Business

A talented baker is offering sweet treats galore after turning her passion for cakes into a new career.

Wigan homeowners face delays of around four months between listing and selling a property, depending on their postcode

Scores of young Wigan people are to be offered the chance to gain a taste of the world of work by stepping into the shoes of some of the city region’s biggest and most influential businesspeople.

A popular bar and restaurant chain is on the hunt for Wiganers to make up its workforce as it prepares to launch its latest venture in the borough.

Everyone loves a bargain. It's in our nature to enjoy the prospect of getting a sliver of extra value for our hard-earned money - it's like a bonus cherry on top of that something sweet and tantalising which you were already committed to paying for anyways. But when it comes to life's more important purchases - cars, football players, a new six-pack of underwear - bargains are fewer and further between. Enter: this eye-poppingly good-value 19th century cottage up for auction with a starting price of just £139,000...

The site of a former Carlsberg brewery depot is set to be transformed, generating significant investment and job opportunities.

A Wigan-based logistics recruitment and distribution company has bought a rival in a move set to create one of the largest independent providers of HGV drivers and warehouse staff in the UK.

Women in Wigan effectively went without pay for nearly four months last year due to the gender pay gap, figures show.

We have an endless fascination with old things in this country, probably owing to the fact that we have quite a lost of history to remember. From a 5,700-year-old stone house in Orkney to an Anglo Saxon door in Westminster Abbey made out of 1,000-year-old wood, we love it all. But what about the new? As proved by this breathtaking six-bedroom, three-storey mega-home, the new can be just as interesting as the old.

The Debenhams department store in Wigan has been spared closure as the troubled high street giant revealed which 22 shops will close next year.

The competition watchdog has blocked Sainsbury's £12 billion merger with Asda on the grounds that it would result in higher prices for consumers and damage competition.