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Memory Walk targets another record-breaking year as residents urged to join battle against dementia
Memory Walk organisers hope to smash their record fundraising total following the opening of registrations for the 2025 events. Generous…
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Delivering a connected, safe, thriving Leigh town centre
Work is set to start later this year on the Market Place corridor in Leigh, to create a more connected,…
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Green light for £32m Golborne station with local firm appointed to design it
Plans to deliver a new £32m train station in Golborne have reached a milestone moment. Wigan Council has given the…
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New garden set to open at Haigh Hall
Haigh Hall’s newest garden will officially open on Sunday, May 18, at an event featuring speeches and performances from poets and a…
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Wigan Pride is back for 2025
Dress yourself in rainbows, find your flags, and get ready to celebrate a fabulous, feel-good, summer party in style: Wigan…
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Wigan Borough walk week takes another big step forward
The Big Wigan Walk Week is back… and set to be the biggest yet! The third annual Wigan Borough walking…
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Pilot Domestic Abuse Protection Orders Safeguard 119 Victims Across Greater Manchester
The pilot began in Bury in November 2024, before expanding to Wigan in January 2025, and more recently, across the…
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Firearms officers deployed and two men arrested on suspicion of kidnap
A knife and a sword were recovered from the scene. Specialist officers were deployed after threats were being made and…
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Crackdown on Illegal Off-Road Bikers Returns to Wigan
Wigan, with 70% of its land designated as greenspace, has long been a hotspot for off-road riders illegally using bridleways,…
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