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All news releases are issued by the council's Public Relations team. For general media and press enquiries, email pr@wigan.gov.uk.
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- Lydia grew up in care from the age of 6. Now as an adult she works with cared for children and has kindly shared her story about her experiences in care and her advice to potential new foster carers.
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- 25/09/2023
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- A new facility has been officially opened at Leigh Bus Station
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- 21/09/2023
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- Ghani arrived in the UK in 2018 when he was just 15 years old. Originally from Afghanistan, he shares his story about moving to the UK and being support by Wigan Council's leaving care team.
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- 18/09/2023
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- A new community garden has been opened at Bryn Gates in Bamfurlong boasting food growing beds, an orchard of fruit trees and new play equipment for local children.
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- 14/09/2023
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- Deb gave up her job at a residential home to become a foster carer. In her video she talks about why she thinks being a foster carer is the best job in the world and the Mockingbird programme.
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- 11/09/2023
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- An asylum seeker is a person who has left their country of origin and formally applied for asylum in another country but whose application has not yet been concluded.
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- 08/09/2023
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- An architect known for designing many of Leigh's historic buildings has been recognised with a Blue Plaque in the entrance to Leigh Town Hall.
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- 06/09/2023
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- Heather, from Leigh, decided to become a foster carer after her children left home a few years ago. She shares her journey making her decision to apply to be a foster carer.
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- 04/09/2023
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- A fresh partnership of public and private organisations is set to spearhead the regeneration of a Wigan Borough town.
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- 04/09/2023
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- Arty youngsters can team up with Hacker T Dog for Wigan Borough's annual Light Night Wigan and Leigh festival by creating their own celebrity masterpieces.
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- 04/09/2023