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The best partywear pieces in the Very Black Friday sale if you want glitz and glamour
Get ready to sparkle with the glamorous partywear finds from the Very Black Friday sale.
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New Kia Sportage facelift driven: bold design, smarter cabin and better hybrids
Kia’s new Sportage facelift arrives with striking styling, fresh hybrid options and a smarter, more functional cabin — keeping the brand’s best-seller firmly in “safe bet” territory, even if the front end divides opinion
I tried three new Starbucks menu items - they reminded me of a nostalgic Christmas
Starbucks has launched its Christmas 2025 items 🎄
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Review: Volkswagen Tayron
Volkswagen’s Tayron is the ideal family vehicle, writes Julie Marshall
A stretch of Wigan canal has finally re-opened after a huge engineering operation to repair a burst pipe underneath it
Boats can return to cruising the seven-mile length of the Leigh Branch of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in Wigan as it reopens following a large water main burst in August.
Huge Black Friday deal on premium men’s grooming and skincare
A huge 30% off Black Friday discount is live on premium men’s grooming, including bestselling fragrances, body washes, shaving gear and skincare essentials
See how big a fall there has been in the number of people on Wigan's social housing waiting list
Far fewer households were on Wigan's social housing wait list this year, new figures show.
The early sign you might have the new H3N2 flu strain as flu outbreak continues - symptoms
There has been an unusually early start to the flu season 🚨
What we know about Andy Burnham's £1bn plan
The mayor unveiled the 'new model for economic growth' this week
Wigan firms have been spotlighted as part of an 'extraordinary’ business campaign
A Wigan manufacturer and a care provider have been celebrated as “extraordinary” companies, as part of a campaign to champion Greater Manchester as the best place in the UK to do business.
A Wigan market square's redevelopment plans are finalised, but this is “just the beginning”
The planning stage of a Wigan town's multi-million-pound revamp has come to an end.
A special retro gallery celebrating Wigan Pier's The Orwell
For more than 30 years The Orwell pub and venue at Wigan Pier was a popular destination for food and drink, meetings and special occasions such as weddings. It was even a comedy club for a while. Officially opened by Queen Elizabeth, it was an integral part of the Pier complex as a major tourist att...
Police want to find the people involved in a 'disturbance' at a Wigan borough pub which spilled out onto the street
Police are trying to trace several people who were assaulted when a “disturbance” broke out in a Wigan borough pub.
More trees are to be felled and excavations made as an underground fire continues to burn in a Wigan village
A major new operation aimed at finally putting out a troublesome underground fire in a Wigan village is getting under way.
PlayStation 5 Black Friday deals: PS5 Digital Edition and Disc Console drop to record-low prices
Black Friday has unleashed some of the lowest PS5 prices we’ve seen all year, including Digital Edition bundles dropping well below £300
Violence erupts in Greater Manchester pub as 'multiple' punters attacked in serious incident
The incident inside Elliots, Tyldesley, was described as "volatile and aggressive"
Energy price cap: Ofgem confirms January 2026 UK bill rise despite predictions of a fall - how does it work
Households are bracing for higher winter costs as government schemes and market volatility push up energy spending 🔌
Working from home: the 7 warmest (and coldest) rooms for remote workers to save on heating - ranked
Brits working from home are turning to the warmest corners of their houses to keep heating costs down ❄️
'Do not eat': Urgent warning issued as three Christmas food products pulled from sale
⚠ Customers are being urged to return the products