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Mystery purse found on site of old school

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:13:18 GMT

A WIGAN butcher is appealing for help in tracking down the owner of a purse hidden for nearly 40 years at the site of a former school.

Disabled lifeline to close

Fri, 24 May 2013 13:15:03 GMT

A HOSTEL for Wigan disabled people is to shut.

Businessman breathalysed after cup final

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:24:09 GMT

A WIGAN businessman who was caught behind the wheel while nearly double the drink drive limit blamed cough medicine containing alcohol for his error.

Child sex offender register online

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:04:55 GMT

ONLY five people in Wigan used a scheme where they ask the police to check whether an individual who has access to children has committed any child sexual offences.

Ex-Latics star in custody

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:54:16 GMT

FORMER Wigan Athletic star Jesus Seba has been remanded in custody in Spain on charges relating to an alleged insurance fraud.

Bistro set to close

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:25:32 GMT

A POPULAR town hall restaurant is closing – just three and a half years after thousands was spent refurbishing it.

Hospital trust boosts local economy

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:09:46 GMT

WIGAN hospitals could be making the local economy millions of pounds by being a foundation trust according to new research.

Shoplifter jailed

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:20:56 GMT

A CONVICTED shoplifter who twice breached suspended sentence orders has been jailed.

Drugs ban teacher: Pot helped me to plan lessons

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:10:30 GMT

A SCIENCE teacher rapped for growing cannabis has claimed smoking weed helped him create better lessons for his pupils.

The borough’s new first citizen takes office

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:50:06 GMT

IT was all change at Wigan Town Hall as the borough’s chains of office passed into new hands.

Drunk made owl noises at policeman

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:34:58 GMT

A DRUNK who growled at police and made noises like an owl after repeatedly refusing to tell them his name and address was hauled before the courts.

Traffic disruption after lorry sheds load

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:11:48 GMT

ONE of the borough’s busiest arterial routes, Rectory Lane in Standish, has been blocked after a lorry and its HGV trailer became temporarily lodged under the bridge carrying the West Coast Main Railway Line.

Man left for dead after car-jacking horror

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:00:35 GMT

TWO Wigan men are facing jail after admitting a frenzied knife attack during a botched car-jacking.

The £16m drug smuggler

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:18:21 GMT

A WIGAN man was appearing at the Old Bailey today accused of involvement in a massive cocaine smuggling operation.

Local rail strike is signalled

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:05:57 GMT

WIGAN commuters face rail strike disruption after station, signalling and train crew staff backed proposed industrial action in a ballot called over fears of the workforce being casualised.

Good Samaritan returns ring

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:58:43 GMT

A WIGAN family has paid an emotional tribute to a Good Samaritan who handed in a priceless family heirloom at the DW Stadium.

Right to buy take-up doubles in a year

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:29:19 GMT

THE number of tenants taking up the right to buy their council home in Wigan has more than doubled in the past year.

Olympic torch relay cost borough £17k

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:49:13 GMT

THERE were worries that it might prove a damp squib, that no-one would turn up - in the event a tidal wave of support swept the Olympic torch through Wigan borough.

No interest in JJB portfolio

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:55:30 GMT

THE future of Wigan’s last remaining JJB store remains bleak as administrators confirmed a lack of interest in the company’s stores.

Drunken man fined after hotel chaos

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:19:18 GMT

A WIGAN man who disturbed hotel residents by trying to sleep rough in the corridor has admitted to being drunk and disorderly.