Margaret Blakemore, left, who played June Meadows in Coronation Street, makes a charity draw for Vicky Cass-Buckley, owner of Cass Ladies Street and Clubwear in Hallgate on Monday 30th of October 2000.placeholder image
Margaret Blakemore, left, who played June Meadows in Coronation Street, makes a charity draw for Vicky Cass-Buckley, owner of Cass Ladies Street and Clubwear in Hallgate on Monday 30th of October 2000.

People making Wigan news in the first year of the new millennium

By Michelle Adamson
Published 12th Nov 2026, 15:45 GMT

With this latest rummage in the Wigan Today archives, readers can take a look at what was making the local headlines 26 years ago at the dawn on the new millennium.

It all seems so long ago now.

A different ball game for Wigan Rugby League Club star, Mick Cassidy, as he lines up with Coronation Street's, Kevin Webster, and the teams at the start of his all stars testimonial soccer match at Edge Hall Road on Monday 28th of August 2000.

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A different ball game for Wigan Rugby League Club star, Mick Cassidy, as he lines up with Coronation Street's, Kevin Webster, and the teams at the start of his all stars testimonial soccer match at Edge Hall Road on Monday 28th of August 2000. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Wigan Rugby League Club forward, Andy Farrell, with a different kind of hand off during Mick Cassidy's testimonial match.

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Wigan Rugby League Club forward, Andy Farrell, with a different kind of hand off during Mick Cassidy's testimonial match. Photo: Frank Orrell

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Wigan Coach, Frank Endacott, signing autographs at Mick Cassidy's testimonial at Orrell Rugby Union Club.

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Wigan Coach, Frank Endacott, signing autographs at Mick Cassidy's testimonial at Orrell Rugby Union Club. Photo: Frank Orrell

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What a hoot.....St. Marie's pre-school children, Natalie Bishop and Jonathan Siney, with owl masks they made with a group in Standish Library as part of the Lancashire Day celebrations in Standish on Monday 27th of November 2000.

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What a hoot.....St. Marie's pre-school children, Natalie Bishop and Jonathan Siney, with owl masks they made with a group in Standish Library as part of the Lancashire Day celebrations in Standish on Monday 27th of November 2000. Photo: Frank Orrell

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