An appeal for help has been made by police on social media trying to trace the surviving relatives of a Wigan man following ...

A new campaign has been launched by police to reduce deaths and serious injuries caused by drink and drug-driving over the ...

An even larger number, 121,000 people, died in fuel poverty. It included 679 deaths in Wigan. Matthew Reed, chief executive of Marie Curie, said it is "heartbreaking" people nearing the end of their ...

Jackson Hastings became a father for the first time in April, changing his life forever, but just three months later he then ...

A tragic update following the death of a treasured swan in Wigan reveals that many more birds have died. We reported on Friday how residents were heartbroken over the death of rare black swan Fernando ...

Portugal head coach Roberto Martinez is the latest high-profile guest to join Adebayo Akinfenwa on the Beast Mode On Podcast ...

Environment Agency bosses have been accused of failing to tell a cross-party committee of peers about three large-scale ...

TWO care villages have been recognised for excellence in end-of-life care. Belong Atherton and Belong Wigan have been reaccredited with the Quality Hallmark Award by the Gold Standards Framework (GSF) ...

A former Catholic priest who sexually abused two teenage boys died in hospital while a prisoner, a new report has revealed. Michael Higginbottom was found guilty by a jury of five counts of serious ...

A former Catholic priest who sexually abused two teenage boys at a seminary has died in hospital whilst serving his prison ...

A former restaurant owner accused of plotting a terror atrocity against Jews has denied he is a "shameless liar". Walid ...