Retro

From the archives: Are you on our pictures from a night out in Wigan town centre in 2006?

We've dipped into the archives once again to bring you some cracking pictures of clubbers in Wigan town centre from 2006.

Lifestyle

GEOFFREY SHRYHANE: Remembering Wigan Casino

Years ago, I delighted in travelling to some great places on the world map. One year I got as far as Bickershaw. Oh the dizzy heights of holiday adventures!

Opinion

Leo Sayer at the dreadfully attended Hilton Park 98 concert where he was a performer

Retro gallery: Wigan and Wiganers from yesteryear

We've trawled through our archives once more to bring you some more great pictures of Wiganers from yesteryear.

Lifestyle

From the archives: 15 fabulous pictures of Wigan and Wiganers through the decades

We've delved into our archives once more to bring you some fabulous pictures of Wigan and Wiganers from yesteryear.

Lifestyle

A group of friends enjoying the warm weather in Beech Hill in 1995

From the archives: Wigan and Wiganers through the decades

Once again we've delved into our photographic archives to dig out some great pictures from Wigan of yesteryear.

Lifestyle

UCLan student Beth Joy's animated film is being shown at the Manchester Histories Festival

World famous directors will attend UCLan student Beth's animated film premiere in Manchester

As movies go, Beth Joy’s short film may not break box office records but it is expected to pull in the crowds in Manchester on Friday.

Education

This mock Tudor home is comfortably one of the most stunning properties in the country.

Take a look around: World-class mock Tudor mega-home on the market for almost £3m

There's no need to mince any words: this is one of the nicest homes in the United Kingdom. Spread across three immaculate storeys, boasting six double bedrooms all with their own en suites, and constructed in a mock Tudor style which blends with the classic gardens perfectly, it's a breathtaking property.

Retro

The image which won last year's competition, taken by Brian King

Capture your favourite place in Wigan and enter our special photographic competition

Fairhurst Accountants are proud to once again sponsor the Wigan Borough in Photos competition, which highlights what a great place Wigan is to live.

Promoted content

A gardener's delight - St Leonard's in Walton-le-Dale, Preston. The church captioned and submitted this photo for Parish Pixels, a national church photography competition run by specialist insurer Ecclesiastical

Photographers could win £5,000 for their local church

Budding photographers in the North West could be in with a chance of winning £5,000 for their local church as part of a new competition launched by Ecclesiastical Insurance.

People

Archdeacon Michael in the garden at his Fulwood home

Why Archdeacon Michael is leaving Lancashire

Archdeacon Michael Everitt has had many key roles in the Blackburn Diocese. As he prepares to take up a new post at Durham Cathedral he shares memories of his time in Lancashire with Fiona Finch.

Education

Take a look around: Mind-boggling £1.1m Lancashire castle with a moat once visited by Charlotte Brontë

One's home is their castle, or so the truism goes. But that rarely refers to an actual castle. This, however, is an actual castle: Thurland Castle. And you could live in a literal castle and take on the title as Lord for £1,100,000.

Retro

Special Days Alice, Sharon, and Jilly recreating the famous Friends shot of Monica, Rachel, and Phoebe in their dresses.

Making Special Days special since 1996: the Wigan bridal house invested in unique

Working from their three-storey Victorian building in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Special Days Bridal House are in the business of doing what it says on the tin: making your special day just that.

Business

The donkeys gravestone gets a facelift from your My World writer 55 years ago

Fascinating stories connected with these Wigan gravestones...

Our top columnist Geoffrey Shryhane looks back at the tale of the loyal donkey 'Ould Bobby'.

Lifestyle

Artist Chas Jacobs paints 15 iconic landmarks for #WeLoveLancashire campaign

Fifteen original paintings featuring iconic Lancashire landmarks form the centrepiece of a new media campaign for BBC Radio Lancashire.

Lifestyle

Money doesn’t make you happy...but it gives you choice

Our top columnist Geoffrey Shryhane looks at the richest of the rich.

Lifestyle

It's the mid 80s and hundreds of people await the arrival of the Queen at Wigan Pier to perform the official opening ceremony

In pictures: Wigan through the decades

We've trawled through our archives once more to dig out some classic pictures of Wigan and Wiganers from yesteryear.

Lifestyle

The house is set in approximately 1.69 acres.

Enchanting Georgian farmhouse with its own archery lawn yours for £750,000

Enchanting feels like a word from fairy-tales. Something from Snow White or Rapunzel, bringing up ideas of isolated towers, rosebushes, and lush greenery bathed in sunshine. It's imaginary, until you see this home in Lancaster that is...

Business