Department for Transport

Figures from the Department for Transport show there were 81 publicly available electric vehicle charging devices in Wigan as of October, including 18 rapid chargers

Number of electric car charging points doubles in a year

A Metrolink tram

Town waiting to be hooked up to Metrolink

Figures show 8.2 per cent of people in Wigan were cycling at least once a month in the year to November 2022 – a fall from 12.6 per cent in 2019

Fewer cyclists in Wigan than before pandemic

The green man at pedestrian crossings is set to light up for longer - as Brits walk slower than they did before.

Green man at UK pedestrian crossings to undergo major change

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue.

YVONNE FOVARGUE MP: Concerned by rail ticket office closures

Department for Transport figures show 1,102 battery-electric cars were registered in Wigan at the end of last year – up from 607 the year before.

The number of electric cars in Wigan rose by more than three quarters last year

Greater Manchester follows the overall trend across Great Britain where there is an ever-rising number of e-scooter casualties.

Increase in the number of people injured in e-scooter collisions

England’s slowest motorways revealed - which roads make the list?

Train passengers in England risk losing access to wifi onboard amid cost cuts.

Passengers could lose wifi service on train amid cost cuts

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled - is your area on the list?

Most dangerous driving hotspots in the UK unveiled

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads under new laws

Under 25’s could be banned from giving lifts under new plans

Drivers under age of 25 could be banned from giving lifts to friends

Rishi Sunak has scrapped smart motorways. Credit: Getty/Adobe Stock/Kim Mogg

All new smart motorway projects scrapped over safety and cost concerns

Drivers are being warned by the DVLA to pay their car tax

DVLA £1,000 fine warning - how to renew car tax & when to do it

(Composite: NationalWord/Shutterstock)

Two in three drivers fear relaxing MOT rules will put lives at risk

A decade ago there were 4.6 billion English bus journeys a year, and the number of trips has fallen every year since 2013-14 bar last year due to the pandemic.

GM bus journey numbers tumble by 40 per cent in 10 years
The number of bus journeys undertaken in Greater Manchester has plummeted by 40 per cent over the last decade, new figures show.

Local resident William Jones is concerned about traffic and speeding vehicles from junction of Morris Street and Greenough Street, Scholes, Wigan.

Wigan man 'faces abuse' from drivers after opening of fast-food restaurant

20mph speed limit should be target for new urban roads, says DfT

Government ‘will miss EV charger target by 20 years’, Labour says

MOTs could be required every two years under proposed change

New MOT rules could change test timings to save drivers money

(Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)

Self-driving cars could cause congestion to nearly double

A report has shown that a third of local roads in England are in need of repairs

Third of local roads in England need urgent repair, report says

Wigan North Western was the most-used station in the year to March, Office of Rail and Road figures show, as 1.2 million passengers entered and exited

Which are the most and least used railway stations in Wigan?

The scene in Bordesley Green, Birmingham, where a 12-year-old schoolboy riding an e-scooter has died after being involved in a horror crash with a bus.

Schoolboy, 12, dies in horror crash involving bus and e-scooter

Drivers face penalty points for not wearing a seat belt

Grant Shapps is the new home secretary. Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images.

Who is new home secretary Grant Shapps?
Grant Shapps has taken up his first government role since leaving the Department for Transport earlier this year

Noise detecting cameras launched to tackle anti-social ‘boy racers’

‘Noise Camera’ that can detect rowdy drivers trial across UK

Cyclists and walkers using the Robin Park Road cycle and walking lanes

Fewer people are cycling weekly in Wigan than two years ago

Mark Harrison at Wigan Cycle Project

Free bike maintenance and repair sessions on offer for Wigan cyclists

(Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Liz Truss would consider scrapping smart motorway speed limits

Motorists could drive lorries without a formal test under licence plan

Department for Transport figures show there were 794 private hire vehicles in Wigan as of March – up from 759 the year before but below 835 in March 2020.

Number of private hire vehicles in Wigan has dropped from before the pandemic

Britain puts brakes on mandatory speed limiter technology

The coronavirus pandemic saw road casualties drop across Great Britain as drivers stayed at home during lockdowns

Road casualties in Wigan lower than before pandemic

Government scraps plug-in car grant with immediate effect

Students at Hawkley Hall High School

Wigan pupils pitch ideas Dragons' Den-style to promote cycling and walking

Tyrer Avenue is one of the streets included in the active neighbourhood scheme.

Work starts on Wigan's first £600k 'active neighbourhood' scheme

There are growing numbers of electric cars on Wigan's streets

Number of Wigan electric vehicles almost doubled last year

Electric charging points are on the rise in Wigan

Number of Wigan electric vehicle charging points rises over last two years

Yellow box junction changes to see drivers fined over ‘incorrect’ use.

Electricity North West staff

How the North West's power network will cope with 1.2m electric cars

Car tax dodgers warned ‘you can’t hide’ as penalty hot spots revealed

New number plates: where can I charge my new EV?

Covid passenger locator forms are expected to be axed before Easter (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Complicated’ Covid travel requirement set to change ahead of Easter

Drink-drive deaths fall but can’t keep up with lockdown accident drop

You can get to hospitals and other key services by public transport in London than you can in Wigan at present

Wigan public transport needs improvements

Drivers report sharp rise in crashes and near misses with e-scooters

New Highway Code rules: 2022 changes and how cyclists are impacted

The scheme has been paused nationally

Calls for smart motorway work on M6 in Wigan to stop amid safety fears

New smart motorways roll-out halted amid safety concerns

The national rollout of smart motorways has been paused

Smart motorway project on M6 in Wigan will continue as national rollout is pause...

The rollout of smart motorways is being paused amid safety concerns, the Government has announced

Government pauses smart motorway rollout amid safety concerns

New changes to The Highway Code will establish a “hierarchy of road users” (Shutterstock)

The Dutch Reach and other new 2022 Highway Code rules drivers need to know