North Wales

Claire McElroy, Store Manager, Clare's Department Store and crafters Gill Wright and Pat Freeman i

Natty knitter Gill from Wigan makes “amazing” mini Mulberry Harbour for D-Day ex...

Toddler steps onto Sandy Lane level crossing in Prestatyn, North Wales.

Watch: Child steps onto level crossing in front of oncoming train

Great-grandad David Aris, aged 94, becomes the oldest person to take on the fastest zip line in the world.

Watch: Great-grandad, 94, takes on world's fastest zip line

The Swill House will open in November

Cocktail bar to transform into micropub

The exterior of the historic public house is due to be refurbished and another phase will create a beer garden area.

Iconic pub undergoing major refurbishment

Goats play on a slide at Manorafon Farm Park

Watch: I installed a slide for my goats...and they love it

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In pictures: Wigan folk get ready to enjoy Wakes Weeks in 1969

A pedestrian walks past a Primark store on Oxford Street, London.

Primark expanding its click & collect service - shoppers will love it

Children aged seven to 12 will be invited to go behind the scenes at easyJet’s training centre for hands-on experience with pilots, and to take the controls of an Airbus A320 flight simulator

UK easyJet flight makes emergency landing in Liverpool

Cancer Has No Place in Our Home

North West Cancer Research creates ‘neighbours’ for Antony Gormley’s Iron Men

Ryan Reynolds is aiming to take Wrexham back into the Football League. (Getty Images)

How Ryan Reynolds Wrexham home compares to other expensive properties

Ausra Plungiene has been missing since going out on a dog walk in Snowdonia on Tuesday - Credit: Adobe

Body found in search for missing woman who vanished during dog walk

Matt Wooloff

Warriors' Wooloff discusses how wheelchair rugby allowed him to live his dream

Royal Mail has issued a warning as the severe weather conditions have caused delays in some areas

Royal Mail warning as bad weather causes delays

Dog Reckless Ralph jumps in taxi & takes 100-mile ride to Manchester Airport after becoming lost from owner

Dog takes 100-mile taxi ride after becoming lost from owner

Primark has launched its first-ever online shopping experience with a new click and collect service.

Primark launches new online click-and-collect service at 25 stores

Primark has launched its first-ever online shopping experience with a new click and collect service.

Chelsie Sewell

Ant & Dec announce new I’m A Celebrity show filmed in South Africa

Pontcysyllte Aqueduct

Wigan student's body found at Welsh beauty spot, inquest hears

Cadbury launches new Twirl flavour for a limited time only

The Inn Collection Group bought by Harris family and Kings Park Capital

Nation’s car crime hot spots mapped

Travelodge is looking to fill thousands of positions across the UK this year, ranging from summer holiday cover to new hotel openings (Photo: Shutterstock)

The weird items left behind by guests at Travelodge - including a dog called Bey...

The suitcase of Blackpool rock was found at the firm’s South Promenade venue

Items left behind at Travelodges include a a suitcase full of Blackpool rock

The 2021 cast of I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. (Credit: ITV)

I’m A Celebrity returns to screens after Storm Arwen forced ITV show off the air

Ant and Dec confirmed that there won’t be an episode of I’m A Celebrity this weekend (Photo: Getty)

I’m A Celebrity cancelled after contestants removed from castle due to Storm Arw...

I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! is set in Gwrych Castle, Abergele, North Wales

I'm A Celebrity weekend shows cancelled due to production base storm damage

Richard Madeley leaves I’m A Celebrity after breaking ‘Covid bubble’ to go to ho... Karen Roberts

Rain, thunderstorms and flooding: August weather to get worse before it gets better (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images)

Rain, thunderstorms and flooding: August weather to get worse before it gets bet...

A lifeboat from the RNLI searching the sea off the coast of Rossall on Saturday afternoon, after a 29-year-old holidaymaker from Bolton vanished while playing in the water with friends (Picture: Dave Nelson)

Holidaymaker, 29, feared to have drowned near Blackpool after 'accidentally gett...

Royal Liverpool Hospital

Monkeypox victim being treated in the north west

Ruby Millington (left) and Molly Chamberlain play in the snow at Tatton Park, Knutsford

More snow and ice forecast to extend frosty spell into new year

Breath tests set to double in December

Gwrych Castle, in Abergele, has been transformed into a campsite for the new series

Wigan firm reveals its key role in new series of I'm A Celebrity

Here’s when I’m A Celebrity 2020 starts and ends this year - and where it’s bein...

It’s That Man Again – Jimmy Cricket recalling the comedy of Tommy Handley

Visitors to the drive through will experience live action performances inspired by iconic horror films and TV shows (Photo: Shutterstock)

A 'drive through horror maze' is opening in the UK this Halloween - here's what ...

The attraction consists of a variety animals, fields and paddocks. (Google Maps)

Manorafon Farm Park is the second filming location for I’m A Celebrity - but whe...

Staff have been told to self-isolate for two weeks (Photo: Shutterstock)

158 coronavirus cases have now been confirmed at a UK chicken plant

Asda has shut down the factory in Yorkshire while the outbreak is being dealt with (Photo: Shutterstock)

Three meat factories supplying UK supermarkets have closed due to coronavirus ou...

All smiles as Wiganers get ready to board coaches to the seaside during the annual wakes weeks holiday July 1969

IN PICTURES: Wiganers get ready to enjoy Wakes Weeks in 1969

Chris Kirkland

Warriors stars given eye-opener by Wigan Athletic old boy

Llyn y Fan Fach in Wales claimed the top spot (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the UK’s top 20 ultimate hidden gems - have you visited any of them?

This is why Aldi is urging shoppers to check their bank balances after ‘technica...

Ben Flower. Picture: SWPix

Why Wigan Warriors' Ben Flower may be playing Down Under next month

Elissa Williams

Wiganer Elissa makes history taking charge of lifeboat station

An inquest into the death of the Welsh politician accused of sexual misconduct has begun today.

Inquest hears how politician accused of sexual misconduct left note of apology f...

Wigan is expected to see highs of 26C towards the end of the week

Wigan set for scorching weather as the UK is on track for hottest day of the yea...

The House of Hopes and Dreams by Trisha Ashley

Book review: The House of Hopes and Dreams by Trisha Ashley

Pepper was found at a landfill site back in July

Landfill kitten has landed on her feet

Rain will also be heavy at times especially over north-west England

Forecasters warn of travel disruption amid high winds and heavy rain

Following a wet and windy start to the week, Tuesday brought a respite for most of the country but forecasters said it would be a short-lived break.

More bad weather set to hit the North West

Marianne and Stu Hazeldon

Wigan honeymoon couple left stranded in hurricane

Shaun Moffatt, 48, was last seen at his home address in Whelley

Police appeal for missing man

Missing Sophie Callaghan

Police say missing woman and baby have been found

Aerial over the the devastated buildings destroyed by a an explosion in Bebington, Wirral

Photographer's drone footage of devastating gas explosion