MM’s top five…Greater Manchester vintage clothes shops
Greater Manchester is bursting with charity shops, vintage stores and fairs so whittling them down to just five is tough.
Here’s an extra six months for calling me ‘kn*bhead’: Judge comes down hard on foul-mouthed Wigan robber
A foul-mouthed Wigan robber has been given an extra six months in jail on top of an eight-year sentence – after calling the judge ‘knobhead’ as he was being sent to the cells.
Wigan Mayor-elect vows to make a difference and battle cancer after brother’s death from terrible disease
The new Mayor-elect of Wigan is using the inspiration of her late brother to ensure she can do all she can to help people in the area.
Disabled Leigh man woken in middle of night by thief posing as police officer… so he could steal his TV
The 52-year-old man was sleeping on Sunday evening when he heard a knock at the door of his Warrington Road home
‘We’re better off alone’: Wigan activist to plough on with independence calls despite election defeat
While CAP didn’t gain any seats at Thursday’s council elections, recently appointed party leader Michael Moulding is ready to push ahead with plans to get Wigan city status and break from Greater Manchester.
Tough times ahead: Labour councillor forecasts difficult period for ‘poor’ Wigan ward Ince
There could be tough times ahead for Wigan ward, Ince, according to re-elected Labour candidate James Moodie, who stormed to a fourth consecutive victory.
Ken Loach-supported Left Unity poll better than Tories in Wigan council ward… at just six months old
Left Unity is a party ‘with feminism, socialism and environmentalism at its heart’ and was formed to oppose capitalism by cleaner Janet Phillips.
Keeping it in the family: Wigan independent snatches seat to join husband and father-in-law as councillor
Standish Independent candidate Debbie Fairhurst swept to victory and will work alongside her spouse Gareth Fairhurst.
Also holding a seat in the Standish and Langley ward is Gareth’s father George Fairhurst.
Wigan council elections 2014 round-up: Labour maintain majority as UKIP make gains and Lib Dems lose only seat
Labour control 23 of 25 seats
Bus w**ker: Teen performs sex act in public as woman waits at Leigh bus stop
A 38-year-old woman reported the culprit after catching the lewd sexual acts on two separate occasions
Wigan mum endured 15-hour labour before being told son ‘died’ – but he was still alive, inquest hears
A first time mother from Wigan who was mistakenly told her baby was dead after enduring a 15 hour labour felt ‘something could have be done’ to prevent his death, an inquest has heard.