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The Latest Breaking News from Wigan

Lad 'with heart of gold' died of cocaine toxicity in hostel day after prison release

'Cheeky, but loveable' Brandon Boothroyd from Manchester was found dead in the corridor of the hostel he was staying in after being released from HMP Hindley in Wigan

Daily Mirror

Royal Navy assistance in hospitals across Greater Manchester comes to an end

Four dozen sailors have been helping the NHS in Wigan, Bolton, Oldham, Salford and Stockport

Manchester Evening News

Police watchdog investigating whether man found dead in road was assaulted in custody

Gareth Roper, 35, was found in Lily Lane, Wigan, in the early hours of New Year's Day

Manchester Evening News

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Wigan dad spent £100,000 on original Hey Jude lyrics after 'a few bottles of wine'

The lyrics were bought as a 21st birthday gift for his daughter, who played Jude Cunningham in Hollyoaks

Manchester Evening News

Body found off busy road near Wigan as police and forensics swarm area

Witnesses reported spotting crime scene investigators and a helicopter nearby

Manchester Evening News

Tributes to 'fun loving, exceptional' Wigan councillor Paul Maiden after tragic death at 44

The former band promoter was described as a 'fun-loving guy'

Manchester Evening News

'Young people don't want to make sacrifices' says woman who bought first house at 22

At the age of 22, Georgina Carson bought her first home in Wigan

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Dramatic footage shows smoke billowing over Wigan as crews tackle fire

Emergency services scrambled to the scene this afternoon

Manchester Evening News

Concerns grow for man last seen in Wigan two days ago

He was last seen around the Worsley Hall area of Wigan last Friday (February 18th) at around 4pm

Manchester Evening News

Woman who bought first home aged 22 says young buyers 'don't want to make sacrifices'

Georgina Carson, 25, and her fiancé Freddy Quinn, 27, ditched nights out and lived at home with their parents to save the five per cent deposit needed for their £82,500 first home in Wigan

Daily Mirror

Busy road partially CLOSED after 'serious' crash involving car and lorry

Two people have been treated for injuries

Manchester Evening News

Teenager held after stolen motorbike seized by police

Motorbike was stolen in the Wigan area in December 2021

Liverpool Echo

Storm Dudley: Thousands of homes without power as 80mph winds batter north of UK

Storm Dudley has knocked out power in towns and villages throughout Lancashire and Cumbria, with nearly 1,700 households in Wigan, Greater Manchester, also without electricity

Daily Mirror

Traffic stopped as double decker bus bursts into flames on motorway

Part of the M58 near Wigan has been closed this afternoon

Manchester Evening News

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Greater Manchester's Cavity Capital - wobbly-toothed Wiganers have some of the worst teeth in the country

A backlog caused by the pandemic saw the number of NHS treatments performed in Greater Manchester fall by 71pc

Manchester Evening News

Hundreds of homes and businesses in Wigan left without electricity after power cut

The power cut is expected to last for several hours

Manchester Evening News

The North is being asked to go 'cap in hand to a group of masters' in Westminster for cash, MP Lisa Nandy says

Wigan MP Lisa Nandy has slammed the government's levelling up strategy.

Manchester Evening News

Residents warned over 'yellow and brown' water gushing from pipes after mains leak in Wigan

Those impacted have been advised to not run the hot water tap - or use dishwashers and washing machines

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Wigan council tax expected to increase by around 3 pc to plug £9m budget gap

The council tax hike must first be approved by councillors

Daily Mirror

Dad furious after daughter, 12, told to 're-enact Hillsborough crush at school'

Children in a drama class at St John Fisher Catholic High School in Wigan, Lancashire, were allegedly told to re-enact people being crushed and dying during the Hillsborough Disaster

Manchester Evening News

Three young lives taken as Greater Manchester rocked by six horror stabbings in just 16 days

Police have stepped up patrols across Manchester, Bolton, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford and Wigan

Manchester Evening News

Shirtless thug left man unconscious outside bar after sudden, brutal attack

Simon Griffiths, 33, of Linney Square, Wigan, pleaded guilty to inflicting grievous bodily harm

Manchester Evening News

I visited seven Wigan pie shops to find out whose are really the best

Thomas Molloy visited the pie capital of the UK to search for answers

The Guardian - UK

Gill Clisham obituary

Other lives: Secretary of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research who worked for a wider understanding of economics

Manchester Evening News

Moss Side man with connections to Stockport and Wigan wanted by police

Anyone with information is being asked to contact police

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