heritage

Check out this list of the oldest buildings in the Wigan area

The area's 10 oldest buildings

There will be a talk about Ashton Library

Events to discover borough's history

Just a snippet of what is wrapped around the building

Art, stories and a chippy tea!

New CEO of Wigan Heritage and Arts Trust (widely known as The Old Courts) Tom Gilliford

Old Courts charity unveils its new CEO

Front of the Wellfield hotel beech hill

Hotel's double anniversary celebration

Painter Tai Shan Schierenberg reinterprets celebrated Greenwich riverscapes to mark Scenic Eclipse II's

Ad Feature World’s most luxurious yacht to dock in London marked with new artwork

Ken points to the renewed inscription

Historic monument benefits from restoration work

The famous exterior of Haigh Hall

The importance of Haigh Hall's rebirth to our future

Wigan Youth Orchestra assembled outside the music service's base in Hindley

A young musician's joy at playing in an orchestra

Wigan Artisan Market is back this Sunday at the Cotton Works, Swan Meadow Road.

Artisan Market returns and it's teaming up with a local college

What is this old structure for? There are various theories.

Our stately home's mysteries revealed and mindless vandalism condemned

Ad Feature Discover The Retreat, Parbold —own its finest new home

Marine Road West, West End, Morecambe, Lancashire, sometime between 1925 and 1930

27 nostalgic photos show how different life looked 100 years ago

Evie and Emma Johnson presented flowers to Lisa Nandy with chair Anne Woolley

Little Theatre welcomes culture secretary to open day

Creation and Promfrocks

Could the public hold the key to the future of the town centre

Châteaux Le Vieux Logis offers calm character and change of scenery in authentic four-star surrounds

Stone, wine and time ... celebrating delightful Dordogne’s Art de Vivre
Delightful Dordogne reveals itself, like tale as old as time, slowly unfolding through valleys carved by rivers, settlements shaped by centuries and tables set with quiet confidence.
Chris Page

This is why the UK's Best Coastal Community is truly not to be missed

Could you be related to William the Conqueror? One man definitely thinks so after taking a bargain DNA test

A £27 home DNA test sent one man down a rabbit hole of royal ancestry

Talk TV host Peter Cardwell used a MyHeritage DNA kit to trace his ancestry - and it certainly threw up a few surprises

TV host's DNA test reveals family story stretching back centuries

Christina Buckler never felt like she fitted in - and a £27 DNA kit transformed her life

Women discover shocking family secret after using a £27 DNA kit

Vasanthi Balachandar, Branch Manager of Jubilee Oak Post Office, displays the first 5p coins bearing the portrait of King Charles III. Around 23.2 million coins have been minted, marking the first 5p design change in 17 years (Photo: Ian West/Royal Mint)

23 million new King Charles coins with hidden detail enter circulation

Royal Mail is issuing new stamps showcasing iconic British steam locomotives (Images: Getty Images/Royal Mail)

Royal Mail's new stamp set honours British history, and may gain value

Across the UK, these spectacular trees have significant in literature, film, history and more

The 10 contenders for UK Tree of the Year - with votes closing soon

There are some very strange laws in the UK which are still technically standing but few people know about

The weirdest laws still standing, including little-known pub rule

Uncover your unique family story with a MyHeritage DNA kit

How Lancashire are you? This £29 DNA test might surprise you

Dennis Jackson from Preston in his 1958 Wolesley classic car. Inset: Demonstrating how he uses a 'crank handle' to start the engine, and places a clothes peg on the choke button. All photos credit Lucinda Herbert

I spent £13,000 restoring classic 1958 Wolseley - I kept every receipt

These are some of the oldest businesses still running in the North West

18 of the oldest businesses still running in the North West
These businesses between them have thousands of years of history and are still going strong.
Robert Cumber

Helena Mellenchip with one of her willow sculptures at Lytham Hall

Meet the willow artist behind 'mesmerising' sculpture trail

HMS Victory, Lord Nelson's flagship during the Battle of Trafalgar, is now in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard home

National Lottery Open Week is back and it's bigger than ever

Footage released by Warwickshire Rural Crime Team shows the moment a lorry driver smashed into the 5ft-tall William Gladstone memorial cross in Lea Marston, Warwickshire, in August 2024.

Watch: Moment trucker smashes into 1905 memorial causing £40k damage

A serious embankment failure has occurred on the Severn Valley Railway leaving the track impassable at one location along the 16 mile route.

Aerial footage shows aftermath as landslip collapses onto railway

Subway launches new limited-edition merch line including T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, and a Tote Bag

Subway swaps sandwiches for streetwear with first merchandise range

Antler luggage is on sale

Antler iconic luggage brand launches early Black Friday sale from £99

New podcast, 'Wise Words', caters exclusively for retirees - presented by David Hamilton

Over-65 spends less than an hour a day talking to other people

Lancashire Mining Museum set to host a fun-filled weekend

Heritage in action: mining museum’s fun-filled weekend

German Observation Tower on south coast cliffs, Guernsey

Visit Guernsey to discover underground bunkers and WW2 history

The Red Arrows performing before the British Grand Prix in 2018 (Photo: Mark Thompson/Getty Images)

Royal Mail celebrates Red Arrows with new stamps - how to get them

Castle Cornet, Guernsey

Visit Guernsey launches new historical routes ahead of D-Day

Residents of Stratford-upon-Avon are blighted by antisocial behaviour along South Green Drive and Cottage Lane, just a stones throw from Anne Hathaway's Cottage.

Watch: Drug gangs create misery on posh Shakespeare heritage street

Nazra Alam co-managed to Sanquhar Post Office since 2015 (SWNS)

Breaking World's oldest Post Office is saved

‘Nothing Compares’: Sinéad O’Connor documentary will arrive on TV later this month

‘Nothing Compares’: Sinéad O’Connor documentary is coming to TV

Davide Sanclimenti and Ekin-Su have revealed someone attempted to break into their home whilst they were on holiday (@davidesancli - Instagram)

Former Love Island winners announce shock split

Brecon Beacons National Park will now be known as Bannau Brycheiniog - Credit: Adobe

Breaking Brecon Beacons National Park undergoes major name change

Starbucks has launched an olive oil range of coffees in Italy - but you need not to worry, as it will hit UK stores later in 2023 - Credit: Starbucks

Starbucks launch olive oil coffee in Italy - coming to UK very soon

A general view of the waterfront in Kirkwall on September 6, 2021

UK’s Top 10 most welcoming places - does your town make the list?

Festival of Archaeology

Heritage, history, and digging for gold: Festival of Archaeology in Lancashire

Council officers and councillors gather around the tablets at Ashton Library.

Heritage celebrated in Wigan library renovation

Shevington Community Primary School closed earlier this year and it could now become a care facility

Survey into care facility proposals at school site

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