A man has pleaded not guilty to four charges of sexual assault. Jessy Jones, 34, of no fixed address, faces three allegations of sexual assault in Wigan on December 5 and one allegation on December 12 ...

As a turbulent 2024 draws to a close, we are taking a look back on a year of headline-making stories in Wigan.

A Wigan man who made "continual unwanted contact" with a woman through messages and phone calls has confessed to stalking. Dean Brook, 38, of Birkside Close, Marus Bridge, stalked the woman between ...

Earlier this month a grim anniversary was marked as police made a fresh appeal for help in catching the killer of Leigh ...

A Wigan hotel that was home to asylum-seekers for eight years has re-launched to paying guests after a major makeover.

Two stunning young talents will combine for the first Wigan Music Society concert of the new year. Harpist Elinor Nicholson and flautist Jenny Dyson are teaming up for a retical at Trinity United ...

Baba Adeeko's first goal in senior football gave Wigan Athletic and their supporters the perfect Christmas present with three ...

A motorist who was caught driving dangerously while already banned from the roads has been given a suspended prison sentence.

A grieving mum whose daughter died from a brain tumour at just nine years old has written a book to help children deal with ...

Wigan borough’s first batch of Family Hubs has welcomed more than 17k visitors this year, providing a wide range of support ...

A teenager has appeared in court accused of having a meat cleaver and drugs in a Wigan supermarket car park. The 16-year-old ...