Wigan & St Helens News
Safety fears have been raised after the surfacing of a Wigan farm track have sparked an upsurge in dangerous driving incidents
Wigan residents are being urged to report dangerous and aggressive drivers to police after the surf…
Local entertainer celebrates new costume launch and 40-year clowning legacy
Children’s entertainer Louby Lou will celebrate her birthday on June 12 by launching a brand-new co…
Police are appealing for information following major damage at a church including the desecration of at least six graves
Police are investigating three separate instances of criminal damage at a local church.
Emotional tributes are paid to a 40-year-old dad who died in a road smash near Wigan
Loved ones of a dad of three who died in a crash involving his motorbike on a road near Wigan have …
Two ‘hazardous and winding’ roads in Wigan are set to see speed limits slashed by a third
Two rural routes on the outskirts of Wigan where vehicles “persistently” leave the road are set to …
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Makerfield residents and businesses share more thoughts on by-election
Residents and business owners in the Makerfield constituency share their thoughts on the upcoming b…
Hopes that Wigan town centre's hospitality and entertainment hub would be open in time for the World Cup are dashed
Unforeseen circumstances have delayed the launch of a major new Wigan town centre attraction.
Andy Burnham pledges block on vape shops and a new Ashton youth zone in crime crackdown announcement
Labour's candidate for Makerfield, Andy Burnham, has today (June 9) announced a crackdown on organi…
Pair appear in court after being charged with firearm and drugs offences
Two men have been charged in a probe into a firearms discharge on New Year’s Eve.
Suspended sentence for Wigan man after assault causing actual bodily harm
A Wigan 47-year-old has avoided an immediate prison sentence after admitting that he attacked a man.
Exclusive pictures from Wigan Little Theatre's The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband
The curtain goes up this week at Wigan Little Theatre on a dark, satirical comedy from the author o…
Wigan news, sport and views in pictures all taken back in 1973
For some readers these pictures will make them feel like 1973 was like yesterday. For others they a…
Take a look at who and what were making Wigan news in 1983
The clock rewinds 43 years for this selection of photographs taken for the Wigan Observer back in 1…
A Wigan man has been jailed for strangling and assaulting a woman
A Wigan man is behind bars after admitting he strangled a woman and assaulted her.
Trial date set for Wigan man who denies strangling a woman and holding her prisoner
A Wigan man has denied false imprisonment of a woman and strangling her.