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The electric train being tested at Wigan North Western station

Electric train tests run over night

New analysis of Department for Transport figures by the RAC shows only 1.7 per cent of minor (B, C and U) roads and just 9.9 per cent of major (A) roads managed by the council in Wigan received any form of maintenance in 2023-24

Most roads are going unrepaired

It is said that Wigan currently has 110 unfixed craters on its roads

Council's big pothole bill

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Train fares set to increase from this weekend - what you need to know

Department for Transport figures show Greater Manchester Police recorded 148 casualties from collisions where there was ice or frost on the road between 2019 and 2023 – including five fatalities

Spike in ice-related collisions this month

Greater Manchester was provided with £1,107.32 per mile of road to fix potholes.

GM gets less pothole repair cash than most areas

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Huge UK-wide rail sale offering up to 50% off tickets for travel

More major roads in Wigan are up to scratch

Wigan bucks national trend as more roads meeting required standard

There were 13 casualties from e-scooter collisions recorded by Greater Manchester Police in 2023

See how many people have been injured in e-scooter crashes

Bus journeys are on the rise in Greater Manchester but are still below pre-pandemic levels

GM buses still aren't as much used as they were pre-pandemic

Figures from the Active Lives Survey from Sport England, compiled by the Department for Transport, show 6.9 per cent of people in Wigan were cycling at least once a week in the year to November 2023 – up from 5.9 per cent the year before.

Cycling is becoming more popular

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Over 70,000 rail passengers could receive refunds after court ruling

Department for Transport figures show 352 buses and coaches were licenced in Wigan at the end of 2023: down from 378 the year before, and represented a significant fall of 41 per cent since 2014, when there were 598

Big fall in bus and coach numbers

Drivers are facing a record number of delays

Record number of road delays

Cycling helps keep us healthy and helps towards the impact on climate change. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Cycling is great for our health and our climate goals

How to clear your path, pavement or driveway safely.

Should you clear snow off the pavement yourself? What you need to know
Are you worried about the repercussions of clearing snow and ice from a pavement or path yourself?
Colin Ainscough

Department for Education figures show bus companies in Greater Manchester provided 50.2 million miles of services in the year to March – down from 51.1 million the year before. However, it is expected that figures will now rise with the arrival of the Bee Network in GM complete with cheaper fares

Bus coverage in Greater Manchester falls by a third over last decade

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
New data reveals just under 2.7million drivers have penalty points on their licence in Great Britain today
Will Millar

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

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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

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

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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?

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

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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

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