Wigan & St Helens News
Investigations and inquests into the deaths of Wigan residents could be led by new assistant coroners
Coroners investigate deaths and preside over inquests.
A Wigan prison drug smuggler will be sentenced with co-conspirators next month
A 50-year-old from Wigan has confessed to smuggling cocaine and cannabis into a jail
Wildlife expert Graham Workman picks out three different swans and shows how you can tell them apart
An object lesson from wildlife expert Graham Workman on how to differentiate between three swan spe…
A war memorial featuring hundreds of poppies knitted by volunteers is set to be unveiled in Wigan
A display of knitted poppies, which honours war heroes, will be unveiled this weekend.
A Wigan motorist has admitted to dangerous driving twice in the space of three months
A Wigan 30-year-old is in custody until he is sentenced next month for a series of motoring offences
Wigan girl cuts off 12.5ins of hair to help fund wigs for children with cancer - but she still needs your help
Ellie Wilkieson, 10, has lopped off 12.5ins of her hair to raise money for The Little Princess Trus…
Burnham wants to give every rough sleeper an offer of help by the year’s end
Every rough sleeper in the country will be thrown a lifeline before the end of 2026, the PM has said
Plans to transform an historic Wigan church take a step forward as lottery cash is secured
The National Lottery Heritage Fund has awarded money to St Wilfrid’s Church in Standish so plans ca…
Columnist Tony Porter ponders what he sees as a mixed week for our Prime Minister
Columnist Tony Porter looks at what he thinks are good, bad and ugly moments for Andy Burnham over …
The driver of a car hit by a tree during yesterday's storm in Wigan may have suffered life-altering injuries
A motorist is being treated for potentially life-changing injuries following a horror car smash cau…
Child sex abuse film allegations are made against a Wigan man
Conditional bail is granted by justices to a Wigan man charged with downloading images of youngster…
Green journeys take centre stage at an inspirational Youth Climate Summit in Wigan
Green Journeys was the theme of this year’s Wigan Youth Climate Summit as children plan for greener…
The winners of this year's Wigan Good Trader Scheme awards have been crowned
Awards have been handed out to companies in the borough for their expertise and trustworthiness
In her latest Nanny Diaries column, Emma Appleton focuses on the importance of role play in child development
Nanny Emma Appleton explains how children as young as 12 months old can benefit from role play game…
The 348-space multi-storey car park plans which would alter views across Wigan town centre
Wigan planners are to consider changes to later phases of the Fettlers complex which would increase…
Broadband customers face £48-a-year bill shock in April despite being locked into contracts
Millions of UK households face another round of broadband price increases in April 2027, prompting …
Females abound in these Wigan Observer workplace pictures from the '70s!
A chance for readers to see themselves, their mums or grandmas as they were more than 50 years ago …
A wacky and lovely first time online for a 2016 St Jude's scarecrow festival
Now here’s a turn-ip for the books: a first appearance online of a scarecrow festival held at Worsl…