While CAP didn’t gain any seats at Thursday’s council elections, recently appointed party leader Michael Moulding is ready to push ahead with plans to get Wigan city status and break from Greater Manchester.

There could be tough times ahead for Wigan ward, Ince, according to re-elected Labour candidate James Moodie, who stormed to a fourth consecutive victory.

Left Unity is a party ‘with feminism, socialism and environmentalism at its heart’ and was formed to oppose capitalism by cleaner Janet Phillips.

Standish Independent candidate Debbie Fairhurst swept to victory and will work alongside her spouse Gareth Fairhurst.

Also holding a seat in the Standish and Langley ward is Gareth’s father George Fairhurst.

Labour control 23 of 25 seats

A 38-year-old woman reported the culprit after catching the lewd sexual acts on two separate occasions

A first time mother from Wigan who was mistakenly told her baby was dead after enduring a 15 hour labour felt ‘something could have be done’ to prevent his death, an inquest has heard.

Woman, 27, stole money from work to fund ‘TOWIE lifestyle’

The maximum sentence for the owner of a dog who kills somebody has been raised from two years to 14 years.

An Atherton pub is causing a stir amongst revellers by offering alcoholic drinks for just £1 in the UK’s first Pound Pub.

Wigan tapas bar and restaurant Deliciosa has been immediately closed after an inspection by health officials discovered it to have a rat infestation.