‘She was my best friend’: Mum of murdered Linzi Ashton speaks of relief after Michael Cope jailed
Michael Cope was jailed for life
‘I’d gladly do time for killing you’: Monster Michael Cope caged for life for murder of Salford mum Linzi Ashton
Cope was subject of month-long manhunt
Sex-starved Wigan motorist claiming to be ‘Good Samaritan’ jailed for molesting woman who mistook him for taxi driver
Barry SMith, 58, cruised Wigan in silver Nissan
Jailed: Cowboy builders who conned elderly Wigan pensioner out of £30,000 to paint his fence and fit window
Pair ran the scam over period of three years
‘Lion of England’: Wigan teen soldier killed in Iraq to have road named after him in Hindley Green
Kingsman Jamie Hancock, 19, died just weeks after arriving in Basra
Last stop: Wigan man visits EVERY train station in Britain to complete epic 21,000-mile quest
The 23-year-old visited 2,548 stops
In pictures: Last glimpse inside derelict Wigan Pier nightclub before famous haunt is torn down
The famous club opened doors forty years ago
How clean is your takeaway? Figures reveal the highs and lows of food hygiene across Greater Manchester
46% of Bury’s takeaways have five-star rating
Wigan couple who use allotment to feed those in need enlist help of supermarket to combat Christmas chill
Pair started ‘Grow for Giving’ in the summer
Bolton Wanderers’ Dougie Freedman hopes to exploit Wigan’s managerial merry-go-round in crucial derby
Bolton travel to Championship neighbours Wigan on Sunday
Manchester’s children may be acting as MULES to smuggle smoke bombs and fireworks into football matches
Fans could be jailed for the use of fireworks at matches