Serco

Nigel Farage during a recent visit to the area

Nigel Farage's local elections pitch

Wigan Town Hall

Council bosses speak out on HMOs

The Britannia Hotel on Almond Brook Road, Standish, has been used by the Home Office and Serco to accommodate asylum-seekers since 2016

Hotel to cease housing asylum-seekers

Macdonald Kilhey Court Hotel before it temporarily became asylum-seeker accommodation

Kilhey Court to re-open after asylum-seeker controversy.

Police released this photograph of Umad Yapp after he was reported to be missing

Questions remain on how man starting new life in Wigan drowned in canal

Kilhey Court Hotel

Migrant hotel closes its doors to asylum seekers earlier than expected

Standish Voice continue to voice its disapproval of plans to house asylum seekers at Kilhey Court

Community group continues fight against use of hotel for asylum seekers

Members of the community gathered in Market Place, Standish to take part in a protest against plans to accommodate asylum seekers at Kilhey Court

'Peaceful protest' to oppose plans to house asylum seekers in hotel

Large numbers gathered in Standish Market Place

Hundreds attend asylum seeker hotel demonstration and counter-protest

Macdonald Kilhey Court Hotel is scheduled to close to guests on September 9 to begin welcoming asylum seekers instead

Protest and counter-protest planned over asylum seeker hotel plan

Kilhey Court Hotel is a popular wedding venue

LUKE MARSDEN: stop using Wigan as an asylum seeker dumping ground

Macdonald Kilhey Court Hotel is much used locally for weddings, functions, business conferences and school proms - but not after September 9 if plans go ahead

Council letter to Home Office gives long list of reasons for asylum hotel U-turn

Macdonald Kilhey Court, in Standish (file picture)

Petitions launched as opposition grows to Kilhey Court asylum-seeker hostel plan

Kilhey Court Hotel is a grade two listed building and former residence

Wigan's plushest hotel to house asylum-seekers

Members are disappointed by the local authorities decision to close the golf course.

Petition launched to save popular Wigan golf course

The Brick mentor Colin Stein with Paul Bullock and Lee Fogg, from 3D 360. Picture: 3D 360

Charity workers use new 3D printing skills to raise money for people in need
Staff at a Wigan charity learned new skills through an innovative training programme, which they are now using to raise more money to make a difference.
Gaynor Clarke

3D 360 have already helped Wigan businesses and charities through their courses.

Training in 3D printers is part of a new Wigan upskilling programme

Park Hall Hotel closed its doors this morning (Monday, February 7), but plans are already under way to reopen under new ownership, with the venue to house asylum seekers. Pic: Google

Park Hall Hotel shuts down with new owners planning to house asylum seekers

Plans to turn Park Hall Hotel into housing for asylum seekers have been scrapped following crunch talks between Chorley Council and the Government last night (Thursday, February 10)

Park Hall "not to be used for asylum seekers" as uncertainty remains over future

In an email to those with weddings booked, Park Hall management confirmed that the hotel is under new ownership and has leased all 105 of its rooms to house asylum seekers

Park Hall issues update on weddings and says 105 rooms will house asylum seekers

Park Hall Hotel closed its doors on Monday (February 7), but plans are already under way to reopen the venue as housing for asylum seekers

Best Western open investigation into Park Hall Hotel closure

Police were called to Park Hall Hotel in Charnock Richard after couples who planned to get married at the venue turned up demanding answers after learning of its sudden closure on Monday (February 7)

Police called to Park Hall as engaged couples turn up demanding answers

Adam Weate and Danielle Sugden at Park Hall waiting for answers

Couple's hopes after third wedding axe due to shock Park Hall closure

Collections have been made for the people living at the Britannia Hotel

Wigan volunteers concerned refugee donations are not being delivered

Paul Golding (holding the megaphone) leads the protest

Far right party members hold protest outside Wigan asylum-seeker hotel

The Britannia Hotel

MP calls for Wigan hotel to stop housing asylum-seekers after incident involving...

Experts say Test and Trace is a ‘big failure’ - where did it go wrong? Ethan Shone

Beacon Park Golf Course in Up Holland

Video puts state of golf course back in spotlight

The Test and Trace system has had its least successful week so far

Yvonne Fovargue MP

Yvonne Fovargue MP: Contact tracing system is broken

The number of non-NHS contact tracers has been cut as more work is passed to local teams, the Department of Health has confirmed.

Covid-19 contact tracing teams run by private firms are slashed

Beacon Park golfers and Rosie Cooper MP

Victory for golfers as course fit for competition after long landfill dispute

The photo booths will allow inmates to have pictures with family members

Jail installs photo booth

Rosie Cooper MP with Beacon Park Golf Club members

Wigan golf club driving ahead with plans to remodel course

Beacon Park Golf Club entrance sign which is almost buried under landfill rubble

Anger grows over golf course neglect

Landfill at Beacon Park Golf Club

Golf course landfill row going to top authorities

Britannia Hotel, Almond Brook Road, Standish

Wigan hotel is removed from asylum list

Beacon Park Golf Club Captain Tom Jackson and Treasurer/Secretary Malcolm Hayman on the fairway of the nine hole course which Serco say is now finished

Members' fears over fate of their golf club

Asylum seekers in Wigan

739 asylum seekers in Wigan

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