A “rising star” prison governor from Wigan has been jailed for nine years after having a relationship with a drug gang boss.

Former Wigan Athletic midfielder Max Power has signed a two-year deal with League One newcomers Bradford City AFC after ...

A man was arrested in Wigan borough on suspicion of firearms offences. Police said the 52-year-old man was detained in the ...

A Wigan borough man who killed his daughter-in-law in a “brutal and unprovoked attack” has been jailed for life.

With the assistance of a sniffer dog, secret voids were discovered within each of the premises and contraband worth £5,000 ...

A farm owner has blasted the council, claiming they are trying to “persuade” her to sell land to make way for a huge ...

A shoplifter has been jailed for breaching a criminal behaviour order banning him from entering certain stores.

An appeal for help has been made by police on social media as they try to trace the surviving relatives of a Wigan borough ...

Wigan Warriors will don their lilac charity third kit in their clash with Leigh Leopards in the Battle of the Borough at the ...

A boil water notice that was issued after bacteria was found in tap water in North Yorkshire has now ended. Customers ...

At first – and, to be honest, second – glance, Channel 4’s new reality show Virgin Island looks like the usual tawdry gimmick ...

Ali Fazli, 36, believes the problems began because the shop did not initially put up a Union flag to commemorate the 80th ...