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The Miners Peg in Skelmersdale to undergo a £322,200 transformation

The official opening

Take a look round a Wigan watering hole after its £334k transformation into a Gr...

Luke Humphries

Wigan watering holes are on the look-out for the best pub darts team.

Wigan’s Poacher is the next local Marston’s pub to relaunch under the new sports concept, Grandstand

Pub undergoes major 'transformation'

Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest lands in 49 pubs in the North West

Marston's and Hooch are giving £1,000 to the best '90s icon lookalike

26 pubs in Greater Manchester launch a £1,000 prize competition to find the best...

Which pubs can you visit this week to win big

Marston's launches PubLife, a summer celebration

Marston’s launches UK-wide celebration of Britpop, as locals definitely maybe se...

Nissan is to axe 20,000 jobs worldwide amid "weak sales"

Nissan to axe 20,000 jobs - but UK High Streets brightened by sunshine

What time are pubs allowed to open on New Year's Eve - including Wetherspoons, Greene King and more (Photo: Oleksandr Blishch - stock.adobe.com)

New Year's Day pub opening hours

Marston's and the Royal British Legion want punters from the West Midlands to raise a glass, the take it home

Marston's wants punters to raise a glass, then take it home

The White Lion pub, Mossy Lea Road, Wrightington

Shock as popular Wigan area pub-restaurant is put up for sale

Marston’s Brewery has put put 61 pubs up for sale in fresh blow to the industry.

Marston’s put 61 pubs up for sale - see full list of sites at risk

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The UK’s best and worst public EV chargers revealed

Carl Jump and Ellie Thompson

Wigan pub's new landlord undaunted by taking over boozer in pandemic

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Team at Wigan historic boozer are pub company's rising stars!
The team in charge of one of the borough’s most storied and atmospheric pubs has been named a rising star by the company which owns it.
Andrew Nowell

The Poacher in Winstanley

Double delight for Wigan as traditional pub and wine bar open

Our beer expert Andrew Nowell

Country pub in Aspull gets modern twist

The Balmoral Hotel, which was hit by a vandalism spree on Monday, could be converted into a hotel

What is going to happen to the former Balmoral Hotel in Wigan?

The site of the proposed hotel. Picture Google

Plans unveiled for new Wigan hotel, pub and restaurant

The magazine posted a photo in black and white of its creator, accompanied by one of his quotes that read: "Life it too short to be living somebody else's dream."

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies aged 91

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