PPE

The car park at Orrell Water Park

Pensioner rescued after her car plunged into Orrell Water Park lake

Specialist removals service Johnsons 1871 has launched a major new initiative to reduce accidents and promote workforce safety

Wigan firm hopes new campaign will prevent workplace accidents

Carol Vorderman with her private plane 'Mildred' after passing her pilot's licence (PPL) test in 2013. (Photo by Tim Ireland/PA Images via Getty Images)

Carol Vorderman's private plane spotted over Preston, Blackpool and Wigan

One of the rescued swans

RSPCA officers and firefighters come to the rescue of swan stuck in frozen water

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue

Yvonne Fovargue MP: Poor being made to pay for crash of the economy

The bridge opposite the courts from which the woman fell

Firefighters rescue young Wigan woman who plunged 15ft into shallow river

Mencap support worker Lesley McCormack pictured with Mencap’s CEO, Edel Harris.

Wigan support worker honoured with invite to palace Garden Party

Aquapak worker in factory.

Wigan PPE firm partner with packaging company to find sustainable solutions

Staff at Hindley Dental Practice, Ladies Lane, Hinldye, celebrate their 20th anniversary, from left, Zara Allen, Beth Derricott, Shaz Mirtorabi, Toni Gates, Claire Andrews and Jodie Sculthorpe.

Wigan dental practice celebrate 20 years with smile makeover competition

Recycle worker in gloves, sorting medical masks in the recycle bin. Depiction of recycle plant facility. Pollution by surgical masks in coronavirus pandemic and harm to environment. Disposable masks.

Wigan PPE firm and NHS trust are looking to recycle face masks

Leigh fire station are involved in the project

Wigan fire stations join Ukraine aid convoy

Lorna Gibson's PPE design on the catwalk

PPE turned into catwalk fashion

Makerfield MP Yvonne Fovargue

Yvonne Fovargue MP: Tory failure will hit the pockets of us all

Elle Smith, Matty Johnson and John Urmston

Wigan PPE firm boosts its apprenticeship programme

Wigan MP Lisa Nandy

Lisa Nandy MP: Supporting our local businesses

The Athertons

Magnificent seven make PPE work a family affair in Wigan
A Wigan family of seven is helping to save lives by making PPE during the pandemic.

Almost 4 in 10 Brits admit to leaving litter on a beach - and say they will cont...

Belong staff have been recognised with an award

Wigan care home staff recognised in regional awards

Belong Atherton resident Kath Harrison

Borough pensioners preserve memories of a pandemic

Almost 300 death notifications mentioning Covid-19 were sent by care providers

Tragic toll of Covid-19 on Wigan care homes revealed by data

12.6 billion PPE items are stored in the UK as central stock, which costs around £6.7 million per week (Photo: Getty Images)

Taxpayers will be paying costs of pandemic for decades - with Covid bill already...

Boris Johnson’s former aide Dominic Cummings has published a WhatsApp exchange in which the Prime Minister appeared to describe Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s performance as “totally f***ing hopeless” (Photo: Shutterstock)

Johnson called Hancock 'totally f***ing useless' in WhatsApp messages, Cummings ...

The government was not as prepared as it could have been for the Covid pandemic, the National Audit Office found (Photo: Shutterstock)

Government did not have ‘detailed contingency plans’ in place for pandemic

Porsche Macan EV

Porsche Macan EV pictured testing on public roads

Rambo the dog

A Rottweiler called Rambo had a lucky escape after eating 30 PPE gloves.

Care home residents in England will be allowed two regular indoor visitors from mid-April, the Government has announced (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care home residents in England allowed two indoor visitors from 12 April

When can car washes reopen in England? What the roadmap out of lockdown means fo...

More than one million face masks issued to NHS workers may fail to meet safety standards, the Government has warned (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

NHS told to stop using over a million masks issued to workers that ‘may not meet...

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens now? (Photo by Molly Darlington - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Matt Hancock acted unlawfully over pandemic procurement contracts - what happens...

Kieran Jones

Wigan man aiming to bridge gaps in mental health services

Picture: Danny Lawson/Press Association

Care home residents to be allowed one named indoor visitor from March 8

A multitude of healthcare bodies in the UK are asking the Government for better personal protection against Covid-19 (Photo: Shutterstock)

UK health workers want the government to update 'inadequate' Covid PPE guidance

Firefighters have been driving ambulances

Firefighters drive ambulances and respond to health emergencies during pandemic

The most commonly recorded symptom was flashbacks of the patient's time in hospital (Photo: Shutterstock)

Around a third of Covid patients thought to experience PTSD symptoms after being...

10,000 care homes with older residents have now been offered a Covid vaccine (Photo: Getty Images)

A Covid vaccine has been offered to all care home residents in England - what ha...

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and Wales since the pandemic began (Photo: Shutterstock)

More than 850 health and social care workers have died of Covid in England and W...

Meeting others outdoors still poses Covid risks - could it be banned?

Army enlisted to help roll out the Covid vaccine in the UK - this is the plan

How to groom your dog at home during lockdown - and are dog groomers open?

Royal Albert Edward Infirmary

2020: How Wigan's hospital trust coped with its toughest year ever

The Old Courts has commissioned the book The Language of Lockdown

Wigan arts hub produces book of lockdown experiences

Ian Hislop in the Private Eye office

Ian Hislop: Our essential job is to find humour in an extraordinary time

Lisa Nandy MP

LISA NANDY - Thank you to all frontline workers

Yvonne Fovargue

United MPs’ delight over care home visit verdict

£122m worth of Covid PPE bought for the NHS has never been used

1st and 2nd class stamps are going up in price - here's how much you'll have to ...

Experts warn that the nation is in for a big freeze – as gas engineers expect to...

NHS doctors and nurses will get a pay rise next year - how much will staff get?

You can book to get a ‘drive through’ flu jab - full list of locations

Companies recommended by MPs were handed billions worth of Covid contracts - acc...

Fire services are giving this advice to people with fireplaces and chimneys

Prof John Ashton, former North West Regional Director of Public Health

How the Government repeatedly failed the public over Covid-19

Lancashire County Council has been reopening its day centres since the end of the first lockdown

Lancashire day centres to stay open during lockdown

Jimmy Bullard, with Lee McCulloch

Wigan Athletic hero leading efforts to get fans back into grounds

Professor Kate Ardern, Wigan Council's director of public health

Wigan public health chief calls for local handling of Covid-19 crisis