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Wigan Warriors celebrate winning the League Leaders' Shield

Warriors clinch the League Leaders' Shield Tom McCooey

The collision took place near Appley Bridge railway station

Person dies after being hit by a train Charles Graham

Chris Packham presented a new documentary this week, pondering whether the campaign influence governments on climate change needs to change (Picture: Rob Parfitt/Channel 4)

TV naturalist fights the law, and the law mainly wins Philip Cunnington

Gareth Roper

Man killed by hit-and-run driver after police left him barefoot miles from home Kim Pilling

A general view of St Helens Road, Leigh, were two girls said they were chased by a van driver

Police reassure public after schoolgirls and van incident Charles Graham

Some of the establishments to receive new ratings in August

August's food hygiene ratings Sian Jones

Janina Fialkowska will perform at Parbold Village Hall on Saturday September 30

Piano legend set to return to venue near Wigan Matt Pennington

Photographer Francesco Mellina next to one of his favourite photographs in the exhibition.

WIGAN CASINO: Fabulous 50th anniversary photos on display Michelle Adamson

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Wiganers on the town in 2007 Michelle Adamson

Representatives of Citizens Advice, Age UK and Wigan Council at a pop-up event to make sure people are getting financial help

Pop-up events in Wigan offer financial advice in cost-of-living crisis Gaynor Clarke

A general view of Standish High Street near to where the collision took place

Woman arrested after out-of-control car smashes into railings Charles Graham

Aspull ward staff and the family of Ann MacFaul

Grateful relatives of late patient bring gifts to ward staff Charles Graham

The top of the Wigan lock flight

Stretch of canal is awarded prestigious Green Flag status Alan Weston

A pre-trial review date of October 19 has been set for both men

Wigan man and serving police officer in court on corruption and drug offences Charles Graham

A Northern train carriage

Train operator to pilot sign language announcements Charles Graham

Firefighters had to cut away some of the canopy for safety reasons

Walkway canopy blaze Charles Graham

Police had gone to the address in Railway Road, Leigh, to make an arrest but came away instead with an estimated £80,000 worth of suspected counterfeit goods

Suspected fake cigarettes, vapes and stamps worth £80k seized Charles Graham

A general view of St Clement's Court, Worsley Mesnes

Water pours over electrics through flat's ceiling Charles Graham

A search of the suspects' vehicle revealed screwdrivers, sledgehammers, and explosives.

'Explosive devices' used by organised crime gang to blow up cash machines Alan Weston

Twins Darcey and Finley, of Mrs Huyton's Reception Class at St Benedict's Catholic Primary School, Hindley.

FIRST DAYS: Wigan school reception classes in 2011 Michelle Adamson

Empty shelves at Wilko, Standishgate

Last look as shoppers bid farewell to Wigan's Wilko store Charles Graham

LUKE MARSDEN: Too much toadying towards big name TV celebrities Luke Marsden

Photographer Francesco Mellina (pictured) next to his exhibition, Last Night at the Casino, photographs of the last Northern Soul night at Wigan Casino in 1981.

Outdoor exhibit celebrates Casino's 50th anniversary Sian Jones

RETRO: pictures from Wigan nurseries - mainly from the 1990s and early noughties Charles Graham

Preparing healthy food

Nutrition expert recommends foods that combat seasonal blues Tom Riley

Samuel Evanson

Hit comedy series showdown filmed locally Charles Graham

The flu nasal spray can be given to children in schools

Warning about danger of flu as child vaccination programme starts in Wigan Gaynor Clarke

Inside the food pantry at St Stephen's Church in Wigan

Wigan community centres could shut down ‘if they don’t get help soon’ George Lythgoe

Killer driver Chad Rimmington

Man who killed grandmother during police pursuit jailed for more than 10 years

Protestors demand answers of Kilhey Court asylum seeker decision George Lythgoe

One of the Community Information Panels in Manchester City centre

Youth Network urges businesses to support campaign for young people Sophie Berkley

Some of the flowers left on Bolton Road, Ashton, in memory of Kathleen Kirby

'Grieving' man took drugs before police pursuit which led to nan's death - court Gaynor Clarke

Newburgh's annual fireworks display has been a village highlight since the early 1980s

Village fireworks display spared the axe Charles Graham

Liverpool and Knowsley Magistrates' Court

Wigan man and serving police officer face corruption and drug charges Charles Graham

The project aims to reduce the risk of falls among older people

New initiative to reduce falls among older people will begin in Wigan Gaynor Clarke

A youngster races around the Three Sisters circuit in Wigan for the Speed of Sight family fun day

Charity to host disability track day Sian Jones

REWIND: picture memories of Hindley's Mornington High School from the 1970s to '... Charles Graham

MEDICAL MEMORIES: 44 pictures from Wigan's former hospitals no longer with us - ... Charles Graham

Marsh Green Primary School headteacher Gill Leigh

School's Ofsted rating falls to "needs improvement" George Lythgoe

Graffiti spray-painted on Leigh's war memorial

Vandals attack borough war memorial Charles Graham

Wigan town centre

Attacks on shop workers and shoplifting 'likely to get worse' warning Alan Weston

IN PICTURES: Open day at My Life Legacy Michelle Adamson

PICTURE MEMORIES: three long gone Wigan high schools - Whitley, Aspull and Cardi... Charles Graham

Nicholas Bannister is chairman of Haydock Park Racecourse

Racecourse chairman accused of running over bride’s mother acquitted Dave Higgens

Lollipops galore in Wigan town centre as regular crossing patrol men and women are joined by little lollipopers from St. Mary's and St. John's RC Primary School.

RETRO: News in Wigan schools in 2005 Michelle Adamson

Harwoods Patisserie picked up the award for Best Dessert Shop in Greater Manchester

Patisserie claims regional award Matt Pennington

The Merc is put onto a low-loader by police after its discovery down a dirt track

Stolen high performance car undergoes forensic tests Charles Graham

Jacqui Cannon, chief executive of The Lewy Body Society

Raising the profile of a lesser known form of dementia Matt Pennington

Lily & Arthur's, on Mesnes Road, Swinley, has closed

'End of the road' as popular Wigan cafe and bar closes its doors Gaynor Clarke

Kilhey Court in Standish is now being used to house asylum seekers

Migrant hotels bill climbs to £8m a day Patrick Daly

Nugent Care's office base in Liverpool

Care service told it must improve after watchdog inspection George Lythgoe

In the past five years, the Spinning Gate shopping centre has reduced the total volume of waste it produces by 71 per cent

Mall earns its environmental spurs for sixth year in a row Charles Graham