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Online debut for 2016 Wigan and Leigh College graduation pictures

David Gerrard

Man claims warehouse development has slashed £170,000 off house value

Agency Hackers founder Ian Harris is thrown into the pool at the Ibiza Super Summit

From local columnist to Ibiza conference boss

The George Formby Society

Wigan shopping centre gets a George Formby performance

Competition winner Riley Rose with her mum and little sister in the T-Shirts inspired by Riley's design

Young Pride T-shirt competition winners announced

Andy Burnham's election as Makerfield MP last month triggered a Greater Manchester mayoral poll

We now have all the contenders for the GM mayoral election

Phil Eckersley

Bridgewater home care founder named as Tory candidate for GM Mayor election

The man who started it all: former MP Josh Simons triggered the Makerfield by-election by announcing he was stepping down

A timeline of key events that lead to this seismic by-election

Makerfield's Labour candidate Andy Burnham meets the parents of special educational needs children while on the campaign trail

Burnham on campaign trail meets SEND parents

Joan Diggles from Wigan celebrates her 100th birthday

Joan celebrates 100th birthday

Reform UK spokesperson for Home Affairs Zia Yusuf

Reform UK say they will take action on Grooming Gangs

Andy Burnham meets former mineworkers in Makerfield

Andy Burnham meets former mineworkers to discuss campaign for justice

The new Mayor of the Wigan Borough Coun Anne Collins.

Mayor-making ceremony

Andy Burnham chats to a member of the public during a visit to Platt Bridge

Andy Burnham gives exclusive interview

Michael Winstanley OBE is the Conservatives' candidate in the Makerfield by-election

Former mayor announced as Tory by-election candidate

Andy Burnham being interviewed this afternoon

Burnham defends decision to stand in Makerfield
Great Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has this afternoon defended his decision to stand as the Labour candidate in the Makerfield by-election in an interview with Channel 4.
Charles Graham

Andy Burnham now has permission from Labour's National Executive Committee to be among the candidates to challenge for the Makerfield constituency

Labour NEC lets Burnham join by-election candidate list

Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham - what happens now?

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham

Andy Burnham planning return to Westminster ‘within weeks’

Headteacher Mrs Crowder with pupils at St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School, Shevington, as they welcomed the Mayor of Wigan and members of Wigan Rotary Club to their school and give tours, as they celebrate their RotaKids group.

Primary school pupils' pioneering Rotary Club partnership

The Mayor Roofing lads ready for their slate-a-thon

Roofers take on 24-hour challenge

The Leigh guided busway

New borough travel hub work begins

Former Mayor Coun Debbie Parkinson and Michael Winstanley OBE, trustee of the Mayor of Wigan's Charity Committee, present the cheque to representatives of Wigan and Leigh Hospice and Talkfirst.

Ex-mayor's cheque presentation to hospice and mediation charity

Christian Reynolds, managing director of Wrightbus; Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester; John McLeister, Wrightbus sales managing director for UK and Ireland

Mayor Burnham commissions dozens of electric buses

Bolton Coroner's Court

Man took his own life weeks after losing his job

L-R Professor Will Swan, Charlie Atkins, Isobelle Hornby, Dan Holt, Briannah Cunliffe, Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham , Anna Dawe OBE

Mayor joins college leaders to launch major construction skills initiative in Wi...

Left to right: Coun Andrew Bullen, Natasha Amadi, and Mayor of Wigan Coun Jenny Bullen

Author celebrates landmark birthday with double book launch
A local author marked her 40th birthday by launching not one but two transformational books at a community event attended by the Mayor of Wigan.
Elizabeth Hill

Plans would see grants and interest-free loans made available to help private hire drivers upgrade to cleaner vehicles

Multi-million-pound boost for local taxi and private hire drivers

Christmas comes a month late for Wigan armed services veterans as a celebratory ...

I travelled back in time in the latest Wigan Watch.

Tony Porter Ponders: Labour will not allow our opinions to be heard.

The Aspire Federation proudly celebrates the expansion of Landgate School, as their secondary school provision is now at the former Abram Bryn Gates Primary School site, marking a significant milestone for specialist education in Wigan Borough.

Significant milestone for specialist education

The Silver Choir's Concert will be held at St Pauls Church, Goose Green on 17th December 1pm.

Unwrap the Sounds of Christmas: Age UK Wigan Borough's Silver Choir is to set to...

The aftermath of the Garswood Hall Colliery explosion in 1932

Columnist Tom Walsh on the daily perils faced by men down the pit

The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham when he was given a VIP tour of the Cotton Works complex at the beginning of the year by John Heaton, Managing Director of Heaton Group. With them is Wigan Council chief executive Alison McKenzie-Folan

Cotton Works lands £25m for further phases creating hundreds of jobs

left to right: Mike Carpenter, Murphy Investments MD; Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester; Miles Cobley, Murphy Specialist Business MD; John Murphy, Murphy CEO

Engineering firm celebrates milestone moment

The new Golborne Station would cost £32m

New £32m railway station comes to life in video

rom left: Jayne Worthington – CEO of The Progress Group, Councillor Severiano Gomez-Aspron MBE – Mayor of St Helens, David Baines - MP for St Helens North Charlotte Barton – Divisional CEO for Progress Education, Susan Fletcher – Headteacher at Progress Arc - Billinge

MP and headteacher hail 'trailblazing' St Helens school Progress Arc during ribb...

Greater Manchester mayor, Andy Burnham, with the Wigan BABS team.

Health column: GM Mayor visits NHS service supporting parent-infant bonds

Mr Burnham plants a commemorative tree with members of the school's Eco Team and chair of governors Mike Walker

School welcomes mayor to 150th birthday party

Maureen Holcroft, founder of Daffodils Dreams, receives the Heart of the Community award at a ceremony at Wigan Town Hall, with the Mayor of Wigan Coun Jenny Bullen, Coun Pat Draper, far right, and volunteers

Heart of the Community award for volunteers making a difference

Charity Event to Support Mayor of Wigan's Charity Appeal

Residents invited to support mayor’s inspiring charity event

Matthew Bent with the Fat Cat Brass Band

The Christmas Countdown is on at Bents Garden & Home

The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham on a visit to Wigan Cotton Works earlier this year

MPs want Burnham to oust Starmer

Miller Homes Launch

Mayor opens show home as Rookery Place launch proves a hit

Josh with members of friends of Hindley Chapel Cemetery

Political opinion with Josh Simons MP: Giving power back to local people

Mayor Andy Burnham cutting the ribbon at the CBU re-opening

Mayor of Greater Manchester opens refurbished Chapman Barker Unit at GMMH

Wigan's first citizen the Mayor of Wigan Coun Jenny Bullen and representing The King, Greater Manchester Deputy Lieutenant Melanie Bryan OBE, welcome Wigan's newest British citizens at the monthly British Citizenship ceremony, held at Wigan Town Hall.

A warm welcome to Wigan

Wigan Mayor and Consort launch the Young Female Carers Workshops with the team from Wigan and Leigh Carers, supported by Wigan Soroptimists

Mayor launches empowering workshops for young female carers

Pupils at Appley Bridge All Saints Primary School are delighted with their new sensory garden.

Delight at sensory garden opens at school

Wigan Babyzone at Wigan Youth Zone sessions are held Friday 9:30am - 2:30pm. There is no need to book and there are no timetables. Families show up and enter free of charge.

Babyzone launches for families in Wigan

Euan Kellie and David Fairclough

Thousands raised for homeless by 'Wanderwalk'

Director Mark Higginson at the Wigan-based e-bike retailer MiRiDER.

E-bike company's factory and showroom launch on fifth anniversary

Amy Madden, founder of All Ears, next to a mural in memory of Aleysha Rothwell

Mental health organisations opens its first wellbeing hub

Mayor of Wigan, Cllr Jenny Bullen, officially opens MiRiDER's new factory and showroom space.

MiRiDER celebrates 5th anniversary with Mayoral opening

Residents at The Waterside, Sheila, Dot and Bill

Mayor visits £12m Waterside Care Home in Eccleston

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