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Officers believe the man in the CCTV image may be able to help them with their inquiries.

CCTV appeal after brutal bus attack

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Daniel Dootson will only now go on trial at Bolton Crown Court in February 2028 due to case backlogs

Child sex offences trial shelved for two years

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Staff from Alan Batt, Specsavers and 1st Call Aesthetics pictured in 2010

Children have fun while learning at Dalton St Michael's CE Primary School.

'Warm, family feel' at growing school

Bryn railway station saw 7.1 per cent of train services cancelled

Train cancellation rates ranked

Pictures of the past from a long abandoned but grand local building

Pictures of the incredible St Joseph's Seminary when derelict and in its hey day

Win hospitality for 4 at Wigan Warriors

Subscribe for half price and enter our draw to win hospitality for 4 at Wigan Warriors v York Knights

Pancake Day fun over the years

Johnathan Windsor is in custody until his next court appearance at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court

Trial pencilled in for man facing kidnap and robbery accusations

Pupils from St Bernadette's Primary School plant daffodil bulbs

Spring show will be 'bigger and better'

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Peter Howard, owner of Sifters Records in Manchester.

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Sport

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Brad O'Neill of Wigan Warriors

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Eddie Howe eased pressure surrounding his future with a crucial away win at Tottenham

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Thomas Frank was a failure - but Tottenham Hotspur's board must take their share of the blame

Frank failed - but the Spurs board must take a share of the blame

Rugby League

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'A club legend' - Warriors pays tribute to Green Vigo, who has died aged 75

Matt Peet applauds the Wigan Warriors fans

'I'm pleased' - Warriors boss Peet delivers verdict on Castleford win

Crime

Mark Byatt pleaded guilty to attempting sexual communication with a girl under the age of 16

Man, 55, invited under-age girl to his home for sex

Toby Woods is on bail until his first Bolton Crown Court appearance in March

Attempted robbery and attack charges brought against local man

Steven Gregory is set to go on trial at Tameside Magistrates' Court in late April

Man denies eight breaches of sexual harm prevention order

Mitchell Unsworth was granted bail by Manchester and Salford magistrates

Child sex communication charge brought against man, 27

Wigan and Leigh Magistrates' Court

Wigan's week in court

A Ford Focus similar to the stolen one driven dangerously by Jordan Liptrot

Young dangerous driver learns his fate

What's On

Medals for this year's Run Wigan Festival

Running festival medals revealed
The medals have been revealed ahead of this year’s Run Wigan Festival.
Gaynor Clarke

RETRO - Looking back at how Wiganers have celebrated Chinese New Year.

RETRO: Chinese New Year celebrations in Wigan over the years

Nightclubbers on Wigan's King Street in August and September 2014

Pints are plenty at the annual Wigan CAMRA Beer Festival

CAMRA gears up for annual beer festival

Michael (Pearce Quigley) and Kacey (Lauren Patel) in the new comedy Small Prophets (Picture: BBC/Hot Olives Productions)

Small Prophets is a magical, comical delight full of the weirdness of life

Your World Wigan

Health and wellbeing coach Jen hosting a wellbeing session

Wigan-based CIC hosts confidence and self-respect evening for women

Join Albert the Bear and Team Three Wishes at this year's Run Wigan Festival

Rallying call for fund-raisers to join ‘Team Three Wishes’ at Run Wigan Festival

IMAGE CAPTION: left to right, standing in front of yellow (gas) and blue (water) pipes - Jo Power, Programme Manager, United Utilities; Aaron Ashbarry, Managing Director, PGL Pipelines; Gareth Lloyd, Streetworks Manager, Cadent; Michael McEllin, Senior Project Manager, United Utilities; Charlotte Robinson, Site Manager, Network Plus.

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Alan and Marjorie Greenwood at Ash Tree House Care Home

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Wigan-born veterinary nurse Louise Jamieson, who now runs a mobile vet service across the borough.

A Wigan mobile vet service is supporting elderly and vulnerable pet owners

Charity Night

Charity night to support veterans and families

Lifestyle

Swan and Railway was named Wigan CAMRA Pub of the Year

CAMRA award winners 2026

Pictures of pupils at Winstanley St Aidan's and Wrightington St Joseph's RC Primary Schools

Winstanley St Aidan's and Wrightington St Joseph's pupils pictured in 2013

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Retro

A familiar face amongst the fans at Central Park is actor Geoffrey Hughes with curly hair who at the time was playing binman Eddie Yeats in Coronation Street. A scene from television series "Fallen Hero" filmed at Central Park on Monday 31st of July 1978 starring Del Henney as Gareth Hopkins a Welsh rugby union player who turns down the chance of an international cap and goes north to rugby league for cash. The script was by Wigan writer Brian Finch.

A wonderful collection of Wigan sporting celebrations and awards pictures from 1...
This nostalgia-packed gallery is taking readers back 48 years to 1978, and presents pictures of a variety of sporting awards being celebrated and the filming of a rugby TV show written by a Wiganer.
Michelle Adamson

The Bowling Green pub on Wigan Lane with gentlemens hair cutting and shaving saloon attached at the turn of the 20th century.

Take a look at these vintage views of Wigan to compare with today

People and places pictured in Wigan Road, Ashton and Bryn over more than a centu...

A celebration of Wigan Market Street with more than 100 years' worth of pictures

Amy Lavin, four, and James Hoare, four, right, exchange cards and gifts

Cute and rare pictures from a Valentine's event at Nunu Nursery Wigan in 2013

Puzzles

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Homes & Gardens

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Natalie Dixon

A published drawing of the proposed development

Flats plan for car park rejected by councillors

A shopper carrying red sale bags marked with a bold percentage sign, symbolising seasonal discounts and bargain hunting

Free Top Buys email finds the best UK deals this February

An aerial view of the 38-bedroomed Lock 20 Foyer at Ince

Handover ceremony for new foyer for young homeless adults

The area off Tyldesley Road where Bellway wanted to build homes

Councillors give thumbs down to 83-home estate blueprint

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Ross Kemp will return to EastEnders as Grant Mitchell

Ross Kemp to return to Eastenders as Grant makes ‘dramatic return’

Edith Bowman made a tearful plea for help

Edith Bowman pleas for missing case containing grandfather’s ashes

Gordon and Holly Ramsay arrive for her wedding to Adam Peaty at Bath Abbey

Gordon Ramsay says claim he was a bully to in-laws ‘absolute nonsense’

Sir Ian McKellen, with a painting of himself that was sold at the event with the money going to the Peter Tatchell Foundation, arriving to attend the Attitude 101 Awards at the Rosewood Hotel, central London.

Painting of Sir Ian McKellen raises cash for Peter Tatchell Foundation

People

Some of the staff members at the celebration ceremony of Wigan and Leigh Hospice receiving a Believe Star from Wigan Council, held at Wigan Town Hall.

Hospice awarded Believe Square star
Wigan and Leigh Hospice has been honoured with a prestigious Believe Square star.
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Simms Road Inn has undergone a major refurbishment

Pub to re-open following major refurbishment

Police responded to reports of suspected gunshots

Residents evacuated after reports of suspected gunshots

Opinion

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Alan Carr and Susie Dent host Secret Genius on Channel 4 (Picture: Jack Barnes/Channel 4)

Secret Genius bypasses the brain and goes straight to the heart

An aerial view of the flooding impacting the area around Templeton Road, Platt Bridge, on January 1.

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Business

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Firm unveils new truck wrapped in Sir Billy Boston livery

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Stop overpaying for postage – free tool finds cheaper prices fast

More hospitality will be a key part of the Factory Floor

Latest Cotton Works chapter is unveiled and it includes games and hospitality

A picture posted on the I'm From Wigan Facebook page by Claire Elizabeth Heath of the supposed fire at Heinz which proved nothing of the sort

Heinz factory 'blaze' a trick of the light

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Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC.

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The UK and its allies have blamed the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on the Russian government.

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FBI seizes vehicle in search for missing Nancy Guthrie

UK Trending

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A window vac is one of those gadgets that will make you wonder how you managed without one

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Snuggle up under a heated blanket and let the rest of the winter slip away unnoticed

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Complyance’s new funding will accelerate GTM expansion and continue the company’s market-leading agentic AI innovation.

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Adapt & Drive will launch from Monday 2nd February, available initially through selected car dealers across the UK.

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