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West Lancashire

House prices had dipped a couple of times in Wigan over recent months but the general trend is still upwards

Wigan house prices increased slightly in July Marieta Marinova

Face painting will be on offer at the Skelmersdale Show

Day of summer fun planned with live music, grass sledding and a climbing wall Gaynor Clarke

House prices in Wigan rose in May

Wigan house prices increased slightly in May Sonja Tutty

The Wedding Dress Repair Shop by Trisha Ashley

The Wedding Dress Repair Shop by Trisha Ashley: book review Pam Norfolk

Labour's Ashley Dalton celebrates after being declared the winner in the West Lancashire by-election at Burscough Racquet and Fitness Centre in Ormskirk, Lancashire.

Labour’s West Lancashire by-election winner calls for general election Kim Pilling

The Modern House

Ultra-modern: space-age countryside mansion on the market with huge price tag Jack Marshall

Jonathan Spence and Mark Matthews

600 Freemasons celebrate installation of new leader

Rosie Cooper has stood down as Labour MP for West Lancashire

By-election looms in West Lancashire as Rosie Cooper stands down as Labour MP Amy Gibbons

Stephen Graham stars as Matthew Collins in ITV true crime drama The Walk-In

Review: ITV true crime drama The Walk-In is solid enough, but needs more urgency Philip Cunnington

Andy Burnham

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham rules out standing in by-election Joseph Timan

Rosie Cooper

Stephen Graham to star in dramatisation of the plot to kill a local MP Charles Graham

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 Richard Hunt

Blackpool-born author Chris Kerr

Best-selling businessman-turned-author who started writing because of a bet Jack Marshall

Picture by Julian Brown 20/07/19 Green Fayre at Beacon Country Park, Up Holland

Festival set to return to Wigan after two years Matt Pennington

MP Rosie Cooper, back centre with pupils and staff from Roby Mill CE Primary School and staff from Beacon Park

Local school children enlist MP's help planting trees Sian Jones

Credit: Ian Anthony Estates

Majestic mansion with home cinema, garden chalet, and hot tub yours for £1.1m

The second world war bench

New tribute to armed forces at a war memorial near Wigan Sian Jones

Gordon Johnson

Former EFL ref takes over at Skelmersdale Paul Kendrick

Credit: Arnold & Phillips

Countryside home with bespoke interior and sprawling garden yours for £600k Jack Marshall

A picture of the college from a 1980 prospectus

St John Rigby college celebrates five decades Sian Jones

Credit: Tyron Ash

Historic 18th century Grade II-listed mansion yours for £1m Jack Marshall

Credit: Regan & Hallworth

Mind-blowing mansion with historic features and modern finish yours for £1.2m Jack Marshall

An artist's impression of how the homes would look on land off Ormskirk Road, Up Holland

Plans for 20 new homes in village near Wigan are revealed Charles Graham

Birds have had to be culled in the Wigan area following a bird flu outbreak at the beginning of the year

Residents quizzed and warned over Wigan bird flu outbreak Charles Graham

Forbes Advisor has calculated which areas of Lancashire are struggling the most with the rising costs of petrol. Image: Erik McLean on Unsplash

The Lancashire areas with the least affordable petrol Aimee Seddon

Skelmersdale police station will reopen its doors in December

Local police station set to reopen in December following refurbishment Amos Wynn

Police shared this photograph on social media

Reports of tornado causing 'significant' damage to properties Gaynor Clarke

John Bicknell, Assistant Provincial Grand Master, with the hospice's fund-raising manager Sophie Cannon and Keith Beardmore, Provincial Grand Master

Masons' donation will make real difference for hospice patients in Wigan and Lei... Gaynor Clarke

Campaigners gathered at the Parbold Bottle

Electoral reform supporters gather at famous Wigan site Amos Wynn

Credit: Jackson-Stops

Mind-blowing West Lancashire mansion with indoor swimming pool yours for £1.4m

Mike Horrocks

Missing veteran last seen in Wigan found safe and well Liam Soutar

Covid-19

Little change in latest Covid-19 case rates in Wigan Andrew Nowell

Rosie Cooper MP

Local MP furious at allocation of Government grants Andrew Nowell

Landslip damage at Burscough, caused by flooding, A survey is to begin in May 2021 in a bid to discover why the rail line and the town, in West Lancashire, are so badly affected by flooding. Picture courtesy Network Rail

Rail bosses announce probe into flooding at Lancashire town Phil Cunnington

Covid-19

Covid-19 rate in Wigan continues to fall

Shoppers in Preston before lockdown

Vaccine 'offers limited protection against mild cases of new strain' David Nowell

Covid-19

Covid-19 case rate in Wigan continues to fall Andrew Nowell

Shaws (above) and Crabtree level crossings in Burscough which may be closed to vehicles

Rail crossings in Lancashire could be closed Mike Hill

Covid-19

Council tracker shows surging Covid-19 rates in Wigan Andrew Nowell

Covid-19

Covid-19 rates in Wigan fall amid regional and national increases Andrew Nowell

Covid-19

Covid-19 cases in Wigan going down but still among region's highest Andrew Nowell

Covid-19

Covid-19 rates in Wigan still coming down Andrew Nowell

The opening of a Covid-19 testing centre in Skelmersdale has been delayed

Delay to opening Covid-19 testing centre draws angry response from MP Andrew Nowell

Covid-19

High numbers of Covid-19 cases in Wigan in latest council data Andrew Nowell

Rosie Cooper MP

MP raises 'serious concerns' about risk of Covid-19 'super-spreading' between re... Liam Soutar

Covid-19

Wigan has one of region's highest Covid-19 case rates in latest data Andrew Nowell

Trisha Ashley. Pic by Jeff Cottenden

She wrote herself out of poverty; 10 questions with author Trisha Ashley Nicola Adam

Covid-19

Covid-19 tracker shows rise in case numbers in Wigan Andrew Nowell

A sign objecting to the landfill scheme on Parbold Hill

MP backs move to defer decision on controversial landfill proposal Andrew Nowell

Lancashire is the latest county set to be put under local lockdown restrictions, following the North East of England, as coronavirus cases continue to rise (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are the areas of Lancashire that will soon be under local coronavirus rest... Helen Johnson