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Pennington Plaice Fish & Chip shop, Leigh

Wigan borough chippy named one of the UK's 50 best Martin Gee

Wigan Council spent £37 per head of population on highways and transport last year

Wigan Council is second lowest spender on highways and transport in England Charles Graham

Some of the homes you could buy in Wigan for the same price or less than the one bedroom flat in Croyden (below)

Wigan homes you could buy for the same price as a 1 bedroom flat in London Jon Peake

Office for Health and Improvement Disparities figures show premature deaths from alcohol-related conditions led to a potential 3,125 years of life being lost in Wigan in 2020 – though this was down from 3,811 in 2019.

Thousands of years of life lost to alcohol-related deaths in Wigan Andrew Dowdeswell

The pubs in Wigan with a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating

Pubs in Wigan with a perfect 5 out of 5 hygiene rating Jon Peake

Bryn Hargreaves, above, playing for St Helens against his hometown team Wigan

Body of missing ex-Wigan and St Helens prop Bryn Hargreaves found in America Paul Kendrick

A Queen's coronation street party held in Albert Street, Ince, in 1953

Call made for Wiganers to throw a party and get volunteering for the coronation Charles Graham

James Bates aka James Alexander, the co-founder of Smash Bros Records

Smash Bros Records: new Lancashire label looking for performers with x-factor Jack Marshall

Rachael Slater, Inspira Area Operations Manager for Blackpool

Inspira: Lancashire employability charity helping 12,600 people a year Jack Marshall

Below are the restaurants in Wigan with a perfect 5 star hygiene rating

Restaurants in Wigan with a perfect 5 out of 5 hygiene rating Jon Peake

The takeaways, chippies and sandwich shops with a 5 star hygiene rating

Takeaways, chippies and sandwich shops in Wigan with a perfect hygiene rating Jon Peake

Teaching staff and supporters of the NE) on the picket line outside St Paul's CE Primary School in Goose Green

Teachers walk out of schools for second day of strike action in pay dispute Gaynor Clarke

Magical Bones (credit Sandra Vijandi)

Britain’s Got Talent illusionist Magical Bones brings new show to Lancashire Jack Marshall

Northern Regional Director Chris Jackson

Train operator urges Wigan passengers to check timetables ahead of more strikes Charles Graham

Teachers, members of the National Education Union and supporters on a picket line near Fred Longworth High School, Tyldesley, last month

Teachers at more than 50 Wigan schools will walk out for two days of strikes Gaynor Clarke

Coun Chris Ready and council leader, Coun David Molyneux  announce borough's coronation celebrations

Plans revealed for King Charles III's coronation Sian Jones

Roq: International Women's Day

International Women’s Day: Lancashire IT firm Roq wants more women in tech Jack Marshall

Dr Grace Allport speaks on the picket line outside Wigan Infirmary

Junior doctors picket outside Wigan Infirmary as 72-hour strike begins Gaynor Clarke

Karen Jones with dogs Riot, left and Rosie

Dogs hit the big time at Crufts Sian Jones

Diesel (left) and Skye can travel miles over rough terrain and slip through cities searching for pooches that may be lost, injured - or even stolen

Meet the sniffer dogs dubbed “Lexi’s Angels” who track down missing fellow mutts Douglas Whitbread

Josh Patterson (credit Run for 1 Million)

Made in Chelsea star Josh Patterson on depression and his 76-marathon challenge Jack Marshall

Evie after winning the Junior National Indoor Championships (credit Archery GB)

From Centre Parcs to national champ: Lancashire archery superstar Evie Finnegan Jack Marshall

Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses' Matthew Hall

Say cheese! Lancashire’s famous and historic Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses Jack Marshall

The most widely-prescribed drug made from cannabis is a combination of dronabil and cannabinol, which is used to treat MS, and is commonly referred to by its brand name Sativex

Wigan patients prescribed medical cannabis several times by GPs, figures show Will Grimond

Wigan Casino in the 1970s

Uncle Joe makes sweet music as he helps celebrate Casino's 50th anniversary Charles Graham

Wigan Infirmary

Disruption expected at Wigan's hospitals as junior doctors and dentists strike Gaynor Clarke

Alison Gormally, headteacher of Golborne High School

Outstanding Wigan high school gets top marks from inspectors George Lythgoe

The 10 cheapest house for sale in Wigan on Zoopla

These are the 10 cheapest houses for sale in Wigan Jon Peake

Leigh MP James Grundy

Leigh’s MP responds to criticism over long waits for GP appointments George Lythgoe

Michael B. Jordan (Adonis) and Jonathan Majors (Damian) put it all on the line in Creed III

Win tickets to watch Creed III at Empire Cinemas in Wigan Jon Peake

Over £120,000 in parking fines has been collected by Wigan Council in the last five years as a result of people parking on side streets near Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

More than £120,000 in parking fines issued at roads near Wigan Infirmary Jon Peake

Dr Ewa Craven outside Lostock Hall Medical Centre. Photo: Kelvin Stuttard

Lancashire menopause expert: ‘It’s important to know what’s happening to you’ Jack Marshall

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