- Prince features on Jubilee single
- Fry and Laurie reunite for film
- Household energy costs 'soaring'
- Olympic Flame handed over to London
- Man, 52, charged over explosives
- Two bailed over attack on pensioner
- 80mph limit 'will cost £1bn a year'
- Bahrain's King at Queen's lunch
- Facebook set to make market splash
- Cameron set for talks with Hollande
- Two held over attack on pensioner
- Children's memorial plaque stolen
- PM defends free parenting classes
- Spring weather baffles butterflies
- FO accused over royal lunch guests
- Ahmadinejad 'blocked from Olympics'
- I miss Ivan every day, says Cameron
- Cameron 'told how to treat Murdoch'
- Children suffocated, inquest told
- Queen visits zoo on Jubilee tour
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Diabetics at risk
POTENTIALLY life-threatening errors are still being made in Wigan hospitals affecting people with Diabetes according to a report.
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Swimming pool fixed
WIGAN Life Centre pool is open for business a day after engineers overcame its plumbing problems.
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Weeping window cleaner jailed
A WINDOW cleaner who forged the signature of a frail and trusting customer on a £5,650 cheque to pay into his own bank account wept as he was jailed.
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Woman knocked over by partner
A WIGAN man has escaped an immediate jail term despite punching his then girlfriend while still subject to a suspended prison sentence.
Jobless figures fall again
THERE were further sighs of relief in Wigan today after latest figures showed unemployment fell for the second month running in April.
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Sport
Martinez given permission to speak to Liverpool
DAVE Whelan expects to discover ‘very soon’ whether he will need a new Wigan Athletic manager.
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McArthur urges Martinez to stay
JAMES McArthur reckons Wigan Athletic are on the verge of something big – if they can keep hold of their crown jewels this summer.
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United pull out of Diame move
PREMIER LEAGUE runners-up Manchester United are reported to have pulled out of a move for Wigan Athletic’s Mohamed Diame due to concerns over a heart condition.
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Wane wants McIlorum to stay
MIKE McIlorum has been offered a chance to extend his stay with Wigan.
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The Wigan Observer alternative football awards
THE ‘Smashing the stereotype’ award for pre-match entertainment: Swansea welcome the Premier League to the Liberty Stadium back in August with a set from Max Boyce before the clash with Latics.
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The Great Escape 2012 video
WIGAN Athletic have done it again - performing near miracles in the latter stages of the season to ensure top-flight football at the DW Stadium continues.
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Table tennis stars head to Wigan
IT’S not often you get a chance to compete against two international sports stars.
Fancy dress bicycle trek
IT was like a game of Spot the Lookalike as costume-clad Wiganers took to the streets for charity.
Facebook blood donors
A NEW collaboration to help boost the number of people on the Organ Donor Register has been launched by NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) and Facebook.
Andrew’s 100-mile challenge
A FORMER Wigan man will trek 100 miles in 10 days to raise funds for research into an incurable disease which has burdened his father.
Community
Wigan joins campaign to address local shortage
A NEW campaign has been launched to address Wigan’s shortage of foster carers.
Scrap and search
SCRAP yards across Wigan have joined forces with Police to combat destructive metal theft.
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Green-fingered launch
WIGAN and Leigh Housing have launched their annual gardening competition at The Hollins, Leicester Avenue, Hindley.
Resident’s anger over dog mess
A RESIDENT is calling for action at a popular green space he claims is being blighted by dog fouling.
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Weather for Wigan
Friday 18 May 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: 8 C to 14 C
Wind Speed: 18 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Light rain
Temperature: 7 C to 13 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
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