Lisa Nandy

Sir Ian McKellen praised the National Theatre project (Ian West/PA)

Sir Ian McKellen backs live theatre project

Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy warns of ‘glass ceiling’ for working-class actors

Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy talks about EU trade-offs

Ruth Clifford

Call for new mobile phone mast

RTYDS at The Engine Room

National scheme training theatre directors comes to town

Lisa Nandy has had her say on the Manchester City 'guilty verdict' situation

Lisa Nandy cites Wigan Athletic example in Manchester City fall-out

Lisa Nandy MP

Work experience and jobs for young people

Some of the Wigan Roller Rink team on the final day

Glimmer of hope for rebirth of roller rink

Lisa Nandy MP

Lisa Nandy MP: PM's drive to get everyone in for Christmas

Chris Fairhurst and Lisa Aldred will play key roles in coordinating funding for two Wigan areas

Ccommunity champions lead £20m investment plans

Secretary of state for digital, sport and culture Lisa Nandy met some of the first youngsters taking part in the scheme at Wigan Youth Zone

AI 'bootcamps' for teens not in work or education

Wigan MP Lisa Nandy, who will remain as culture secretary

Nandy remains culture secretary

New Prime Minister Andy Burnham ahead of making a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London

Burnham puts together his first cabinet

Lisa Nandy MP

Lisa Nandy MP: cutting costs for parents

David Woods, former resident of Plantation Gates and Lodges, addresses guests at the opening

Plantation Lodges open for first time

Wigan MP Lisa Nandy

Nandy and culture department quit X over 'abuse and misinformation'
Lisa Nandy, the Wigan MP and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, has announced that she is quitting the social media platform X.
Charles Graham

Reform UK's Makerfield candidate Rob Kenyon and Labour's Wigan MP Lisa Nandy

Kenyon's historical comments on Warriors' Pride matches

Restore has named Rebecca Shepherd as its candidate in Makerfield

Businesswoman to stand in by-election for Restore Britain

Wigan MP and Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy

Nandy calls Labour leadership challenges 'froth and nonsense'

Culture secretary and Wigan MP Lisa Nandy says that hosting Olympics and Paralympics in the North of England would give the region a huge boost

Nandy suggests hosting Olympics in North

Leigh and Atherton MP Jo Platt

Leigh MP calls for PM to step down

Wigan MP Lisa Nandy

MP rallies behind prime minister

Pictures from Wigan's 2026 St George's Day parade

Pictures to treasure from the 2026 Wigan St George's Day parade

Temporary work was carried out at Walmsley bridge earlier this year

‘Activity’ to be expected around bridge

Lisa Nandy MP

Record SEND funding allocation to deliver more support for young people

Wigan MP Lisa Nandy looks around the construction and building works at St John Rigby Sixth Form College, Orrell

MP views ongoing safety and access improvement work at college

Hooray!

Joseph's Goal walkers complete 54-mile charity trek
Lisa Nandy MP was on hand to welcome home the Joseph’s Goal charity walkers as they completed their 54-mile trek from Bradford to Wigan in time for Saturday’s game – with Latics ace Sam Tickle also showing his support just before kick-off!
Paul Kendrick

The official opening of the Wigan Infirmary endoscopy unit named after former chief executive Andrew Foster

New unit named after former hospital boss

Lisa Nandy MP at Wigan Youth Zone

Lisa Nandy MP: apprenticeship reforms will support young people

Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

Lisa Nandy MP: plan to save arts, museums, libraries and heritage

The Brickmakers Arms' landlord Harry Bristow behind the bar with Wigan MP Lisa Nandy

'Longer term solutions' being considered for bridge

Tour de France departs from Leeds in 2014

Tour de France 2027 is on its way

Walmsley bridge

Urgent work to be carried out on bridge to stadium

The Palestine Solidarity Group vigil outside Wigan Life Centre

Town centre vigil for Palestine hunger strikers

Towns across the country can now apply to become the first UK Town of Culture

Lisa Nandy launches first ever UK Town of Culture

Lisa Nandy MP: Labour’s new year resolution to fund local councils fairly

From left, Denise Bristow, home manager at Langtree Care Home, Lisa Nandy MP, resident Celia Worthington and neuro athletics coach Fredery Kery at the official opening of Boston Active

Care home gym named after Sir Billy is launched

Mab's Cross Primary School pupils welcome to the Wigan town hall council chamber by Mayor Jenny Bullen and consort Andrew Bullen

Pupils meet MP, Mayor and councillor during Parliament Week

Lisa Nandy MP at Wigan Youth Zone

Lisa Nandy MP on the Government’s ‘youth guarantee’

The Tote are the Warriors' new front of shirt sponsorship partners

Warriors secure new long-term shirt sponsorship deal

Lisa Nandy was speaking on the 15th anniversary of the Premier League Foundation

Nandy cites Latics example at Premier League celebration

Lisa Nandy has announced the new UK Town of Culture Competition

Lisa Nandy column: the benefits of new Town of Culture competition

Adrian Morley is a driving force behind the 'Rugby League Cares' charity

RL legend hails Warriors contribution - '...Wigan probably lead the way...'

What used to be the main entrance to the Trencherfield Mill tourist attractions is now welcoming in members of ThickSkin and its fans

Theatre takes up residence in famous mill building

Lisa Nandy MP discusses the issue of male mental health with Keith Senior and Adrian Morley of the Rugby League Cares charity at Wigan Youth Zone

Icons back massive cash injection which will aid male mental health in Wigan

Wigan MP and secretary of state for culture, media and sport, Lisa Nandy, failed to declare she had received donations from her pick to chair the new football watchdog

Nandy's apology over public appointment rules breach

Lisa Nandy MP at St William's Development in Ince in January.

Renter’s Rights Act will improve lives of millions

Coun Chris Ready outside Haigh Hall when the scaffolding was up

Planning application due to be submitted for work to transform Haigh Hall

The exterior of the newly refurbished Civic in Wigan town centre

Town centre's Civic welcomes major new tenant

Coun David Molyneux

Council chief welcomes £40m Government cash

Lisa Nandy MP

Laithwaite and Marsh Green are to receive £20 million as part of new Government ...

The Lathums help to launch the new Wigan borough cultural strategy: The Fire Within - The Forge

Lathums help launch new borough culture strategy

Lisa Nandy officially opens Civic

Lisa Nandy officially opens Civic

Lisa Nandy MP

Political opinion: Lisa Nandy MP: Labour is Funding Hospices to Restore Dignity ...

Wigan 10k 2013

Photos from the first Wigan 10k

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