Chorley Road

A staff member and resident at Langtree’s sister home, Worthington Lake.

State-of-the-art care home welcomes new residents

The former Standish care home on Wigan Road

Over-55s apartments plan for former care home

An artist's impression of the nursery

Novel care village plan aims to bring old and young together

Traffic light replacement work on the hump-backed bridge on Red Rock Lane next month will see drivers facing a huge detour to get from one side to the other. The works could also last for up to three weeks.

Three-week and eight-mile roadworks detour gets under way

Stacey Astin, left, and Charlotte May from Millennium Care with site manager George Zavelca - celebrate the new building. Residents, staff and visitors enjoyed a summer party in celebration of the topping out, roof at Langtree Care Home, part of the Millennium Care Group - Standish Care Village, off Chorley Road, Standish.

Celebrations as rooftop party is held to mark topping-out of new Wigan care home

The boy's leg injury was treated at the scene, before he was taken to hospital

Wigan schoolboy in hospital with head and leg injuries after collision with van

Parbold Evangelical Church

Fund-raising coffee morning

Millennium Care Home in Standish will provide families with the Santa's Grotto experience on Tuesday December 19

Wigan care home welcomes Santa to host a grotto experience for residents

Worthington Lake Care Home

Care home to host annual summer fair

Chorley Road at Worthington near to where the crash took place

Injured man cut from the wreckage of car after head-on smash outside Wigan hotel

Michael Bullivant, right with father Stan at the new access path to Worthington Lake

Wigan care homes given better access to beauty spot

Chorley Road plot

Wigan residents call on council to rescind planning permission

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Wigan Council's u-turn on land sale

An artist's impression of the care village's aerial view

Unique Wigan care village in touch with nature gets the green light

Chorley Road, Worthington, where campaigners want to see the speed limit reduced

Calls for speed limit to be cut on busy Wigan road

The scene of the crash

Car crashes into wall on Wigan road
The crash happened in Chorley Road, Standish, near the Boar's Head roundabout
Ben Butler

A sign for walkers on the land

Residents’ fears over developer-owned land in Wigan township

Coun Adam Marsh at a bus stop that is not in use on Bradley Lane, Standish

Delight at Wigan bus route victory for campaigners

Coun Ray Whittingham on the land off Chorley Road, Standish, near Worthington Lake - the area is being treated for Japanese Knotweed

Concern as land is treated for Japanese Knotweed

Familiar scenes close to Wigan Asda

Flooding hits parts of Wigan and road closed as Storm Christoph moves in

Jennifer Matthews and her husband David are raffling off their bespoke five-bedroom home

Couple in further push to raffle £590,000 home and Ferrari for just £2

With the house you'll get a black 360 Spider Ferrai

GALLERY: Family raffle house and throw in a Ferrari!

Jennifer Matthews and her husband David are raffling off their bespoke five-bedroom home

Lucky £2 ticket will win a dream £590k home

Firefighters were called to Chorley Road

Firefighters free man from overturned car after early morning collision

Joshua Whittle in hospital with his parents Jason and Melony

Wigan family's thanks to emergency and health service 'life-savers' after son se...

Worthington Lakes

Youngsters putting lives at risk in popular waters in Wigan

Police appeal

Teenager fighting for life in hospital after car leaves Wigan road
Police are appealing for information following the shocking incident in Standish.
Andrew Nowell

Scene of the crash

Car flips onto roof after crash at Wigan roundabout

An ambulance was called to the crash scene but did not need to treat anyone

Driver escapes unscathed from Wigan country lane road smash which ended with a c...

Police were called to reports of a casualty on the tracks

Police identify 19-year-old as victim of rail death tragedy

The new care home

Jobs created by new Wigan care home

Kilhey Court

Wigan family: Kilhey Court meal shambles ruined our Christmas Day

Louis Simpson

Questions still unanswered over teen's tragic death

Michael McDonnell

Dodgy builder still faces prison

Wigan And Leigh Magistrates' Court

Young family branded terrorists in race attack

Man spared prison after vicious attack on his own mother

Fire engine and fire fighters attend the barn fire off Chorley Road, Parbold

Still waiting for answer over barn tragedy

Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court

Week In Court

Picture by Julian Brown 01/02/17

Bradley Lane, Standish, one of the most important routes in and out of Standish, is being closed for roadworks at the railway bridge.

Railway bridge road closure warning

Warriors star Sam Tomkins pictures with Louis Simpson in a video tribute

Friends post video tribute to Louis Simpson

Louis Simpson, 14, from Parbold

Family friend Jamie Carragher pays tribute to tragic Parbold teen

Police have confirmed that a body has been found

Body found in search for missing boy

Andrew Carter

Man missing without his medication

Traffic queueing at the Boars Head junction with Chorley Road. Can the area take any more traffic on the roads from additional house building?

Housing fears as plot of land put up for sale

Wigan Town Hall

Controversial plan has been submitted

Elderly man dies after road accident

Roads blocked after car overturns

Roads blocked by overturned car

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