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Wigan plans largest VE Day celebrations in the city region

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The UFO captured on camera

THE UFO FILES: Is this picture proof of aliens visiting Wigan?

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Thousands of bottles of gin and vodka were stolen from the Haydock Industrial Estate

Police hunt brazen Haydock booze heist gang who made off with four lorryloads of vodka and gin

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John Beirne

Former mayor admits standing in Wigan Council election despite sex offence conviction

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Drunk Wigan mum had young son in car

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Manchester Arena bomber's brother to stand trial this week on mass murder charges

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Wigan rents among lowest in Greater Manchester

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Huge summer festival set for Wigan cricket club

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A TransPennine Express train

TransPennine Express to pay compensation for just 15 minute train delays

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Barbie doll with the skin condition vitiligo

New Barbie dolls to feature no hair, a skin condition and an artificial leg

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TransPennine Express to pay compensation for just 15 minute train delays

Traffic and Travel

Bolton West MP Chris Green

MP launches petition to save Wigan bus service

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The combined authority is developing a clean air zone (CAZ) which will charge the most-polluting vehicles using the city-regions roads to try and offset rising levels of nitrogen dioxide

Wigan Council leader accuses government of ignoring residents' plight over poor air quality

Health

The recovery operation to free the vehicle gets underway. Image: Liam Soutar/JPIMedia

This lorry caused chaos after getting stuck under a Wigan railway bridge

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Northern is hiring train drivers - here's what you need to know and how to apply

Northern is hiring train drivers - here's what you need to know and how to apply

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Police hunt brazen Haydock booze heist gang who made off with four lorryloads of vodka and gin

Crime

John Beirne

Former mayor admits standing in Wigan Council election despite sex offence conviction

Crime

Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court

Drunk Wigan mum had young son in car

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Hashem Abedi, brother of the Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi, is due to go on trial this week for mass murder

Manchester Arena bomber's brother to stand trial this week on mass murder charges

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Weather More Weather >>

Will it snow in February 2020? North West long-range weather forecast as persistent overnight fog and frost set to hit

Weather

Wigan is set to have a wet end to the week as heavy downpours are forecast for the weekend.

Wigan weather forecast: Here’s when heavy rain will hit Wigan this weekend

Weather

Storm Brendan is currently sweeping the UK, bringing with it wet and windy weather conditions.

Hour-by-hour Wigan weather forecast: This is when heavy rain and 70mph winds will hit

Weather

Wigan is set to have a wet end to the week as heavy downpours are forecast for the weekend.

Wigan weather forecast: heavy downpours to shower Wigan this weekend

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Politics More Politics >>

New Barbie dolls to feature no hair, a skin condition and an artificial leg

Lifestyle

Sir Keir Starmer

Labour leadership hustings cancelled as Keir Starmer pulls out following mother-in-law's critical illness

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Gareth Fairhurst

Court refuses costs claim from former Wigan councillor

Politics

Boris Johnson. Photo: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire

Boris Johnson hails crossing the "Brexit finish line" after Parliament approves his deal

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Wigan Mint Ball manufacturer to launch VE Day special edition tins

Business

An Openreach van

Ultra-fast broadband to be rolled out to another 22 Lancashire towns and villages

Business

Anne Lambelin

Wigan catering boss lands key lobbying role

Business

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More pubs opening than closing in Wigan for first time in years

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Healthy Wigan youngsters step up to the plate

Education

Former Standish High headteacher Lynne Fox

Former Wigan headteacher quits after being left 'disillusioned and angry' by Ofsted report

Education

Winstanley College art students at work

Wigan sixth form gets huge cash windfall for art students

Education

The UKMT students

Gifted college students awarded for their maths prowess

Education

Hope School

Wigan special needs school's £11m move to a bigger home gets green light from staff and parents

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People wear masks following the outbreak of a new virus as people arrive from the International terminal at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020.

What treatment could patients with coronavirus in the UK expect?

Health

4% of deaths in Wigan were linked to toxic air

Wigan has fourth highest percentage of deaths linked to toxic air in North West

Health

Dancing on Ice professional dancer Tom Naylor (front left) gets the support from staff as he pays a visit to the Spire Fylde Coast Hospital in Blackpool, including his dad consultant Gerald Naylor (rear, right). Picture: Spire Fylde Coast Hospital/Jason Roberts

Dancing on Ice star Tom returns to his Lancashire roots

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Hannah was one of the contestants in the new Channel 4 cooking series, Crazy Delicious. Picture: Channel 4/Optomen

Channel 4's outlandish new cooking show may be crazy, but it certainly isn't delicious

Entertainment

Harry and Meghan shook the world when they announced they would be stepping down as senior royals

Opinion: What's behind the Royal exodus?

People

If your identity is stolen, report it

My identity was stolen on Facebook - here is how to make sure it doesn't happen to you

Crime

Yvonne Fovargue

Yvonne Fovargue MP: Northern Rail has failed the people

Opinion

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The UFO captured on camera

THE UFO FILES: Is this picture proof of aliens visiting Wigan?

People

Remembrance events took place in the Derby Room at Leigh Turnpike Gallery and The Fire Within HQ in Wigans Galleries.

How Wigan commemorated Holocaust Memorial Day

People

Anthony Smith and Kevin Taylor from ENV Graphics and Signage, with Get a Job student Jack Brown at Youth Zone; youngsters on the Get a Job scheme

Wigan Youth Zone gets cash boost to help young people find work

People

An impression of the new centre

Wigan's first new leisure centre in almost a decade opens next week

People