Police want to train Wiganers how to spot concealed knives. Can you see one on this picture? A new knife amnesty is to be held in Wigan as locals are also trained how to spot hidden blades. Crime
Police still hunting Wigan gunman four days on from shooting terror Wigan's detectives are still on the hunt for the suspect who shot a woman twice in the back last week. Crime
Trial date set for man accused over child's river death A provisional trial date has been set for a man accused of murdering his 11-month-old son, who was pulled out of a river. Crime
Thug who battered a man around the head repeatedly with a chair leg is spared jail A thug who repeatedly battered a man around the head with a chair leg has been spared an immediate jail term. Crime
Wigan man charged with possessing 67 indecent images of children A Wigan man has appeared before justices again to face charges of possessing 67 indecent images of children Crime
Man suffers broken ankle and snapped ligament after vicious unprovoked attack in Wigan Police are appealing for witnesses to a vicious town centre attack in which a man suffered a broken ankle. Crime
Wigan drunk driver crashed car into a field A man who was caught at the wheel in a crashed car when almost three times the drink-drive limit has been given a suspended prison sentence. Crime
13-year-old boy is hit with a fine after being caught driving a car on the streets of Wigan A 13-year-old schoolboy has been fined for driving a car. Crime
Man caught having sex with a plastic cone at Wigan North Western train station A man has admitted to having sex with a plastic cone in front of shocked staff at Wigan’s main railway station. Crime
Wigan teen used OAP’s bank card after wife’s death A tearaway teen who used a credit card stolen from a pensioner who buried his wife just days earlier has walked free from court. Crime
Gunman still on the loose after Wigan shootings A gunman remains at large after a night of terror in Wigan during which a woman was shot twice in the back. Crime
Wigan man flashed his genitals and buttocks to mums out walking with their children A Wigan man has been jailed after exposing himself to mums out walking with their young children. Crime
Police step up patrols after confirming two Wigan shootings are linked Detectives are appealing for information from the public after shots were fired at two separate locations in Wigan. Crime
Wigan shooting: Police confirm woman 'shot twice in back' A woman was shot twice in the back through the window of her house during a morning of chaos on Wigan's streets. Crime
Police appeal for witnesses following death of baby rescued from river Police investigating the death of a baby boy who was rescued from a river have urged "a significant number of witnesses" to come forward. Crime
Wigan streets on lockdown: What we know so far about suspected shootings Police sealed off several roads in Wigan this morning following reports of a "flurry of gunshots" in the early hours. Here's what we know so far: Crime
Cruel firebugs ruin woodland cabin at children's retreat in Wigan Part of a children’s retreat set up by a pair of ex-servicemen has been destroyed by cruel vandals who set it on fire. Crime
Memorial to war heroes vandalised Mindless vandals have torn the head off a silhouette monument dedicated to soldiers who served in the First World War. Crime
