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Paul Wren is already in the festive spiritplaceholder image

Dad's festive tribute in daughter's memory

Police force their way into one of the houses as they executed 21 warrants simultaneouslyplaceholder image

Police raid properties in drugs probe

Two streets will be closed for roadworksplaceholder image

Two roads to be shut for work

Into space with teacher Neil White and pupils Isobel, Bobby, and Jackplaceholder image

Hindley St Peter’s CE Primary School in 2012

Aldi is opening seven new supermarkets in Novemberplaceholder image

Opening date revealed for new supermarket

Haigh Woodland Parkplaceholder image

New date for zombie run

Extra crews will be working on Gerard Street, Ashtonplaceholder image

Progress made in town centre regeneration scheme

Manchester Magistrates' Courtplaceholder image

Man cleared of three assaults and criminal damage

A previous bike marking eventplaceholder image

Date for police bicycle marking event

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Police seek man over supermarket 'abuse'

One Stop Shop on Wigan Road, Leighplaceholder image

Man jailed for breaching sex offenders' register and shoplifting

Manchester Crown Courtplaceholder image

Young man accused of robbing designer bag

Daffodils Dreams founder Maureen Holcroft, fourth from right, with guests including Greenmount Projects' Mike Sharkey, far rightplaceholder image

Masquerade ball raises £20k

Last year's service at Wigan's war memorialplaceholder image

Where to pay your respects on Remembrance Sunday

Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Courtplaceholder image

Man breached terms of sex offenders' register

Coun Gaynar Owenplaceholder image

Tributes to councillor and former mayor

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Man accused of remaining in 'closed' property

The case has been sent to Bolton Magistrates’ Court for a hearing on November 10.

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Halloween fun with the ghostbustersplaceholder image

Ghostbusters pay a visit to shopping centre

Two paramedics were assaultedplaceholder image

Man admits assaulting paramedics

Fireworks displays are being held across the boroughplaceholder image

19 Bonfire Night events

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Shop shut for three months under closure order

Garswood Surgery, where Billinge Medical Practice is now basedplaceholder image

GP surgery's website 'unavailable' after tech firm's collapse

Anouska Moorbyplaceholder image

Shoplifter jailed after breaking court order

Volunteers and participants from Wigan Harriers at last year's Halloween Haigh Woodland parkrunplaceholder image

Halloween and anniversary celebrations combine at parkrun

The Christmas lights switch-on marks the start of the festive seasonplaceholder image

Christmas celebration and lights switch-on

High street discounter Poundland has filed to appoint administratorsplaceholder image

Poundland to appoint administrators

Sean Prescott is wanted by policeplaceholder image

Man wanted on recall to prison

CGI of the proposed Haydock Point scheme, viewed from the A580placeholder image

Councillor wants development plan to be refused

A Wigan councillor says residents are “deeply worried” about plans for Haydock Point.

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Wigan Infirmaryplaceholder image

Hospital waiting list falls by a third

Police want to speak to this man about an incident at B&M Bargains in Wiganplaceholder image

Security guard assaulted in robbery

Callum Baines, also known as Carl Price and Cal Price, is wanted by policeplaceholder image

Appeal to find wanted man

Harvey, 15, has been missing since Fridayplaceholder image

Search for missing 15-year-old boy

Police want to speak to this man about the theft of wheelbarrows from Chorley Concrete, in Appley Bridgeplaceholder image

Police appeal after 32 wheelbarrows stolen

Four new assistant coroners have been appointed to investigate deaths in Wigan, Bolton and Salfordplaceholder image

Four new assistant coroners appointed

Knitters work on their poppiesplaceholder image

Hundreds of poppies knitted for war memorial

The Reverend Andrew Holliday at St Wilfrid's Church, Standishplaceholder image

Lottery cash secured for historic church

John Whiteley receives the award with his wife Iraplaceholder image

Dedicated volunteers receives award

Wigan Council's homelessness partnership boardplaceholder image

Pilot programme to tackle homelessness

Wigan Infirmaryplaceholder image

Long waits for A&E patients

The rehab gardenplaceholder image

New garden opens for hospital patients

The Halloween event will be held at Lamberhead Green Social Clubplaceholder image

Family fun at Halloween event

Ruth Cliffordplaceholder image

Call for new mobile phone mast

Noreen Bond, Katie Wilkes, Joanne Bimson, Maureen Holcroft and Shelley Brady with gifts for a previous Daffodils Dreams' Christmas appealplaceholder image

Organisation launches Christmas appeal

There are 15 road closures planned in the coming weeksplaceholder image

15 upcoming road closures

Construction project manager Ellie Colling, operations director Peter Hughes and Dr Sylvia Travers, head of horticulture and landscape, outside the bothy at Haigh Woodland Parkplaceholder image

Explore the bothy and glasshouse at Haigh Woodland Park

A previous Daffodils Dreams ballplaceholder image

Tickets still available for masquerade ball

Two youngsters look back at five years of Hindley Green Junior Volunteersplaceholder image

Fifth anniversary of junior volunteers

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