A rat’s average lifespan is 18 months and one pair can produce a colony of 2,000 rats in a year. Rats eat the equivalent of ...

Only 18 months after becoming an MP, Makerfield’s Josh Simons has been appointed a government minister. The 32-year-old ...

This year will be make or break for the Bell, have the council leant their lesson yet? Plus an anniversary that caught me out ...

A provisional trial date has been set for Wigan borough 33-year-old accused of robbing two jewellers' and a betting shop.

Just eight Challenge Cup first round ties survived Storm Goretti this weekend, including Orrell St James, who will meet ...

Police who recovered one of the biggest single hauls of cannabis from a farm unit in a village bordering Wigan have pressed ...

A former school playing field and council depot are among the parcels of land in the borough set to go up for sale.

Damien Birchall, 41, and currently of HMP Altcourse, appeared before borough justices charged with the rape of a 15-year-old ...

Residents are holding out hope that an historic former chapel which has become an “eyesore” will soon be transformed.

A Wigan man has been remanded into custody after facing a raft of serious crime allegations including kidnap and two ...

Flu cases have been rising steadily all winter, with an early flu season leaving hospitals feeling the strain before ...

As I have said on numerous occasions, my early working life in the water industry, was more than enjoyable: it was sometimes ...