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One in six adults in Wigan was prescribed highly addictive opioid painkillers

Wigan's hidden opioid crisis is revealed

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The vehicle had been involved in a police pursuit

Car crashes into wall at busy junction after police pursuit

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Boost for Wigan job seekers

Wigan job seekers given a boost in search for employment

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Wigan dog owners urged to give their furry friends a free health check

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No traces of former Wigan Ambulance Station remain after clear-up

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£50k Town of Culture title could 'breed resentment' across Greater Manchester

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Police still hunting Wigan gunman four days on from shooting terror

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The gates at Haigh Hall

Paramedics faced locked gates on their way to injured cyclist at Haigh Hall

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Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court

Wigan man charged with possessing 67 indecent images of children

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Traffic and Travel More Traffic and Travel >>

Lane closed on M6 near Wigan after car crashes into central reservation

Traffic and Travel

A Northern train at Kirkham and Wesham station

Boris Johnson announces plans to give Lancashire greater control over train fares, timetables and budgets

Business

The A49 bridge at Poolstock at an earlier stage of construction

Main Wigan road to be shut for two days

Traffic and Travel

Asda petrol is set to fall

ASDA cuts petrol price by 3p per litre

Traffic and Travel

A UK numberplate

Licence plates explained: What do all those letters and numbers mean?

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Crime More Crime >>

Police still hunting Wigan gunman four days on from shooting terror

Crime

Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court

Wigan man charged with possessing 67 indecent images of children

Crime

Can you spot it?

Police want to train Wiganers how to spot concealed knives. Can you see one on this picture?

Crime

Bolton Crown Court

Thug who battered a man around the head repeatedly with a chair leg is spared jail

Crime

Weather More Weather >>

Hurricane Dorian: Deadly storm pounds relentlessly at Bahamas

Weather

Met Office issues yellow weather warning for heavy rain and strong winds across the North West on Friday

Met Office issues yellow weather warning for heavy rain and strong winds across the North West on Friday

Weather

The Met Office has issued two yellow weather warnings to Wigan this week, as thunder and heavy rain are set to hit

Wigan yellow weather warning: Met Office forecasts thunder and heavy rain for this week

Weather

The hot weather can lead to rails 'bending and buckling' from the heat

Lancashire passengers warned of slower trains due to record heat and risk of 'buckled rails'

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Politics More Politics >>

£50k Town of Culture title could 'breed resentment' across Greater Manchester

Politics

Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Supreme court to hear appeals over Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament

Politics

Wigan Town Hall

Wigan Council’s £20m piggy bank dip

Politics

A Northern train at Kirkham and Wesham station

Boris Johnson announces plans to give Lancashire greater control over train fares, timetables and budgets

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Business More Business >>

Wigan Trades Council backs striking drug and alcohol support workers

People

Vaping is growing in popularity

Wigan vape store taking on the big guns

Business

A Northern train at Kirkham and Wesham station

Boris Johnson announces plans to give Lancashire greater control over train fares, timetables and budgets

Business

The Morrisons store in Ince could close

Supermarket refuses to scotch rumours of a return to Wigan town centre

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Education More Education >>

These are the top 15 UK universities according to the Times Higher Education 2020 rankings

Education

Wigan teen's plight revealed by LGBT campaigner

Transgender Wigan pupil 'forced to wear blouse' to school, LGBT campaigner says

Education

School uniforms cost too much, says MP

Cost of school uniforms is too much says MP

Education

Borough schools could be in line for a cash injection

Wigan schools set for government windfall

Education

Oakfield High School and College

Plan to create more pupil places at Wigan school

Education

Health More Health >>

Locals are invited during the week to pop along to Wigan Infirmary and Boston House to find out more about how to detect problems

Wiganers urged to keep eyes peeled for vision problems during National Eye Health Week

Health

Innes Arnold

Rugby ref takes a seat with mental health trust

Health

Sir Rod Stewart has urged men to get checked

How is prostate cancer treated?

Health

Opinion More Opinion >>

Do you drunk online shop?

Drunk online shopping for England | Jabbering Journo column

Opinion

The aftermath of Paul's crash

CHARLES GRAHAM: Why I’d never get a motorbike

Opinion

Ross Baxter

GEOFFREY SHRYHANE: Ross was a shining example to us all

Opinion

Theodore Major

GEOFFREY SHRYHANE: Theodore's Major triumph

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People More People >>

Wiganers on the town

In pictures: Wigan people out on the town

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Boost for Wigan job seekers

Wigan job seekers given a boost in search for employment

People

Vet Nurse Louise Chapman checks a dogs microchip

Wigan dog owners urged to give their furry friends a free health check

People

The site of the former Wigan Ambulance Station

No traces of former Wigan Ambulance Station remain after clear-up

People