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I went to Hong Kong for food, hikes, and nightlife and was blown away by one of the world's true great cities
Amongst the lush and ancient foliage is a path. Snaking around the sheer mountainside, it’s a feat of understatedly impressive engineering; the kind of conceptual project which seems simple, but which grows more mind-boggling the more you grapple with it.
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Gen Z dream of a retirement filled with travel, holiday homes and writing a memoir
Gen Z reckon their retirement will be spent travelling the world, snapping up a holiday home and even writing a memoir.
This at-home skincare kit claims clinic-level results without needles
A new at-home skincare system claims to deliver clinic-level results without injectables, downtime or eye-watering bills
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Tributes after the death of Wigan-born former MP and defence minister Sir Patrick Duffy at 105
The Wigan-born former Labour MP and defence minister Sir Patrick Duffy has died aged 105 following a short illness, a family friend has said.
Wigan-born former MP and defence minister Sir Patrick Duffy dies aged 105
'He could remember Oswald Mosley speaking in Wigan in 1930 and then pretty much everything in... almost total recall on events from that point onwards, really – incredible mental acuity, even into a very old age'
Why more UK SMEs are reviewing their business bank account at the start of 2026 (aff)
As firms reset budgets for the year ahead, many are discovering their business bank account could be quietly costing them money.
Met Office says when snow could fall in Greater Manchester this weekend
The cold snap is set to get even colder
Review: Renault 5 E-Tech
The original Renault 5 was hugely popular, Julie Marshall drives its successor, the 5 E-Tech
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Spring Hotels' half dozen quality Tenerife hotels offer full value for all the family.
Police are searching for a man last seen at Butlin's in Bognor Regis who has links to Wigan
Police are appealing for help to find a man missing from a holiday park who could be in Wigan.
Lisa Nandy MP: Labour’s new year resolution to fund local councils fairly
I am incredibly pleased by the Labour Government’s announcement that Wigan borough will receive a £57 million cash injection for essential services, marking a 16 per cent increase in the council’s spending power.
Digital IDs, immigration and sex offenders feature in the most popular petitions for Wigan borough residents
The parliamentary petitions with the most signatures from Wigan borough residents have been revealed.
Police want your help to find the next of kin of a 74-year-old man from Leigh
Police are appealing for help to find the next of kin of a man who died on New Year’s Eve.
Arrest made after a man spent 17 hours on a roof and surrounding roads were closed
Police made an arrest after a man spent more than 17 hours on the roof of a building.
Tour of Wigan by Father Christmas has been hailed a 'success' by Rotarians
The annual collection made by Wigan Rotary Club in the company of Father Christmas throughout December was a big success.
Chicago city break: I followed in footsteps of Ferris Bueller for a few days off - 40 years after the film
‘Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.’
The first train to use the historic Settle to Carlisle line for more than 10 years set off from Wigan
Passengers from Wigan were on the first train in more than a decade to travel on an historic railway line.
A former Wigan headteacher was 'really surprised and delighted' to receive an OBE in the King's new year honours
A Wigan primary school’s first headteacher has been awarded an OBE for services to education.
Two people - aged 16 and 18 - have been arrested by police in a probe into a gun pointed at a car
Two teenagers have been arrested following reports of a gun being pointed at a car.
Loveholidays sale launches sun-soaked holidays from just £17 per person per night
Loveholidays has kicked off a major sale offering winter sun and summer breaks from as little as £17 per person per night