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Stephensons was named one of the country's best 'Big' employers.

Stephensons recognised as one of The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work 2025

Sandyforth Farm was an eyesore opencast mine for many years

Major makeover for one-time opencast mine site

It will offer inhabitants round-the-clock electricity

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Ben Pearson (right) and his husband Nathan.

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Temperatures are set to soar this week - reaching highs of 29C

When it's 'too hot to work' and your employee rights in a heatwave

Ashton library has taken a step closer to reopening

Work can begin to re-open library

Local councillors and representatives of Community Payback and the Canal and River Trust walk along the improved towpath between New Springs and Haigh Woodland Park

Work completed on canal towpath

The average cost of furnishing is £3,487

First-time buyers face nearly £30,000 in costs in first three months

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I'm a mindset coach - it’s never too late to start a business after 60

Burgling cleaner gets caught robbing from supported living flat

Moment cleaner gets caught burgling supported living flat

Transformation programme manager Clare Jones, Coun Chris Ready and construction project manager Ellie Colling outside Haigh Hall

First look at work to transform Haigh Hall

Amanda Holden at The McVities Chocolate Digestives Experience

Amanda Holden attends star studded Chocolate Digestive party

Brits feel some aspects of their own life are ‘out of control’ – from family life to work and finances.

Brits want control in life as over 'half' feel overwhelmed

Poll reveals that more than a third of women have experienced gender discrimination while running their business

One in three women suffer gender discrimination running their business

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7 tips for a safe and fun experience when taking your child to work

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Upcoming UK bank holidays - when your next days off work are in 2025
From spring getaways to festive long weekends - when to plan your next break in 2025 📅
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Over half have suffered discomfort for more than a year

Eight in 10 Brits suffer chronic pain - say life is 'on hold'

Rev Andrew Halliday, Rector of St Wilfrid's CE church is delghted as the restoration on a Wigan landmark is about to begin after a successful fund-raising appeal

Church restoration work begins after mammoth scaffolding operation

Police catch Yorkshire drug dealers in sting at Skegness caravan park.

Drug dealers jailed after police sting operation at holiday spot

Hay fever sufferer, Jasmine

A woman missed her brother's wedding because of extreme hay fever

The Tower Buildings on Wallgate were designed by Bolton architects Bradshaw and Gass in 1898. The Grade II listed building is known for its elaborate red brick and terracotta architecture and became a Masonic Hall in 1901. The Hall was used for lodge meetings and functions for over 100 years and the last meeting was held in 2004

Work turning former Masonic Hall into flats accelerates after nine years

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Terrifying moment thugs with gun, axe and sledgehammer attack bin men.

Terrifying moment thugs with gun, axe and sledgehammer attack bin men

Gen Z say life would be more fun with a clone

Olly Alexander surprises fans with a double act in St Pancras Station

The screen detaches from the keyboard, becoming a tablet

Lenovo Chromebook Deal: Save 53% on the IdeaPad Duet 3

Work being carried out on the West Quarry site in Appley Bridge

Planning inspector dismisses quarry appeal

35 per cent of Brits will power wash this Easter weekend

Ad Feature Over half of Brits will use the Easter weekend to tackle DIY projects
Despite Easter being a time to indulge in chocolate, over half of Brits will use the holiday weekend to tackle DIY projects, research shows
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‘I was a boss who expected office time - one thing changed everything'

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Expert tips for managing stress and improving your work-life balance

The team at EXP

Wigan-based The Deanery Church of England High School hands brief to EXP

The fully online programme will be priced at just £2,750

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They need to decompress once they log off

Gen Z take the longest to destress after work, survey finds

Work on the new homes in Scot Lane began in January last year but then quickly ground to a halt

Mini-estate development finally to resume

Three generations of family celebrate Mother's Day working at Iceland

An employee stocks shelves at a Tesco supermarket in central London in 2021 (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Top-paying UK retailers of 2025 revealed as wage competition heats up

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Reviving 'Blossom Break' trend backed by the National Trust

Laptop hunters can find great deals in the Amazon Spring sale event

Three brilliant laptop deals in Amazon’s Spring sale

The winners celebrated

Ad Feature Celebrities come together to support charity film awards

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World Poetry Day: how to turn your passion into profit and get paid

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UK bank shifts to digital strategy, risking 6,000 jobs - branch impact

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Major UK supermarket to scrap Sunday pay - but will also raise wages

MANUP? has announced the extension of its support for groundbreaking research into male suicide

Ad Feature Suicide is the lead killer of UK men under 50 - research reveals why

Master the art of not accidentally bankrupting yourself – become a business ninja with QuickBooks

Five painfully British small business accounting disasters

The average sufferer will experience the equivalent of 1,350 days of pain over 450 periods

7 in 10 women will experience period pain for equivalent of four years

An eight meter long giant has appeared in Canary Wharf

A ‘giant’ made up of fake bank notes has appeared in Canary Wharf

HMS Victory is being restored and a £45m project is currently underway to bring the former Royal Navy flagship back to her former glory. Lord Nelson's flagship is being regenerated with fresh timber and other additions.

Enlightening pictures of HMS Victory conservation - take the tour

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Taskmasking: 7 ways Gen Z is perfecting looking busy at work

The opening shot of the People Make Wigan video

New video celebrates life in Wigan

73 per cent don’t know how much their employer currently spends on their monthly bills

A third of employees admit to being more wasteful at work than at home

Flats being demolished on Logwood Place last year

Affordable homes project stalls

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Careers experts share 5 red flags that could mean a toxic workplace

David Vinsome crushed between an excavation bucket and a fabrication table at Pallion Shipyard in Sunderland

CCTV captures horrific moment welder crushed while working at shipyard

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I'm a careers expert - my 7 tips on how to handle office crushes

Cale Lane start on site

Work begins to turn former industrial estate into homes

Couple surprise wedding guests with WhatsApp invite on the day.

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