Council engineers plan to open up Sovereign Road, opposite the Lidl supermarket on Darlington Street. This will allow traffic coming into town from Lower Ince to bypass the busy crossroads at a new priority give-way junction. This then makes the existing crossroads more efficient for all other traffic
Plans to open up Sovereign Road to traffic entering Wigan from the A573 through Lower Ince
Hospital wards close to visitors
WIGAN Infrimary is off limits to visitors following the outbreak of the potentially deadly Norovirus.
Death probe ongoing
TESTS are still on-going in a bid to establish the cause of a Wigan woman’s death.
Moses is a wanted man
LATICS will do all they can to hold on to Victor Moses after cashed-up QPR made their move for the wing wizard.
Alert over dangerous rail thefts
POLICE are on the look out for six rail detonators which were stolen from a building site.
Lack of skills is keeping people jobless
ONE in two Wiganers attending a flagship back-to-work programme have insufficient literacy and numeracy skills to gain a job, and 21 per cent have three or more major barriers to employment.
Dog fouling on the rise
WHILE complaints of litter and fly-posting have decreased, reports of dog fouling in the borough are on the rise.
Diouf Wigan links rumble on
MAME Biram Diouf continues to claim Wigan Athletic are one of a number of clubs chasing his signature.
Wigan sign Beausejour
JEAN Beausejour is Wigan Athletic’s first signing of the January transfer window.
Whelan confident of staying up
DAVE Whelan remains confident there is enough quality and fight in the Wigan Athletic squad to get the club out of its current trouble.
Shock exit for Diame
MOMO Diame will be on his way back to Wigan sooner than expected after Senegal crashed out of the African Nations Cup at the first hurdle.
Crews join forces for crash test
FIREFIGHTERS from Wigan took part in a huge training exercise which saw a road crash involving 10 cars and three HGVs put around 60 firefighters into action.
Inquiry is launched into teen’s death
A 17-year-old prisoner has died after being found hanging in his cell, the Prison Service have announced.
Tax benefits on the rise
ELEVEN per cent of Wigan’s population are receiving council tax benefit and eight per cent housing benefit according to the latest figures.
Cot duvet cover tragedy of baby
A WIGAN baby died after she was found in her cot inside a duvet cover.
Council backed by ombudsman
PLANNERS have been cleared of malpractice over one of Wigan’s worst eyesores.
Bedford High School pupils remember their predecessors who fought and died in wars
Bedford High School has restored an important piece of local history: a brass plaque commemorating over a hundred young men from what was then Leigh Boys’ Grammar School who fought and died for their country in two world wars.
Female muggers hunted
TWO women kicked another to the floor in a violent robbery in Golborne.
Woman found dead in garden
THE body of a 51-year-old woman has been found in her garden in Worsley Hall.
Wigan deny Maynard bid
WIGAN Athletic have confirmed that, contrary to heavy media speculation, no official bid has been made to Bristol City for striker Nicky Maynard and there have been no official talks with the player or the club.
Dad finds spider in his beans
WHEN one Wigan man tucked into a late breakfast of sausage and beans, he didn’t bargain on getting a side order of spider too.
Roberto gets £5million to spend
ROBERTO Martinez has been given the green light by Dave Whelan to splash the cash in an attempt to preserve Wigan Athletic’s Premier League status.
Town Hall pensions bust-up
WIGAN Council today accused a pressure group of using “distorted” statistics in a row over taxpayer contributions to the town hall pension scheme.
Homes plan for Orica blast site
ARTIST impressions have been released of a new housing estate on the former site of former Orica and ICI Roburite explosives works.
Number of potholes going down
A COMBINATION of mild weather and new materials has led to a dramatic decrease in the cost of pothole repairs in Wigan.
