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Signs warn of the road closure on Nel Pan Lane

Water leak causes disruption

The waste piled high on Bolton House Road, Bickershaw

Experts to be brought in to clear foul and illegal tip

School closes due to water problems

Headteacher Andy Hunt, right, with Steve Kenyon, county business lead at United Utilities, left, and pupils enjoy their new rainwater garden at Golborne Community Primary School

New raingardens tackle school flooding

Conrtractors on Westleigh Lane who hope to tackle the sinkhole

Further disruption as bid to sort sinkhole gets under way

Andy Burnham

Burnham hits out at profiteering water companies

The duck was trapped in a pipe at the waste water treatment works in Leigh

Duck rescued from narrow pipe

Wigan wastewater treatment works

£230m investment in wastewater works

Wigan among UK’s more affordable cities

Westleigh Lane has been closed at its junction with Abbey Lane

Main road closed after water leak

IMAGE CAPTION: left to right, standing in front of yellow (gas) and blue (water) pipes - Jo Power, Programme Manager, United Utilities; Aaron Ashbarry, Managing Director, PGL Pipelines; Gareth Lloyd, Streetworks Manager, Cadent; Michael McEllin, Senior Project Manager, United Utilities; Charlotte Robinson, Site Manager, Network Plus.

A pioneering gas and water scheme in Wigan is expected to save four weeks of dis...

A United Utilities renewal van

Village water main replacement work gets under way

Miah Davy is still dealing with consequences of flood in her Walthew Lane home

The aftermath of awful New Year's Day floods

Major excavations and the damming of the canal at Platt Bridge were required after the water main underneath it burst in August

Canal re-opens three months after pipe burst emergency

The scheme has delivered enhancements to existing woodland and created new woodland on site through the planting of 2,000 native trees and shrubs

United Utilities completes work to improve wildlife haven

The essential work will see the water company replacing more than two miles of ageing water pipes in Ashton-in-Makerfield

Town to get two miles of new water pipes
United Utilities is splashing out more than £1m project to upgrade the water network in a Wigan town.
Charles Graham

Pennington Flash

£50m sewer system scheme revealed

The dam was established in mid-August to allow for repairs under the canal at Platt Bridge

Engineers give reopening date for drained canal

The drained Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Platt Bridge

Major engineering operation continues after water main bursts underneath canal

A dam is in place at either end of the canal section under which the burst pipe passes

Water main underneath canal bursts

Flooding on Lincoln Drive, Ashton-in-Makerfield on January 1.

Calls to install flood measures before another storm hits

Josh Simons MP

Huge blaze at rubbish dump still burning after 40 hours

Aerial view of the flooding impacting the area around Templeton Road, Platt Bridge, on January 1

Plans to prevent future flooding

Friends of Tawd Valley receiving the new equipment

United Utilities donates to Friends of Tawd Valley to support local conservation...

Worthington Reservoir, Worthington Lakes, Standish. Water levels are much lower than usual for this time of year - and there's still the summer to come

Water conservation message issued

Some of the play equipment has been installed

Latest version of Norley playground takes shape

Marcus, Dave, Bob and John - Thames Water workers at Mogden Sewage Treatment Works - told it how it is in the documentary Thames Water: Inside the Crisis (Picture: BBC/Brinkworth Productions/Catherine Harte)

Water execs search for positive PR and end up pooing on their own doorstep
The BBC used to run a show called Blood on the Carpet, getting inside access to some of the most bitter boardroom battles of recent history.
Philip Cunnington

A stunning shot of Rivington Pike on a sunny day.

20-year project kicks off to restore moors enjoyed by 1 million people

Wigan Council is asking motorists to be aware of roadworks and plan diversions

Borough roadworks round-up

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Water bills to rise by £123 on average - some households hit harder

A blank canvas: the new adventure playground will be built from scratch

Adventure playground gets reboot

Snow family fun in Kitt Green Not of my making I must add.

Tony Porter Ponders: Great Labour councillors, ASDA shocker, weather 'fame'

Wigan Council is asking motorists to be aware of roadworks and plan diversions

Borough roadworks round-up

The garden centre said it has lost tens of thousands of pounds in sales due to road closures

Garden centre's frustration as road closures cause loss of sales

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake.

Watch: Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey falls into lake

Data from the Environment Agency shows sewage from storm overflows was flowing into water bodies in Wigan for 23,594 hours in 2023, during 3,813 spills

Big increase in local sewage spills

Andy Peet, wastewater network protection manager at United Utilities, is urging people not to pour gravy down the sink

Plea for Wigan's home cooks not to pour gravy down the sink this Christmas

The sink hole on Eastwell Road, Beech Hill, has been fenced off by the council while enquiries continue

Ever widening sink hole causes concern as experts try to find out the cause

Figures from the Environment Agency show storm overflows were used 2,911 times within Wigan's local authority boundaries in 2022, discharging for a total of around 14,703 hours.

Thousands of sewage overflows last year

Pupils from Christ Church C of E Primary School with Turbo Tom from Mad Science.

United Utilities says a big thank you to Wigan borough's block-busters

Water providers could owe £800m in compensation to bill payers for ‘unfairly overcharging customers’

Bill payers could be owed £800m in compensation

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Water workers set to strike

Entrance to the United Utilities site next to Vulcan Park in Atherton

Playpark closed as new wastewater tank is installed next to it

The whole school took part in a series of fun interactive workshops to learn more about how the sewer system works

Pupils go round the u-bend

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Hundreds of homes left without water

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Engineers go underground to boost water quality

United Utilities is bringing tis campaign to the borough

United Utilities set to visit the borough

Donald Dickins from Bickershaw, lives in a Wigan Council property and has been waiting for a pipe fault to be fixed for over a year.

Man plagued by leaking pipe for 13 months can finally take a shower

Don’t let festive fun go down the plughole - United Utilities dealt with 47 avoidable blockages in Wigan last year.

Wiganers urged to to keep festive food waste away from plughole this Christmas

Water tankers called into Standish

Wigan township homes hit by water pressure issues

West Lancashire MP Rosie Cooper has tackled United Utilities over the recurrence of the Parbold Pong

MP raises stink as dreaded Parbold Pong returns to West Lancashire

Michael Bullivant, right with father Stan at the new access path to Worthington Lake

Wigan care homes given better access to beauty spot

Wigan residents are being urged to help out at the activity day

Wigan residents urged to help their local waterway

The work will improve 184km of rivers in the North West

Wigan's sewer network gets £2.5m upgrade to reduce spills in heavy rainfall

United Utilities say the problem is due to a burst on Nel Pan Lane in Leigh

Schools, homes and businesses left without water after burst in Wigan borough

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