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Wigan's Royal Court Theatre on King Street has secured additional funding from Greater Manchester Combined Authority to reopen the Grade II listed…
Read the full story →Wigan Council to build 24 one-bedroom homes in Leigh from September, let at 40% below market rent to people on the housing waiting list with local…
Brian Cunliffe, 56, died in hospital after an assault on Bryn Street in Ince, Wigan on Friday. Two men arrested on suspicion of murder remain in custody.
Sir Ian McKellen, who grew up in Wigan, has sent a video message to organisers of Wigan Pride ahead of Saturday's event, saying he wishes he could attend…
Wigan Warriors maintained their unbeaten 2026 record with a 54-6 victory over St Helens in the opening Super Four match of the Women's Super League.
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advertising@localgazette.co.ukWigan's new indoor market at Fettlers will have just 21 stalls, leaving 35 current traders facing uncertainty about relocation in spring 2027.
Plans for a seventh barbershop on Leigh's Chapel Street have prompted residents and MP Jo Platt to question whether the town centre needs more barber…
A 77-year-old woman has died after a wall collapsed at her rented home in Shevington. The coroner has demanded action following the incident.
The July source report concerns Camp Street in Salford. A previous version incorrectly placed the flats in Wigan.