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New £46m Wigan home for trains provides jobs boost

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Young Dylan

Wigan tot badly scratched by overgrown bush

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More trains to London for Wiganers

Capital gains for Wigan rail passengers

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Needles recovered from the footpath

Residents' fury over Wigan path drug syringes haul

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Dog theft rates ‘through the roof’ campaigner says

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Wigan man breached his community order

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Man admits having out-of-control dog

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Borough midwives promote alternative delivery

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Slow broadband in Wigan

Slow internet speeds affect most of Wigan council premises

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Left, The Duchess of Cambridge, right, royal fans are interviewed by journalists outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington, London

ROYAL BABY: It's a boy for William and Kate

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New £46m Wigan home for trains provides jobs boost

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More trains to London for Wiganers

Capital gains for Wigan rail passengers

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The M58

Motorway closures after 'serious collision' near Wigan

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A photo of the scene posted by Assistant Chief Constable Terry Woods.

M6 closed following "serious injury collision" involving car and lorry

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Aston Martin Vantage

First drive: Aston Martin Vantage

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Dog theft rates ‘through the roof’ campaigner says

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Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court

Wigan man breached his community order

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A Rough Collie

Man admits having out-of-control dog

Crime
Surveillance footage of Federic Fagnoul carrying heavy bags from the helicopter to a room at the Chilston Park Hotel in Maidstone, Kent

Ringleader of £7 million helicopter drug gang jailed for more than 17 years

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Ofsted tells Wigan school it must improve

Education
The number of Wigan children attending one of their chosen primary schools has risen

Success for Wigan parents on National Offer Day

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Thousands of Wigan schoolchildren got one of their preferred schools

Joy for thousands of Wigan families on National Offer Day

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Rose Bridge Academy in Ince, which is estimated to be losing a staggering 371,440 between 2015 and 2020.

Scope of Wigan school cash cuts finally revealed

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Education Awards 2018 - get your nominations in now

Education Awards 2018: Nominate now

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Business More Business >>

New £46m Wigan home for trains provides jobs boost

Transport
More trains to London for Wiganers

Capital gains for Wigan rail passengers

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The M58

Motorway closures after 'serious collision' near Wigan

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Lancashire care provider seeks rescue plan after financial pressures

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Labour to press ahead with new public holiday plans

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BIG BREXIT SURVEY

BIG BREXIT SURVEY: Two-fifths of people in Wigan think we would be better off economically in Europe

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PM Theresa May

Borough MPs' alarm over Parliament being sidelined on Syria

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A motion condemning abuse of public figures online has been proposed for full council by Coun Paula Wakefield (left) and has been criticised by independent candidate Jim Ellis (right)

Wigan Council to debate disgusting online abuse

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ROYAL BABY: It's a boy for William and Kate

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A visit from the emergency services for excited youngsters at St Bernadette primary school playgroup in Shevington

RETRO GALLERY: Party like it’s 1999!

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The Duchess of Cambridge

ROYAL BABY: The Duchess of Cambridge admitted to hospital in early stages of labour

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BIG BREXIT SURVEY

BIG BREXIT SURVEY: Two-fifths of people in Wigan think we would be better off economically in Europe

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Verne Troyer. Photo: PA.

Austin Powers actor Verne Troyer has died aged 49

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Residents' fury over Wigan path drug syringes haul

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Snowy mountains reflected in Buttermere Lake in the Lake District

UK braced for April snowfall as temperatures drop

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Gates padlocked at Haigh Hall

Picnic protest will highlight Haigh Hall fears

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Claire Roff, Sarah Hill, Rachel Singleton, Danielle Irving and Maxine Guy with Beau

Borough midwives promote alternative delivery

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Unison members joined hospital staff and members of the community to protest against 'back door privatisation'

Ballot open for action over Wigan hospital staff firm move

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Dave and George Hughes

Images: The machine flown over from Germany to keep Wigan dad's heart beating

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