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Wigan Council leader Coun David Molyneux

DBS checks for councillors ‘should be mandatory’ says Wigan Council boss George Lythgoe

Atherton High School in Atherton, Wigan

Councillor claims new homes have led to soaring school places demand George Lythgoe

Coun Bob Brierley

Wigan councillor’s speech ends in laughter after maths blunder George Lythgoe

Wigan Town Hall

Plot to withdraw Wigan from Places for Everyone scheme foiled George Lythgoe

The Clean Air Zone had been due to begin in May

Call to remove Wigan from Greater Manchester's Clean Air Zone is rejected George Lythgoe

Wigan Town Hall

Wigan councillors meet to set the borough budget Joseph Timan

Wigan Town Hall, where full council meetings take place

Council house rent to rise in Wigan despite opposition protests Joseph Timan

Wigan Council fears over zero-tolerance approach to antisocial behaviour Niall Griffiths