As the traditional lull between Christmas and New Year sets in, Bongo’s Bingo has announced a special event in Wigan aimed at cutting through the post-festive haze.

Wigan residents have shared their festive family recipes with Sainsbury’s and Comic Relief as part of a nationwide initiative ...

A community sentence has been handed down to a 28-year-old Wigan shoplifter who targeted the same premises five times.

Wigan Athletic extended their unbeaten sequence to 10 matches after coming from behind to earn a 1-1 draw at Huddersfield ...

Wigan Warriors have suffered a devastating injury blow, with new signing Oliver Wilson set to miss the entire 2026 season ...

It had been claimed that Lynn Cassidy, 65, of Bright Street in Leigh, neglected a named woman on March 23 last year. And on ...

A long loop through the Brecon Beacons gave the Tesla Model Y Performance a proper workout — from twisty climbs to real-world range tests ...

The Cotton Works has offered free hot desk memberships to Daffodils Dreams at its Weave Coworking space. It means the small ...

A major police search operation has been launched as fears grow for the safety of a vulnerable Wigan teenager.

If you need a last minute Christmas present or a quick escape before the year ends, the North West has some of the ...

A former Wigan Observer tour guide is being mourned after losing her battle with cancer. For many a year Anita Stirrup was a familiar face at the paper’s Martland Mill base, showing parties – many of ...

The clock winds back almost exactly 10 years for this gallery of news pictures taken of Wigan people and events in the first 10 days of December 2015.