These were the most-viewed stories from January to December 2021 on WiganToday.net
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.
5. May 2021
Ten years ago our photographer Gary Brunksill hit King Street to take some snaps for our weekly feature 'On The Town' in 2011. Photo gallery by Michelle Adamson.
6. June 2021
You're not really from Wigan if you haven't done these 10 things ... If you grew up in Wigan you will share a lot of these memories of our famous town. We asked you for your suggestions on our Facebook page and have pulled together the best responses. Photo gallery by Jon Peake and Michelle Adamson.
7. July 2021
A rugby player from Wigan is understood to have died after being rescued from the sea in Yorkshire. The man was swimming with a teenage boy and a girl off Reighton Gap, four miles south of Filey at around 2pm on Thursday when they were swept out to sea after getting caught in a rip tide. Written by Grace Newton and Gaynor Clarke.
8. August 2021
Tributes have been paid to a "big hearted" mum who was found dead at a house in Wigan. The body of 34-year-old Shelley Bridge was discovered when emergency services were called to Falkirk Grove, in Norley, at 9am on Wednesday. Written by Gaynor Clarke.