Crime

A Gasgas baseball cap similar to the one robbed from a boy in Wigan

Boy confesses to mugging another for his hat

Harry Ormisher admitted to a serious stalking charge and two assaults

Creepy stalker spared jail but hit with restraining order

Sean McKenna stood trial at Bolton Crown Court on two counts of rape and one of sexual assault and was found guilty following a trial

Jury finds man innocent of two rapes and a sex assault

Anthony O'Donnell is in custody until his next court appearance

Man in custody over alleged stalking and violent threat charges

John Husselbury will be sentenced at Bolton Crown Court in December for crimes aggravated by racial elements

Man confesses to racial attack and abuse

Wigan police need your help

Police appeal for CCTV footage in burglaries probe

Police want to speak to this man about an incident at B&M Bargains in Wigan

Security guard assaulted in robbery

Harry Kenny’s strangulation trial is set to take place at Liverpool Crown Court next March

Young man denies strangulation offences

Courtney is excited about helping people around her local community

Health impact on domestic abuse survivors

Callum Baines, also known as Carl Price and Cal Price, is wanted by police

Appeal to find wanted man

Thomas Roe will appear at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court next month to face serious sexual offence charges

Man charged with serious sexual crimes

Police want to speak to this man about the theft of wheelbarrows from Chorley Concrete, in Appley Bridge

Police appeal after 32 wheelbarrows stolen

Duane Chambers admitted to smuggling cocaine into a prison

Jail cocaine smuggler awaits sentence

A Seat Ibiza similar to the one driven dangerously by Tayla Johnson

Two-times dangerous driver awaits his fate

Damian Oleszczuk will make a further appearance at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court on child sex abuse film charges in February

Man accused of downloading child abuse films

Philip Savage was given a community punishment by a Liverpool Crown Court judge

Good behaviour lessons for criminal
A violent Wigan offender is put on a better behaviour programme after admitting to affray
Charles Graham

Lee Hales was given a 13-month custodial sentence

Man jailed for threats and violence

Diyar Mohammedi's Shop and Go store on Railway Road, Leigh, has fallen foul of tobacco regulations for the second time

Shop boss fails to learn phoney fags lesson

Steven Seddon was spared immediate prison time for BGH

Suspended jail term and compensation order for attacker

It will be July 2029 before Kyle Johnston stands trial for rape at Bolton Crown Court due to record backlogs

Backlogs cause long delay in rape trial start

PSPOs are now in effect across Wigan town centre

Full list of prohibitions that could land you a £1,000 fine

Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court

Wigan's week in court

Jay Shaw and Katie Vernon's custody pictures. They are now both behind bars for child sexual offences

Vile child sex abuse couple sent to prison

James Taylor will appear at Liverpool Crown Court on November 13 to face a number of serious sexual offence charges

Rape and abuse case sent to crown court

Martin Hulme will be sentenced for theft, handling and dangerous driving at Liverpool Crown Court

Man admits to being a serial shoplifter

Wayne Kelly in handcuffs just after paedophile hunters made a citizens' arrest at Wigan North Western

Child sex offender caught in honey trap learns his fate

Two people have denied having and out-of-control German shepherd, similar to to this one, which attacked someone

Pair deny dog attack charges
Not guilty pleas are entered by a woman from Wigan and a man from St Helens in connection with a dog attack
Charles Graham

A police sniffer dog traces some of the illegal tobacco products hidden at the shop in Beech Hill

Police shop raid uncovers haul of dodgy cigarettes

Maurice Smith will be back before a judge on December 14

Pensioner pleads not guilty to historical child abuse

Jake Kearsley and Reece Sharples both pleaded not guilty to GBH charges

Two men bailed after denying GBH attack charges

A Bolton Crown Court judge imposed a mental health order on Peter Rosbotham who set fire to his own home

Life-endangering arsonist gets mental health order

The wall from which Craig Barker stole coping stones

Masonry thief caught by tracking device

Alexander Burke will be sentenced by Manchester and Salford magistrates in December

Serious stalking charge admitted by 22-year-old

The prosecution offered no evidence against Kirsty Taylor over allegations of stealing a bike in a house raid

Woman's burglary case dropped by prosecutors

Scott Barker only stole from Tesco stores

National Tesco ban for thief who targeted its stores

William Bates will make his first appearance on robbery and drug charges at Bolton Crown Court in November

Man accused of mugging woman for £80

Luke Melling’s GBH case will be heard at Liverpool Crown Court. He makes a first appearance next month

Savage attack allegation made against man, 30

David Peet was given a 26-month custodial term for stalking and causing his victim actual bodily harm

Jail for woman's stalker and assailant

A Bolton Crown Court imposed a suspended sentence on Jordan Belshaw and also hit him with a restraining order

Lout who attacked woman learns his fate

Ian Honey had already been accused of arranging a child’s rape or sexual assault. Now he is charged with two sex assaults and download child abuse films

Fresh charges against man, 78, accused of arranging child rape

A Citroen C1 similar to the one Lewis Roberts dangerously

Dangerous driver avoids immediate jail time

Logan Green’s rape trial was set for February 2028 at Bolton Crown Court

Teenager denies raping schoolgirl

It is alleged that Jessica Renshaw drove a Vauxhall Insignia similar to this one dangerously while banned and while trying to avoid police arrest

Woman accused of flouting road ban in police chase

Mark Stewart was given a suspended jail term and other sentence requirements at Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court

Victim to be paid £500 compensation by drunken attacker

Harvey Jowett has a November 12 hearing at Manchester Crown Court as he faces several charges including false imprisonment

Double hostage-taking charges brought against man, 21

A Giant Talon e-bike similar to the one alleged to have been stolen by force

Teen pleads not guilty to e-bike mugging

Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court

Wigan's week in court

A man has been charged

Police charge 30-year-old man over vehicle theft

Kyle Johnston will make a further Bolton Crown Court appearance on the rape charge he faces on October 19

Young man denies rape charge

Codie Boyd is beginning a 37-month custodial sentence for domestic abuse

Domestic abuser jailed for more than three years

Manchester Magistrates’ Court

Man jailed for breaking court order

He is charged with possessing heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply them

Teen faces drugs charges

Liverpool Crown Court

Woman charged with phone robbery

Alex Kay is bailed to appear at Liverpool Crown Court on November 3 where he faces an intentional GBH charge

Man, 27, accused of savage assault

Lewis Creighton

Man wanted on recall to prison

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