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Wigan dog lover warns others after discovering six-inch nail driven into a dog chew

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Haigh Hall which has caused concern among campaigners who have reservations about what is going on there

Haigh Hall protestors hold 'positive meeting' with council officials

People

Wigan and Leigh Magistrates Court

Wigan's Week In Court

Crime

Stephen Yaxley Lennon aka Tommy Robinson

'Tommy Robinson' to stand in North West European elections

Politics

Wigan Athletic backs Pride Festival again

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Wigan Borough 4 Brexit stage another demonstration

Politics

Wigan man to lead charity Helvellyn trek in memory of his late brother

People

Wigan stalking cases are up nine fold... but most do not end up in court

Crime

CTA

The scene of a fatal collision in Bickershaw Lane

Fatal Wigan crash adds to alarming list of unlawful killing probes launched in the borough this year

Crime

John Blake, 48, of Avon Road, Ashton

Wigan man jailed for part in £6m cocaine smuggling operation

Crime

Traffic and Travel More Traffic and Travel >>

Rail passengers must buy tickets before travelling

Traffic and Travel

Officers on the Thelwall viaduct

Fight breaks out after crash on M6 as drivers hamper efforts to clear carriageway

Traffic and Travel

Construction on the new link road

Five things you should know about Wigan's new link road

Traffic and Travel

The Easter getaway has begun

10m embark on Easter getaways as UK temperatures set to hit 23C

Traffic and Travel

Helium balloons on the rail network

Helium balloons cause hundreds of train delays every year

Traffic and Travel

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Crime More Crime >>

Wigan's Week In Court

Crime

Stalking

Wigan stalking cases are up nine fold... but most do not end up in court

Crime

The scene of a fatal collision in Bickershaw Lane

Fatal Wigan crash adds to alarming list of unlawful killing probes launched in the borough this year

Crime

John Blake, 48, of Avon Road, Ashton

Wigan man jailed for part in £6m cocaine smuggling operation

Crime

Weather More Weather >>

NASA photo reveals UK as seen from the International Space Station

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Don't turn the heating off just yet

Wintry weather in springtime with arrival of Arctic air

Weather

Easter will be shortly upon us, but with the bank holiday weekend just around the corner what is the weather set to be like in the North West?

Easter bank holiday weather forecast: This is what the weather is set to be like in the North West

Weather

A spell of strong winds has hit the North West and weather warnings has been put in place.

Lancashire weather warnings in place as strong winds and heavy rain hit

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Politics More Politics >>

'Tommy Robinson' to stand in North West European elections

Politics

Brexiteers taking part in the latest demo in the borough

Wigan Borough 4 Brexit stage another demonstration

Politics

Justice

Fewer people divorcing due to EU uncertainty

Politics

HS2

'Take up HS2 with your leader', council leader tells opposition

Politics

Business More Business >>

Wigan meat business wins four prizes at national competition

Business

Asda and Sainsbury's merger

Sainsbury's £12 billion merger with Asda blocked by competition watchdog

Business

This invention could stop a lot of arguments in the supermarket aisles (Photo: PA)

Self-braking trolley bid to end supermarket smashes

Lifestyle

Foilco in Lowton

Queen's Award for borough family-run stamping foil business

Business

Education More Education >>

Wigan boy, 4, denied Reception place at the school whose nursery he attends

Education

Men currently make up just 3% of early years staff in England

Minister backs scheme to encourage more men into pre-school careers

Education

Langtree Hall is this week's Class Act.

Children have fun in the sun at Langtree Hall Day Nursery

Education

Masked man with a knife outside Runshaw College

New CCTV security cameras for Runshaw College following masked machete gang attack

Crime

Pupils studying

Headteacher disappointed after school was judged to need improvements

Education

Health More Health >>

Anxiety can have a crippling effect on peoples lives

Luke’s mission to help others through Wigan Anxiety Group

Health

Alarming number of Wigan residents using opiates

Almost 2,000 people in Wigan are hooked on crack and heroin, figures reveal

Health

Sharon Dickinson (left) with her husband Shaun, of Coppull, and friend Wendy Speakman, at the Resolution Run in Blackpool'ABNM Photography

Coppull woman who nursed her husband back to health raises thousands for The Stroke Association, with help from Standish firm Inglenorth Contracting Ltd

Health

Opinion More Opinion >>

The Power Rangers. I did not look like this as a ninja..

If our jobs make us the people we are now, I'm a fashion-forward, super-hero ninja, pot-washer who hates Jaffa Cakes #fivejobs

Opinion

Kiran and Lucas in The Great British School Swap

The Great British School Swap - Maybe Whitney was right, the children ARE our future

Entertainment

What time can you eat?

Here is how intermittent fasting works

Opinion

Dan Donohue

Here is how to achieve the fitness and nutrition goals you set

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People More People >>

Haigh Hall which has caused concern among campaigners who have reservations about what is going on there

Haigh Hall protestors hold 'positive meeting' with council officials

People

Sam Robinson prepares his gear for the walk up Helvelyn to raise money for research into Crohns disease following the death of his brother George

Wigan man to lead charity Helvellyn trek in memory of his late brother

People

This snake was found hiding in an oven

The RSPCA received more than 25,000 calls about animal cruelty in Greater Manchester last year

People

Sharon with husband Shaun and friend Wendy Speakman

Wigan firm backs fund-raising efforts for stroke survivors

People