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The legendary de Havilland Mosquito, nicknamed the 'Wooden Wonder', is the subject of a £229.99 limited-edition Corgi model supporting a project to return a British-built example to the skies.

Corgi unveils £230 limited-edition WWII Mosquito model

He is charged with possessing heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply them

Teen faces drugs charges

Latest Wigan hygiene ratings revealed

Take a look at the latest Wigan hygiene ratings

Dusty Springfield on stage at Wigan Casino in April 1966.

Joyous black and white picture memories of the great Wigan Casino

2006 - French ambassadress from Angers, Claire Lemonnier, joins Woodfield Primary School pupils, left to right, Nicholas Hough, Amy Seabrook, Will Kyle and Anna Porter sampling continental fare during a French Day at the Wigan Lane school.

Some of the people and events making Wigan headlines two decades ago

Liverpool Crown Court

Woman charged with phone robbery

An aerial view of what the RSPCA centre would look like at Lowton

RSPCA animal welfare hub blueprint is submitted

The M6 was closed northbound between junctions 32 and 33 after a lorry reportedly crashed into the back of a van

Breaking M6 partially reopens after lorry crashes into van

Four Traitors inspired castles to stay in within two hours of Wigan including in Cumbria & Cheshire

4 castle stays near Wigan for a unique weekend away

Much-missed: Mahmoud Ballout

Tributes to well known market stallholder

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Sport

Matt Gilks is back at Wigan as the club's goalkeeping coach

Latics secure new goalkeeping coach following tragic passing of Miller
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Gary Caldwell says Latics have had a productive week on the training ground ahead of the visit of Reading

'Only we can change things', insists Caldwell ahead of Reading visit

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Latics are desperate for three points against Reading this weekend to lift some of the gloom

PART 2: 12th Man: Change something before there's nothing left to save

Scott Hogan cut an isolated figure at Stevenage as Latics struggled to get anything going

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Rugby League

Morgan Smithies in England training

Smithies ruled out of World Cup as England confirm replacement

Prime Minister Andy Burnham gave the England Rugby League squads a World Cup send-off

O’Neill among England stars given World Cup send-off by Prime Minister

Crime

Alex Kay is bailed to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on November 3 where he faces an intentional GBH charge

Man, 27, accused of savage assault

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Emergency services descended on Lord Street, Hindley, when a man took to the roof of a property there

Custody for rooftop drama suspect

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Man jailed for savage knife attack during house break

Mark Seddon was given a 38-month custodial sentence, mainly for shoplifting

Prolific shoplifter is put behind bars

Harry Wood will make his first appearance at Bolton Crown Court on historical child sexual offences next month

Man charged with child sex offences from the '80s

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Doreen Caulfield with bingo caller Wayne Mason

Gran wins big at bingo at 11th hour change of plans
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Holding court

Women take centre stage in latest WLT comedy classic

Creativity to flourish in new coffee and cocktail bar

303 Park Street, Haydock looks ghoulishly good with its Ghostbusters display

Thrill to home's Halloween Ghostbusters showcase

Liberty X will join East 17, Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton and other pop favourites at Boybands vs Girlbands at a Parkdean Resorts holiday weekend, ahead of their Popstars: The Originals tour with Hear'Say next year.

Liberty X fans can see the group at weekend event before reunion tour

Your World Wigan

Reception pupil Carmela working hard to clean up her local area.

Primary school tots clean and green their village

Lisa Phillips–Fold, executive assistant; Karen Strong, volunteer fund-raiser; Jane Webb, marketing manager; Keely Dalfen, CEO, and Lawrence Hoy from The Buskers

Fund-raising afternoon tea triumph for homeless cause

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Work starts at Taylor Wimpey’s new 470-home Leigh development

Major new housing estate project gets started

Sam Jones wins gold

Sam Jones triumphs at World Skills championships in Shanghai

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Charity shop plan of domestic abuse victim

Lifestyle

Eckersleys Mill, Swan Meadow Road, Wigan, still in full production in 1967. The cotton mill finally closed down in the early 1970s.

Evocative images of Wigan mills and their workers in decades past

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Retro

Enjoy these pcicture memories of life in Wigan back in 2007
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Pupils at Hindley Green Community Primary School promote eating five-a-day as fruit is given out at school.

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Opinion

Ted in front of the ill-fitting and unpainted front door of the family home in Miry Lane

Fond childhood memories of home

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Reading books to children is a great way to bond as well as aiding their developing brains.

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Prime minister Andy Burnham at the Labour conference in Liverpool

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Business

Haigh Hall, whose exterior has already been refurbished

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