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’.

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, 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

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’s father Norman is preparing to fly out to Ibiza see his son’s body for the first time after his death.

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a 62-year-old, who died in Wigan last week.

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

The family and friends of a special little Wigan girl are not resting on their laurels after conquering a 500-mile cycle ride and reaching the summit of the Three Peaks – and are continuing their quest for funds.

A Wigan girl suffering with brain damage has inspired her family to take on the Three Peaks challenge to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

A vulnerable man with severe learning disabilities was brutally attacked with an 18-inch pink metal bar in Wigan on Saturday.

Oldham MP Michael Meacher has launched a vicious attack on Conservatives after the launch of a website showing criticism of Labour leader Ed Miliband – from his own party.