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Positive Play!
A NEW survey has revealed more young people in Wigan and Leigh are happier with their parks and play areas following massive investment...
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Wigan Life: Heroes honoured in special ceremony
A lucky thirteen local residents have the honour of being the first recipients of the Wigan Life Awards in a glittering ceremony in Leigh Sports Village...
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Wigan Borough Is A “Biodiversity Hotspot”
WIGAN’S wet and wild side has been given the seal of approval...
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And the Winner is…
Life’s rich reward for borough’s unsung heroes. Ordinary people who do extraordinary things…Those who give up their free-time to help others…Those who add to the richness of life in Wigan Borough thro..
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Damien calls for businesses to back the borough
Calling all employers…
Damien Halligan, Wigan Council’s newest recession buster, is calling businesses to support the borough’s economy by using local labour wherever possible...
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My Council… Offers 700 services
It was a case of ‘two for the price of one’ for Amanda at a Wigan supermarket this week...
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Are You “Tuned-In” To Wigan?
Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust (WLCT), in partnership with Wigan Council, is currently organising one of the biggest series of music concerts in the history of Wigan...
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Fair Play to Them All
It’s Fairtrade Fortnight (begins Monday 22 February) and the town hall is celebrating the third year of the borough’s status as a fairtrade zone...
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Learn The “Craft” Of Writing
ARE you the next J. K. Rowling or E. M. Forster?
Aspiring writers will be able to develop new skills in the art of writing as part of next year’s Wigan and Leigh Words Literary Festival.
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Snow unites communities across the borough
More than 400 people across the borough rely on meals being delivered to their doorstep every day.
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Leigh Life Centre – Getting the most from My Council
A new one-stop shop in the heart of Leigh is open for business and ready to provide all the answers to Life’s big questions...
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Wigan's Schools are sitting on a cool £9.5m
More than £9.5 million was unspent last year. Of this 28.6% – or £2,757, 295 – was banked by the borough's 20 secondary schools...
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Olympic hero joins Wigan sportswear firm JJB.
An Olympic hero has been appointed to the board of Wigan sportswear firm JJB.
JJB’s board announced that sir Matthew Pinsent is to become a non executive director of JJB sports Plc, with immediate e..
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Big Hearts of the Community
Big hearts, big ideas and great success. That’s the group ‘Compassion in Action’, who offer everything from friendly advice to NVQ courses, home furniture packages to cookery demonstrations.
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Wigan welcomes plans for first catholic community sc
Proposals to amalgamate two Leigh primary schools to create Wigan’s first Catholic community school have been welcomed by the parents, governors and staff.
Plans have been revealed by Wigan Council..
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Be A Bright Spark…Save Energy…Visit The Library!
You just wouldn’t believe how much energy you waste in your own home!
Now residents in Wigan and Leigh can find out for free as the borough’s libraries trial new energy monitors.
People living i..
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Wigan Business Crime Partnership Smashes Notorious M
A criminal gang who stole over £300,000 of designer clothes, including £9,000 from Wigan stores are now behind bars, thanks to officers from the Wigan Business Crime Partnership.
The “M62 Gang” -..
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