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Latest news
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- Young people and success stories celebrated on National Apprenticeship Week
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- 12/02/2026
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- Wigan & Leigh Hospice has been recognised for its decades of compassionate care and dedicated service to the community after being presented with a Believe Star this week.
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- 12/02/2026
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- Eleven community groups acquire funding through the DWP, GMCA, and Wigan Council to get people back into work through alternative ways of working.
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- 12/02/2026
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- A 'lifesaving' wellness event is headed for Atherton later this month, with locals encouraged to pop in for a free 'health MOT'.
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- 06/02/2026
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- A Wigan Borough business owner has been jailed for his role in a conspiracy to fraudulently obtain hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of poultry.
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- 03/02/2026
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- A man has been handed a court injunction in a bid to crackdown on anti-social behaviour (ASB) in Leigh town centre.
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- 29/01/2026
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- A Leigh shop owner has been ordered to pay more than £1,000 following the illegal sale of a vape to a child.
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- 29/01/2026
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- As Director of Public Health for Wigan, I am proud to share the council's commitment to a healthier, fairer borough through the introduction of our new ethical advertising policy.
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- 29/01/2026
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- From the fettlers to the makers, miners, and manufacturers, Wigan Borough has a proud industrial past, and with AI tipped to bring about a digital revolution, town hall leaders want the borough to become a leader in our industrial future.
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- 22/01/2026
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- A technology firm that works alongside more than 120 councils has relocated its headquarters to Wigan, in what has been described as a "game changing moment".
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- 16/01/2026