‘Vulnerable’ Wigan pensioner held at ‘gunpoint’ during home robbery
A ‘vulnerable’ Wigan pensioner has been left ‘extremely shaken’ after she was ‘robbed at gunpoint’ in her own home on Monday – Greater Manchester Police appeal for witnesses.
Wigan must DITCH ‘false region’ Manchester and rejoin Lancashire, urges petition
A petition launched by a Wigan politician aims to have Wigan leave the borough of Greater Manchester to re-establish links with Lancashire.
Plummeting teen pregnancy rates in Wigan due to better ‘sexual health awareness’
The number of teenagers falling pregnant in Wigan has fallen to its lowest rate for the fourth year running.
Wigan girl, 11, scares off robbers who were beating dad in violent home invasion
The two offenders, both wearing balaclavas, raided the 48-year-old victim’s house on Marlborough Avenue, Wigan, at around 7.40pm on Monday.
Family pay tribute to brother killed by drunken Leigh pal’s ‘swing and miss’ punch
Derek Alexander Szostok, 62, died after he tried to break up a row between William Lynch and his brother at a flat on Moresby Close in the early hours of August 26.
Jailed: Leigh drunk who killed ‘father figure’ – with punch meant for own brother
William Lynch, 41, who was hosting the bash, had lunged at sibling Andrew in a ‘childish’ rage while demanding guests leave his home.
Devo what? Referendum needed as ‘most Mancs don’t know what devolution is’
The majority of Greater Manchester residents are completely unaware about the city’s devolution agreement and that a referendum must be enforced, according to a local trade union leader.
Family’s ‘disgust’ at sick thief who stole purse of dying pensioner hit by lorry in Leigh
Ethel Irene Ditcher, known as Irene to friends and family, was hit by an HGV on Leigh Road at 11:45am and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Wigan road death: Appeal to help trace family of woman ‘in her 90s’ hit by lorry
Authorities were called to Leigh Road around 11.45 am yesterday, following reports that a woman had been hit by a lorry.
Tribute to young Wigan mum with ‘twinkle in her eye’ stabbed through neck
Joanne Harrison was attacked at a property on Cameron Place, Worsley Hall, on Sunday February 1, and taken to Wigan hospital where she sadly died.
Machete-wielding Wigan thieves make off with ATM cash in rush-hour raid
Thousands of pounds in cash was stolen from a Wigan building society last night after thieves wielding a machete and hammer confronted security guards and made off with ATM cash.