Wigan’s Uwe Rosler and Adam Forshaw face blast from past in Brentford clash
Wigan have gone six games without a win whereas Brentford have had a solid start with a 17-point return from 11 fixtures
Smiles better elsewhere? Trafford named happiest in Greater Manchester as region falls below UK average
It’s all doom and gloom across Greater Manchester as new statistics claim the region is below the UK average for happiness and life satisfaction.
Angry parents accuse Wigan bus driver of kidnapping school kids who drove him round bend by ringing bell
A Wigan school bus driver is facing a police investigation after he ditched his usual route home in a fit of frustration – to dump a group of rowdy pupils back in the playground.
Sex-mad Wigan cllr told to ‘quit!’ as motion calls for resignation over kinky chat line bills and revolting texts
Yesterday evening, all but three members of Wigan council voted in favour of Labour councillor Terence Halliwell’s motion at a full council meeting
Meet Mr Frackhead: 15-foot puppet leads Manchester anti-fracking protests outside Labour Party Conference
A 15-foot puppet joined thousands of anti-fracking protesters outside the Labour Conference in Manchester opposing the party’s leadership of being ‘bought in to the shale industry’s misguided vision’.
Manchester’s Unsung Heroes: Wigan couple show Willpower to run youth theatre for two decades
Caroline Joynt and Tim Hans Smith run Willpower Youth Theatre in Wigan – a non-profit drama school that holds classes on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.
Luke Rhoden Ibiza death: Tragic Wigan lad’s dad blasts Spanish police after doctor accuses them of negligence
Luke Rhoden, 25, was in Ibiza for a stag do in San Antonia when he plunged from a first floor balcony on September 2 at the Ibiza Rocks Hotel
Sick stalker gets life for using BIBLE to justify ‘hunting’ and raping Wigan women in twisted ten-year ordeal
Kevin Gibbons, 50, of Rivington Avenue, Standish, was found guilty of 11 indictments including stalking, rape, false imprisonment, sexual assault and child cruelty following a trial
Luke Rhoden death plunge: Dad of ex-Wigan Warriors starlet campaigns for inquiry into son’s ‘murder’ in Ibiza
Luke Rhoden’s father Norman is preparing to fly out to Ibiza see his son’s body for the first time after his death.
Family pay tribute to Wigan man, 62, murdered in own home during late-night disturbance
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 62-year-old, who died in Wigan last week.
Wigan joggers to paint the rainbow with town’s first ever charity Colour Run
Encouraged to wear white, participants are invited to get covered head to toe in powder paint whilst raising funds which will help support the local community