This gallery from the Observer archive contains pictures all taken in the middle 10 days of November 2016.
This is the first time many of them have seen the light of day since.
13. Wigan headline-makers in mid-November 2016
Prison officers at HMP Hindley stage a protest over working conditions and health and safety fears Photo: MA
14. Wigan headline-makers in mid-November 2016
Students from Wigan and Leigh College’s media department at the Aesthetica Short Film Festival Photo: Contributed
15. Wigan headline-makers in mid-November 2016
Headteacher Kevin Ward with Year Six pupils, from left, Gracie, ten, Sienna, ten, Zak, ten, and Keira, ten, with school dog Bramble, specially trained to work with children who are upset, bereaved or scared of dogs, based at Hindley All Saints CE Primary School, Hindley. Photo: MA
16. Wigan headline-makers in mid-November 2016
Sonia Griffin from Orrell with a Memorial Plaque, also known as the Dead Man's Penny, issued in tribute of First World War soldier Thomas Hurst from Pemberton. It was bought from an internet auction site and she wanted to bring it back to the Wigan borough. Photo: MA