But there have been heroes and smiles as well as misfortune and sadness locally.
In this gallery we look back on stories that drew some of the biggest online audiences to Wigan Today in 2024.
1. January
Twin sisters Hannah and Grace became the fourth generation of their family to run a pie shop in the same Wigan premises Photo: Photographer Michelle Adamson
3. February
Residents on a Wigan housing estate fought plans to install telegraph poles for fibre broadband Photo: submit
4. February
A man was left fighting for his life after a stand-off with police ended in horror. Photo: submit
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