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Boy, 14, walks free after brutal attack on Wigan gran

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Councillor Fairhurst at the dangerous junction

'A crash waiting to happen' at Wigan junction

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Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court

Sex fiend in ‘Beast from the East’ rap

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Wigan eateries fined over illegal workers

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Motorist cheats death after car flips onto roof on busy Wigan road

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Cancer awareness roadshow to visit Wigan

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Crack addict jailed for four years

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The Kings Arms in Ashton

'Demolish pub in Wigan for road safety'

Transport
Moving to a four-and-a-half day week would give staff more time to develop an "exciting curriculum" for students

School proposes Friday afternoon closure

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'Demolish pub in Wigan for road safety'

Transport
Car transporter crashes into bridge on M61 motorway

Car transporter crashes into bridge on M61 motorway

Transport
Timothy Hill

Director jailed after giving speed cameras the finger

Crime
The overgrown Springs Branch line - set for a 46m investment

New £46m Wigan home for trains provides jobs boost

Transport
More trains to London for Wiganers

Capital gains for Wigan rail passengers

Transport

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Boy, 14, walks free after brutal attack on Wigan gran

Crime
Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court

Sex fiend in ‘Beast from the East’ rap

Crime
Corleone Pizza in Pemberton - fined

Wigan eateries fined over illegal workers

Crime

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School proposes Friday afternoon closure

Education
Almost two fifths (39%) of students currently use drugs

Student drug possession should not lead to police action, union says

Health
University staff on a strike

More than 1,000 students sign up to compensation claim

Education
Ofsted report

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

Education

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'Demolish pub in Wigan for road safety'

Transport
Wigan North Western Station is the best place for a transport hub of the North West say Wigan Council chiefs

Wigan vs Warrington: The battle for HS2

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Timothy Hill

Director jailed after giving speed cameras the finger

Crime
The overgrown Springs Branch line - set for a 46m investment

New £46m Wigan home for trains provides jobs boost

Transport

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Cheat crackdowns leads to £88k saving for Wigan Council

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Jeremy Corbyn

Labour to press ahead with new public holiday plans

Politics
BIG BREXIT SURVEY

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

Politics
PM Theresa May

Borough MPs' alarm over Parliament being sidelined on Syria

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The sad day they demolished my old corner shop

Opinion
The hospital says its staff have faced a barrage of abuse in recent weeks

Alder Hey defends staff following abuse over Alfie Evans' case in open letter

Community
Alan Gregory and Matthew Unsworth

Stunning charity feat for Wigan Pier musical hailed

Community
Alfie Evans

Alfie Evans' parents to appeal against High Court's Rome travel ban ruling

Community
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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Snowy mountains reflected in Buttermere Lake in the Lake District

UK braced for April snowfall as temperatures drop

Environment
Needles recovered from the footpath

Residents' fury over Wigan path drug syringes haul

Environment

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Tom Evans speaks to the media outside Liverpool's Alder Hey Children's Hospital where his son Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old who has been at the centre of a life-support treatment dispute, is a patient.

Parents of Alfie Evans appeal for supporters to step aside

Health
Nassreen Hearne and Jessica Campbell

Cancer awareness roadshow to visit Wigan

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Almost two fifths (39%) of students currently use drugs

Student drug possession should not lead to police action, union says

Health