- Pay to freeze for MPs in 2012/13
- Airport tweet 'made law look silly'
- Mills will give evidence to Leveson
- Milly killer appeal bid rejected
- Gazza's phone-hacking 'distress'
- RBS boss 'underestimated' bonus row
- Met in gang crime crackdown boost
- Falkland military claims rejected
- River Cottage badly damaged by fire
- Drink-drive Merson handed road ban
- Harry Redknapp cleared of tax dodge
- Pensioner struck by stolen car dies
- Elderly suffering from care cuts
- Moves to combat scrap metal theft
- Lagerfeld: Singer Adele too fat
- More scrutiny for Lansley reforms
- TUC warns over pension reforms
- MPs warn over Libyan operation
- Job vacancies up, but more applying
- O2 staff in Olympics rehearsal
Community News
MP blasts plan for green belt
AN MP has blasted a controversial planning review which it is claimed could destroy Wigan green belt land.
Meeting on house plans
RESIDENTS concerned abo-ut proposals to build hundreds of new homes in Lowton and Golborne are being invited to a community consultation meeting next week.
Fears of tip site closure chaos
THE controversial closure of a Wigan tip could lead to a fly-tipping epidemic.
Book buddies
PUPILS shared their love of the written word with elderly residents in a care home as part of a themed storytelling week.
Police in park crackdown
POLICE are clamping down on nuisance youths who are causing havoc at a Wigan children’s play area.
Announcements
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May Abram : Obituary
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Bob Hughes : Memorial
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Local Businesses
Leisure trust bucks trend on cash flow
WIGAN’S Leisure Trust is bucking the economic downturn, it’s been revealed.
1 commentThree Rs project aims to boost teen employability
YOUNG Wigan people are being offered a unique opportunity to learn new skills to gain employment thanks to a new funding programme.
Smaller firms on internet fast track
ALMOST a third more smaller Wigan firms have been accessing high-speed business broadband connections and next generation applications in the last 12 months alone.
Stand up for annual dinner!
TICKETS are now available for Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s prestigious annual dinner.
D-day for tesco
FOOD giants Tesco will finally have their controversial scheme to transform a landmark Wigan pub considered by councillors this week.
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Wednesday 08 February 2012
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