Garrett Hall Primary School - Announcement (31/08/2007)
Garrett Hall Primary School in Tyldesley will be unable to open on Tuesday 4th September as planned.
Beware the ‘water board’ man (31/08/2007)
Doorstep crime watchdogs in Wigan are urging residents to be on their guard following a spate of distraction burglaries in the borough.
Watch out! School's back (31/08/2007)
This week is the first week back for thousands of local children and Wigan Council is asking drivers to be extra vigilant on the roads as they inevitably get busier.
School admissions: easier for parents, fairer for children (31/08/2007)
Parents of children who will be moving from primary to secondary school in September 2008 can now apply for places online.
Pride in Your Parks – the Unseen Species! (31/08/2007)
The Pride in Your Parks campaign is now even reaching out to our four-legged and feathered friends in the wild. Due to conservation work led by Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust, Wigan Council and their partners the borough’s parks are now amongst the finest spots in the region to witness some of the UK’s rarest animal species in their natural habitat.
Rated 18 – Cigarette buying age goes up in smoke (31/08/2007)
Shopkeepers in Wigan are being urged not to get their fingers burnt when new tobacco laws come into force next month. From Monday October 1, it will become illegal to sell tobacco to anyone under the age of 18 - an increase from the current 16-years old limit.
John Keeps ‘Em Out! (31/08/2007)
John Bolan is nobody’s fool. That’s what comes with 93 years experience of life and the world. So when a salesman came calling at John’s home in Orrell, he immediately knew something just wasn’t right.
Minority groups capture Wigan Life (30/08/2007)
A multi media arts project is set to give a fascinating insight into what life is like in Wigan for minority groups. ‘Life In Wigan’ has seen the Rafiki / Motswako group, for Black Minority Ethnic young people, and a group of travellers, based at Little Lane in Goose Green, record what life is like for them in the town through photography, film and music.
Housing company bites back (30/08/2007)
A hot-tempered council tenant who chewed through a telephone line at his local housing office has been hit with an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction (ASBI).
