Council

Voting in elections has never before required any form of ID

Government introduces new rule to vote in elections this spring Chelsie Sewell

President Joe Biden has welcomed the arrest warrant issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin (Photo: Getty)

US President Joe Biden welcomes Vladimir Putin ICC arrest warrant Patrick Hollis

Coun Keith Cunliffe

Care workers to be paid real living wage after council bosses give green light George Lythgoe

Full list of places that will see a council tax increase in April 2023 Ethan Evans

Nicola Bulley went missing on January 27

Nicola Bulley: Councillors remove contact details over harassment Sam Johnson

Leader of the Council coun David Molyneux centre, officially opened the new facility.

CLASS ACT: Britannia Bridge Primary School, Ince Michelle Adamson

Data from the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities show 106 social homes were built in Wigan in the ten years to March 2022 – including 32 in the latest year.

News More than 1,500 social homes lost in Wigan over past decade Will Grimond

Organisers say the meeting is sure to be an informative and interesting evening

Wigan Landlords Forum to hold its latest meeting Charles Graham

MI6 forced to close top-secret spy school after London location is accidentally leaked by local council

MI6 closes secret spy school after council leaks location Will Millar

Jeremy Clarkson could be axed from Amazon Prime (Pic:Getty Images)

Jeremy Clarkson barred from selling his book at Diddly Squat Farm Benjamin Jackson

Coun David Molyneux

Wigan Council commits to submitting further LUF bids Sian Jones

Wigan's jewel in the crown Haigh Hall

Wigan's Haigh Hall secures £20m in Levelling Up cash for a major makeover George Lythgoe

The Banksy mural in in Lowestoft, Suffolk, after the skip was removed

Removal of part of a Banksy work has now left the mural ‘worthless’ Benjamin Jackson

An artist's impression of how part of the completed Galleries25 complex will look

Council gives dates for work on £130m Wigan town centre redevelopment completion George Lythgoe

Jeremy Clarkson has opened a restaurant at his Diddly Squat farm.

Jeremy Clarkson closes Diddly Squat farm restaurant Dennis Morton

Read This Man receives one of first catcalling fines in UK after sting operation Ethan Evans

The average motorist leaves their car running for 244 minutes every winter – gen... Richard Jenkins

From left to right: Claire Burnham from Wigan Council, Jonathan Twist, and a representative from The Edge.

Postponed Believe in Business Festival rescheduled for the new year Holly Pritchard

Parents at St Oswald's are concerned over the removal of the lollipop patrols at the junction of Warrington Road and Liverpool Road.

Parents react to the removal of lollipop patrol Sian Jones

Wigan - Leeds Liverpool canal, near Wigan Flashes, Poolstock, Hawkley Hall.

Canal network upgrade for walkers and cyclists Holly Pritchard

King Street, Wallgate. The ‘no left turn’ onto Wallgate from King Street in Wigan is regularly abused, with traffic using this route illegally.

Council seeks new powers to tackle traffic offences on Wigan borough roads Holly Pritchard

Cars parked up at the side of Low Bank Road are making conditions treacherous, it has been claimed

Drivers call for Wigan "danger road" to be dealt with before accident happens George Lythgoe

Work has started on the £130m project

Council rebukes rumours £130m Galleries project could ‘be left as wasteland’ George Lythgoe

Mal Brannigan with Talal Al Hammad

Wigan Athletic CEO Mal Brannigan on rugby rent and future partnership Paul Kendrick

L-R: Alison McKenzie-Folan (CEO), Coun Keith Cunliffe (deputy leader), Coun David Molyneux (leader), Coun Yvonne Klieve (Mayor of Wigan borough), Prof Kate Ardern (director of public health in Wigan borough)

Wigan Council inspire hope across the borough Sian Jones

More incidents involving stuck objects and stranded animals has occurred in the last year

Firefighters called to more incidents involving stuck objects and stranded anima... Federica Bedendo

The junction of Kenyon Road, Mesnes Road and Walkden Avenue

Council consults on possible further Wigan road improvements Charles Graham

Wiganers are being urged to work together to stay safe due to high Covid-19 rates

News Council urges residents to work together as high Covid-19 rates put services und... Andrew Nowell

The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) upheld a complaint from a Wigan man, who said the council made administrative errors in the Right to Buy process

Wigan Council was at fault over delays in resident's Right To Buy property purch... Liam Soutar

Parkrun at Haigh Hall, Wigan

Return of parkrun delayed after government lockdown announcement Staff Reporter

St Mary and St John Primary, Standishgate

Classroom ban for Wigan teacher who sent fake emails lying about her qualificati... Staff Reporter

Wigan Town Hall

Pandemic has left £500k hole in Wigan Council’s budget Joanna Morris

Jonathan Lamb and other market traders unhappy about plans for The Galleries

Council and market traders clash over Wigan town centre masterplan Andrew Nowell

The Boars Head

Council steps in after anti-social behaviour complaints about Wigan pub Andrew Nowell

L-R Coun Whittingham, Coun Parkinson, and then Standish Voice’s Gill Foster and Paul Ogden with Coun Marsh

Petition launched opposing Standish road widening scheme Ben Butler

Lisa Nandy MP at the DW

Wigan Athletic's new owners 'very different' to last lot - Lisa Nandy Paul Kendrick

Artist's impression of Sandalwood Drive

Work to start on Wigan Council's £11.7m extra care housing scheme The Newsroom

The Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) received a complaint from a Wigan woman on behalf of her adult daughter

Wigan woman alleges the council 'bullied' her daughter into agreeing to foster c... Liam Soutar

An exhibition at The Fire Within HQ

Council putting culture centre stage in the borough Andrew Nowell

An impression of part of the redevelopment scheme

Council responds to criticism and questions over Wigan shopping centre transform... Andrew Nowell

Gerald Krasner

Admin's Christmas message to Wigan Athletic fans Paul Kendrick

Alison McKenzie-Folan outside Wigan Town Hall

We're doing 'everything we can to help' Wigan Athletic, insists Council CEO Paul Kendrick

Paul Stanley

'Fit and Proper Test' only hurdle now - Wigan Athletic admin Paul Kendrick