Wigan joggers to paint the rainbow with town’s first ever charity Colour Run
Encouraged to wear white, participants are invited to get covered head to toe in powder paint whilst raising funds which will help support the local community
Wigan family hope tireless charity feats will immortalise brain-damaged tot at ‘home away from home’ centre
The family and friends of a special little Wigan girl are not resting on their laurels after conquering a 500-mile cycle ride and reaching the summit of the Three Peaks – and are continuing their quest for funds.
Brain-damaged Wigan girl’s ‘smile of defiance’ inspires family’s 500-mile Three Peaks cycle challenge
A Wigan girl suffering with brain damage has inspired her family to take on the Three Peaks challenge to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Thug batters Wigan man with severe learning difficulties around head with 18-inch pink metal bar
A vulnerable man with severe learning disabilities was brutally attacked with an 18-inch pink metal bar in Wigan on Saturday.
Just not up to it? Tory website compiling Labour’s own attacks on Ed Miliband targets five Manchester MPs
Oldham MP Michael Meacher has launched a vicious attack on Conservatives after the launch of a website showing criticism of Labour leader Ed Miliband – from his own party.
Hunt for brazen gunman who ‘sprayed Wigan house with bullets’ and fired shots at two bystanders
Police are hunting a gunman who blasted the front of a house in Wigan and then fired at two bystanders early this morning.
My strengths? I have all my own teeth: Most bizarre job advert EVER gets even stranger candidate responses
A bizarre health and safety job advert has been topped – by the wannabe Manchester noise technicians who want to fill the position.
Fastest postman in the (North) West: Family rescued from Wigan house fire by neighbours… and the postie
When the fire crews arrived to Elm Grove, Golbourne, they discovered the family had already been pulled from the flames which they then quickly extinguished
Is this the most bizarre job advert EVER? Zany Manchester ad puts fun into health and safety
In a bid to secure a new employee in Manchester, Tewksbury-based audio health and safety firm HSMC have unleashed a job description with a difference.
Megan Hoskins tribute: Family hope girl killed when hit by two Wigan taxis finds ‘peace with mum in heaven’
Emergency services were called to Ormskirk Road around 12.45am on Sunday, July 20, after reports of a collision between a pedestrian and two taxis
Got your ticket to slide? Giant 110m water ride to make splash in Wigan town centre in aid of hospice
A huge water slide will tower 110metres tall over Standishgate in Wigan town centre next month.