Business

The team in charge of one of the borough’s most storied and atmospheric pubs has been named a rising star by the company which owns it.

A dozen jobs could be axed at one of Wigan’s best known employers.

In 2007, Neil Woodward, owner of Pier Aquatics, became the first person to breed stingrays in captivity in a 500-gallon tank his Wigan home. Having made countless excursions to the Amazon in search of rare tropical fish over the years, Neil's passion for all things aquatic is embodied in Pier Aquatics to this day.

A steak restaurant in the borough has found the recipe for success in tough times on the high street after reaching 10 years in business.

A formal bid will be submitted in the spring for Lancashire to become ‘City of Culture.’

A showcase of what Wigan can do and a chance to swap new ideas and create new partnerships was the focus of its latest annual expo.

A civil engineering company claims its work on a major new link road in Wigan has ploughed a massive £2m into the borough’s economy.

Soaring sales, inventions that save lives, excellence in niche industries and firms that have long family ties were among successes as Wigan Business Awards reached their climax.

Joules, the British lifestyle brand, and Aardman, the multi-award-winning animation studio, have been named top of the charts of Christmas advertisements last week according to The Drum, Europe's biggest marketing website.

Uncle Joe is celebrating his first major deal with the Far East.

Nine out of 10 workers will need to be re-trained or learn more skills in the next decade, according to a business leader.

A rail strike planned for tomorrow (November 19) has been called off.