Amongst the most-viewed stories were some truly tragic tales and our hearts go out to the friends and families of the victims.
Coronavirus news featured heavily throughout the year but no stories made it into the top spot in any month.
Two picture galleries in the middle of the year reached the summit of the page views chart and are continuing to prove popular with readers. The December gallery from the Boxing Day Fancy Dress bash in Wigan town centre was our most popular piece of the year with almost 110,000 page views.
Everyone loves Fancy Dress!
Here are the top stories from January to December of last year by the number of page views they received ...
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Two picture galleries in the middle of the year reached the summit of the page views chart and are continuing to prove popular with readers. The December gallery from the Boxing Day Fancy Dress bash in Wigan town centre was our most popular piece of the year with almost 110,000 page views.