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Thai boxer from Wigan jailed for attacks on former partner

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Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court

Wigan man handcuffed partner to bed so she wouldn't stray

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Guldane Hudson and the donated piano

Kind-hearted pupil raises funds for school piano

Education
Tomas and Karolina Nasalis and children Elena, seven, left, and Rebecca, four, have been victims of hate-crime since moving to Wigan

VIDEO: Mum’s hell as racist thugs make family’s life a misery

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VIDEO: Team work will beat the bulge

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Wigan sees a rise in recorded hate crimes

Crime

Wigan's Week In Court

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Wigan man admits to fleecing firm out of £370k

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Wigan's old cattle market

Plans to create 70 homes on former cattle market land

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Lisa Nandy with the bombshell e-mails in Parliament

Investigation over "disgraceful" Wigan rail line e-mails

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Investigation over "disgraceful" Wigan rail line e-mails

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Manchester Road, Astley

Schoolgirl suffers head injury in road collision

Transport
Anyone caught can be prosecuted for perverting the course of justice

One in five drivers has taken penalty points for someone else, survey finds

Transport
Wigan MP Lisa Nandy

MP brandishes 'leaked e-mails warning of rail chaos'

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Fury over M6 slip road closure

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Crime More Crime >>

Thai boxer from Wigan jailed for attacks on former partner

Crime
Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court

Wigan man handcuffed partner to bed so she wouldn't stray

Crime
Tomas and Karolina Nasalis and children Elena, seven, left, and Rebecca, four, have been victims of hate-crime since moving to Wigan

VIDEO: Mum’s hell as racist thugs make family’s life a misery

Crime
Offensive graffiti outside a store in Wigan

Wigan sees a rise in recorded hate crimes

Crime

Education More Education >>

Kind-hearted pupil raises funds for school piano

Education
Smartphones in the classroom

Ofsted chief backs calls to ban mobile phones in schools

Education
A "wish list" for parents

School asks parents to help supply pens, pencils and toilet paper

Education
Westleigh High School students working on the play about mental health

School play urges mental health talk

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Business More Business >>

Investigation over "disgraceful" Wigan rail line e-mails

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Manchester Road, Astley

Schoolgirl suffers head injury in road collision

Transport
Anyone caught can be prosecuted for perverting the course of justice

One in five drivers has taken penalty points for someone else, survey finds

Transport
The retailer went into administration last week

Poundworld starts closing down sale amid struggle to find buyer

Business

Politics More Politics >>

Plans to create 70 homes on former cattle market land

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Charlotte Caldwell, mother of 12-year-old Billy Caldwell, speaks outside Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

Review of medicinal use of cannabis launched by Home Secretary

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MPs Lisa Nandy and Yvonne Fovargue

MPs blast credit roll-out

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Ambulances lined up.

Paramedics across the north west are going on strike today - and more could follow suit soon

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IN PICTURES: Wigan through the decades

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Conor McGinn (right)

Service marks anniversary of mining disaster

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Two slip roads have been closed.

Motorway slip roads closed as police deal with 'distressed' woman on a bridge

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Mairead Pindar and Bev Brindle from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service

VIDEO: Volunteering is in the spotlight

Community
The memorial garden for Ellen Higginbottom at Winstanley College

College pays tribute to tragic Ellen Higginbottom with new memorial garden

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Fury over M6 slip road closure

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Celebrating the asset transfer for The One House in Aspull

Volunteers' joy as Wigan community hub gets long-term deal

Environment
Making full use of apps and online services will save time and money too.

Amazon.co.uk gift cards to be won in Wigan, thanks to E.ON

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Swans at the Flashes

Experts say not to be alarmed by Wigan's falling number of birds

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Kris Radlinski, left, represents Wigan Warriors and Emmerson Boyce, second from right, represents Wigan Athletic Community Trust, celebrating their partnership with Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles

VIDEO: Team work will beat the bulge

Health
The MHRA said that the mould could make a child unwell

Children's cough syrup recalled over mould fears

Health
New survey suggests cancer victims have a high risk of suicide

Cancer victims at greater risk of suicide

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