breaking News from Wigan

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

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…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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