Crime

“I’ve got a ticket but my phone has died” is an increasingly popular excuse

Train operator trials phone charge power packs in Wigan Charles Graham

Wigan neighbourhood policing teams to get dozens of extra officers Charles Graham

If only Lee Eves had paid the initial £5.50 he wouldn't be counting the cost now

Fare dodger ends up with a bill 90 times more expensive than his original ticket Charles Graham

Damien Williams failed to tell police who was driving his car when it was involved in a motoring offence

Four-figure bill for Wigan motorist who failed to co-operate with the police Charles Graham

Wigan Magistrates' Court

Wigan teenager jailed after being found driving a car that wasn't his Charles Graham

Vulcan Road, Marsh Green, sealed off in February 2022

Terrorism suspects still under investigation 13 months after 'bomb factory' raid Charles Graham

One of the speeding motorists has been punished; the other two are awaiting sentence

Three Wigan motorists all convicted of breaking the speed limit by 30mph Charles Graham

The hearing was told that the DWP was defrauded by Barlow over a three-month period in 2021

DWP employee faces multiple charges of fraud Charles Graham

Wigan and Leigh court

The latest court round-up Charles Graham

Akeel Kadir arriving for a hearing at Liverpool Crown Court

Corruption trial of police officer who lives in Wigan is delayed until next year Charles Graham

Police swooped on an address on March 7

Two arrested after police seize class A drugs in a Wigan house raid Charles Graham

The tobacco seized by police from shops in Leigh

Police display haul of illegal tobacco after shop raids Charles Graham

Wigan Magistrates' Court

A 39-year-old Wigan woman denies charges of harassment and abuse Charles Graham

Wigan's courts of justice

Trial of woman accused of assault and machete possession is postponed Charles Graham

Christopher Sharrock, 30, of Lancaster Road, Marsh Green, was jailed for 10 years for his part in a drug supply operation

Wigan man jailed for 10 years for his part in major drug dealing operation Gaynor Clarke

Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court

Owner failed to ID driver of her car when when involved in a traffic offence Charles Graham

The attack took place in the town centre at the weekend

Man appears in court charged with rape Sian Jones

Atherton Councillor Stuart Gerrard pictured outside flats near Elizabeth Street.

Residents 'thinking of moving away' because of anti-social behaviour Alan Weston

Taylor was prosecuted under the 1986 Public Order Act

Rail passenger hit in the pocket for hurling threats and abuse on a train Charles Graham

Thomas Williamson, 30, who was murdered in Tyldesley

Wigan borough man's killers jailed for a total of 55 years Charles Graham

Operation Venture, which was formed in early December 2022

A Greater Manchester Police team cracking down on knife crime makes 85 arrests Charles Graham

Around 20 patients with FGM injuries in Wigan borough were seen by health professionals throughout 2022 – down from around 35 the year before

Fall in FGM victims in Wigan seen by NHS services Sonja Tutty

Wigan Magistrates' Court

Wigan woman accused of neglecting pet rabbit and dog Charles Graham

Police at the scene of murder at West Park Drive, Blackpool (Picture: Dave Nelson)

Murderer 'pulled wool over eyes' of A&E staff to return to 'terrified' family Lucinda Herbert

Magistrates had only imposed the domestic violence protection order three days before Kieron Malone breached it, magistrates heard

Man fined for breaching the terms of a domestic violence prevention order Charles Graham

The aftermath of an incident in Platt Lane, Scholes, in which a woman was seriously injured

Armed police descend on a street after a woman suffers serious injuries Charles Graham

Knives surrendered to Greater Manchester Police during a previous crackdown on blades

Greater Manchester Police seize more than 3,200 knives Charles Graham

Cansfield High School

What police had to say about the incident which saw a school in 'lockdown' Gaynor Clarke

corned beef/cooked sandwich meat. Image: Getty Images

Beef fraud: Booths 'NOT under investigation' as they assist food crime agency Lucinda Herbert

Police officers were caught in a snowball fight which led to a dispersal order and an arrest. Top left photo credit: Kelly Sikkema, Unsplash. Bottom left: Dispersal order map.

Chorley: Out-of-control snowball fight leads to arrest Lucinda Herbert

Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court

The latest court round-up Charles Graham

Carlisle Crown Court

Wigan man appears before a Carlisle judge to admit peddling hard drugs Charles Graham