After finding himself as a rare unused interchange in the top-of-the-table win over Hull KR, prop forward Liam Byrne responded in the right way with a solid stint in the commanding 38-0 victory over rivals Leeds Rhinos.
Party people caught on camera in Wigan town centre between late June and mid-July 2009 for the Evening Post’s old On The Town picture page feature in this latest retro gallery. The photos were all taken by our former chief photographer Gary Brunskill.
This delve into the Wigan Today archives has produced some fabulous pictures of sporting events that we covered in the early 1980s, including rally car racing at Haigh Hall, water polo and cycling.
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Two separate car crashes in Wigan borough have left a woman injured and numerous homes needing to be evacuated.
Almost 2,000 new safeguarding concerns were investigated in adult social care in Wigan last year, figures show.
Wigan and Leigh Archives and Wigan Athletic Community Trust are providing Wigan residents with workshops to look back through Wigan’s history.
Natasha Critchley
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