Fringe Benefits – Festival Freebies for All! (29/06/2007)
There’s really only one way to experience jazz music…live! And Britain’s best and longest running festival gives everyone the opportunity to see top class jazz up close and personal for free.
The Olympics Come to Wigan! (29/06/2007)
Wigan's sporting fraternity has been given a glimpse of how the London 2012 Olympic Games can benefit people across the borough.
What’s The Time? – It’s Time 4 U (28/06/2007)
It can be a tough job… The hours are long and you have to be on call 24 hours a day, pretty much for the rest of your life. So it’s fair to say that for a young person, the prospect of becoming a parent could be a daunting one.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Light King Debuts at Turnpike Gallery (28/06/2007)
The world’s leading rock ‘n’ roll lightshow specialist debuts his illuminating talents at the Turnpike Gallery this summer.
Extreme Sports Champ Launches New ‘Skate Park’ in Wigan (28/06/2007)
Former BMX Champion and professional skateboarder Mike Pardon has given his thumbs up to a new extreme sports facility at Alexandra Park, Newtown, Wigan which will be formerly opened on Monday 2nd July.
Gruesome drama at youth theatre festival (28/06/2007)
BEWARE - a grim, scary, emotionless sect known as The Others is lurking beneath the surface of Wigan and Leigh!
Bad hair day – Warning over suspect straighteners (27/06/2007)
Council consumer watchdogs are warning residents not to get their fingers burnt on fake designer hair straightening irons.
Clearing the air - Wigan and Leigh go Smokefree (27/06/2007)
It’s finally upon us… One of the biggest ever changes to the social life of Wigan Borough is now just days away. From Sunday July 1 virtually all enclosed public and work places in England will go smokefree. That means that it will be against the law to light up inside pubs, bars, nightclubs, cafes, restaurants, members’ clubs, shopping centres, leisure centres and work places.
Built to last? (27/06/2007)
Local residents are being asked for their views on how to give Wigan borough a sustainable future.
