Motorcyclist, 25, dies after crash with Ford Focus in Wigan
Police were called to Larch Avenue in Worsley Hall, Pemberton, to a report of a collision at around 9.15pm last night.
Wigan burglary: Images released of £2,000 ‘treasured’ family items stolen
Images of family heirlooms stolen by heartless thieves during a burglary in Wigan have been released by Greater Manchester Police.
‘Cowardly’: Police hunt two men after elderly couple fall victim to attempted burglary in Wigan
The incident happened shortly after 12pm on Friday 21 August when the duo burst through the side door of a house on Douglas Bank Drive.
Witness appeal: Young woman tragically killed after head on collision in Wigan
A young woman has tragically died from serious head injuries after a head on collision between two cars in Wigan yesterday.
‘There’s no cartoonists in Wigan’: ‘Poorest kid on the block’ needs YOUR help to realise graphic novel dream
A Wigan-born writer, artist and all-round creative is appealing for your help to get his crime thriller meets gritty reality graphic novel, featuring Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Roger Moore, off the ground.
Wigan woman, 67, ‘bravely’ fights off knife-wielding thug in newsagents robbery
A Wigan shopkeeper, 67, has shown ‘tremendous bravery’ and fought off a thug who threatened her with a 12-inch knife while demanding cash.
Man jailed for murder after stabbing victim’s death five years on from Wigan attack
A man has been sentenced to life in prison for stabbing and killing a man, who did not die until five years after the attack in Wigan.
GMP release e-fit of Wigan pervert wanted for sexual assault on schoolgirl aged 11
A Wigan paedophile who sexually assaulted a schoolgirl in broad daylight is still on the loose – police have now released an e-fit of the man involved in this ‘distressing’ incident.
Man abducted in broad daylight from city centre and forced onto Wigan train
A man has been abducted in broad daylight from Market Street, dragged through the city centre and forced onto a train to Wigan with the threat of violence.
Man hunt launched after girl, 11, grabbed and sexually assaulted in Wigan
The incident occurred at around 8.30am on either Monday 29 or Tuesday 30 June 2015 when the girl was walking to school on Sandway, near to Beech Hill Lane.
Wigan community ‘distressed’ as ‘senseless’ vandals deface graves of loved ones
Wigan’s community has been left ‘immensely distressed’ after callous vandals struck a cemetery, defacing several headstones.