Figures, requested under the Freedom of Information Act, shows that the cash-strapped council spent £62, 205.75 in 2014/15 alone, despite proposing 122 job cuts in December.

A dad who was struck with a crowbar after he confronted two suspected burglars in Wigan has been left with a broken arm and a cut to the head.

A masked gang who raided a post office in Wigan armed with crowbars and a knife are being tracked down by police.

Police are appealing to find two lump hammer brandishing robbers who raided their way into a Wigan hotel on bank holiday Monday.

A cyclist has died after a collision with a car, which left him with fatal injuries, in Wigan yesterday.

Andy Burnham has secured his seat in Leigh, with a majority of 53.65% an increase over the 48% he gained in 2010.

Exit polls by the BBC and YouGov put Conservatives ahead of Labour by 77 and 21 seats respectively, but Mr Burnham remains optimistic.

GMP have released CCTV footage in a bid to catch two burglars who broke into a working men’s club in Wigan earlier this month.

Four Leigh gang members were arrested late last night after confronting police with an air rifle and machetes – with one even pointing a gun to an officer’s face.

An ex-police man has been jailed and another has been given a suspended sentence for stealing nearly £10,000 worth of drugs from police stations in Longsight and West Didsbury.

Wigan police are asking residents not to join paedophile vigilante groups after a man was arrested for assault and blackmail after a Facebook grooming sting.