A mayoral reception has recognised volunteer police officers for providing a vital service to the Wigan borough.
Former press photographer Bill Batchelor looks back through our archives to recall a lovely story about an old lady fighting to save her home, the intervention of Prime Minister Harold Wilson - and a rather nice handbag ...
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