Public urged to have their say on 'ambitious' plans for the future of Greater Manchester borough Ashton-in-Makerfield town centre transformation project seeks views Caddick wins 360,000 sq ft Wigan industrial consent Ashton-in-Makerfield (Greater Manchester) weather Council grants green light on Ashton Park scheme that could create hundreds of jobs A reader's photograph shows the immediate aftermath of a Wigan road smash at a notorious accident blackspot Woman rushed to hospital after blaze breaks out in home New Aldi store set to open in in Ashton-in-Makerfield A wonderfully nostalgic collection of pictures from Ashton St Edmund Arrowsmith High taken between 1996 and 2003 New Aldi store opens its doors in town with special guest New support group set up for women in Ashton-in-Makerfield Council reveals plans for a new public square with market stalls An Olympic bronze medallist is set to open brand new Aldi store in Wigan Road blocked due to 'building fire' A spectacular bird's eye view of a Wigan community courtesy of a reader's drone camera Police appeal after reported farm burglary in Ashton-in-Makerfield A Wigan Irish club is preparing to host its 39th St Patrick's Day parade New Holocaust memorial garden set to open in Ashton-in-Makerfield following project See how a hospitality chief plans to transform a Wigan pub and bring an Ashton one back to life after 11 years An appeal has been set up to help residents of a Wigan street affected by the New Year's Day floods A fabulous picture gallery featuring the St Patrick's Day parade in Ashton town centre organised by the Brian Boru Club A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary after someone tried smashing their way into a Wigan bank Wigan bar under fire from neighbours applies for longer opening hours Charity Tetris Tournament Comes to Wigan this Christmas 39th St Patrick's Day parade 'Nightmare' bungalow described as 'terrifying fever dream' goes on sale for £495,000 - here's a look inside Aldi to open new store in Greater Manchester next month Rowland acquires seven-acre Wigan site with eye on 90 homes Caddick Secures Green Light for £46m Ashton Park Industrial Scheme Man in critical condition after being struck by car A picture profile The Hamlet at The Three Sisters Reacreation Area in Ashton Police tape off main road following reports of person 'hit by car' 43 stunning pictures taken of St Edmund Arrowsmith High pupils staff and events between 1996 and 2003 A Wigan man is in an induced coma after being seriously injured in car smash. Police appeal for witnesses Extra Time 'His condition remains critical but he is in excellent hands." Relatives of a road smash victim provide an update Thompson: Loving every second 'Everyone says they want change here - but for 100 years nothing has happened' These are the parades taking place across Wigan borough for Remembrance Sunday Wigan has worst food hygiene in Greater Manchester - and one in eight businesses is yet to be inspected Caddick lodges 360,000 sq ft Wigan shed plan Shops and their staff from Ashton, Pemberton, Standish and Wigan feature in this retrospective gallery from 2012 An Olympic bronze medallist was on hand to open new Aldi store in Wigan Caddick Group achieves record-breaking £606m turnover Plans submitted for new commercial scheme involving hundreds of jobs Wigan Council approves Caddick’s 360,000 sq ft industrial development Bid to transform former opticians practice into new pub moves a step closer Wigan MPs urge Angela Rayner to tackle £6m council cash delays Proposed new development will 'boost jobs market and inject millions into Wigan's economy' Sentencing of a Wigan man for sexual communications with a schoolgirl will take place in May Wigan MPs write to Angela Rayner over levelling up funding Feedback wanted on 250 homes in Wigan The public are being given the chance to have their say on regeneration works set to take place in a Wigan town centre We roll the clock back to May and June 2011 to meet shop and salon staff from Ashton. Golborne, Hindley and Standish Woman seen being rescued by boat as town turns into lake following severe flooding across Wigan Campaign to stop new housing estate access road through recreation ground 'Hand over £6m in Levelling Up cash for town now’, say borough's MPs Greater Manchester: £100m levelling up funds still available Parts of a Wigan town centre are cordoned off after a serious road accident A new round-up of Wigan borough roads closed for repairs and resurfacing in the coming weeks Len Prescott Obituary (2024) - Wigan, Lancashire - Wigan Today Devastated neighbourhoods to get piece of £2.4bn fund for flood defences Bargain £125k house with large garden in one of Greater Manchester's most sought-after areas Makerfield general election 2024 results in full Brsk launches full fibre rollout in Ashton in Makerfield and St Helen’s Another trip Down Your Way from 2011, this time taking in Ashton, Beech Hill and Gidlow Industrial estate fire - Three Sisters Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield Iceland and Home Bargains submerged following relentless night of rain M6 traffic updates as lanes shut after 'lorry sheds load' CLASS ACT: Nicol Mere Primary School, Ashton-in-Makerfield Plans for new Aldi in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan get the green light Derelict pub set to be replaced by 22 affordable flats Man left in critical condition after being hit by car in Wigan | News - Hits Radio (Liverpool) M6 updates as motorists caught in 10-mile queue after "lorry loses trailer" 'Bryn has fought this off before and will do it again.' Vows to stop an access road cut through a Wigan rec Roads flooded in St Helens and alerts in place after torrential rain Meet the teenage councillor thriving in her role General Election candidates confirmed for seats across the borough Ashton-in-Makerfield receives regeneration boost as Leigh still misses out Derelict Ashton-in-Makerfield site set to be turned into Lidl Faces and places: 33 pictures from Gerard Street, Ashton-in-Makerfield over 75 years Warrington: Man charged after death of ex-England footballer Double blow for plan to turn optician’s into a pub amid 'public nuisance' concerns Knitting group in Wigan creates items for upcoming underwater world exhibition Picture special: St Patrick's Day parade in Ashton-in-Makerfield town centre Home to four apprentices at Childcare and Community Centre Take a look inside these empty Wigan 'pub' buildings which once buzzed with life and activity Pictures from the past of Bryn Road, Ashton-in-Makerfield Police at scene of small ‘contained explosion’ in Ashton-in-Makerfield Town centre to get £6.6million overhaul after government U-turn Ashton-in-Makerfield crash: Man charged with causing boy's death Pictures from St Oswald's RC Primary School, Ashton-in-Makerfield from 1976-2013 Wigan drugs ring laundering criminal cash through ice cream parlours and takeaways scooped up by town’s anti-gang detectives Life in the close-knit Greater Manchester town where house prices are booming Aldi primes Ashton-in-Makerfield opportunity Driver who killed 'soft-hearted' teenager in Wigan jailed GALLERY: Ashton-in-Makerfield Royal British Legion Centenary NatWest branch in Ashton-in-Makerfield to close leaving town with only 2 banks I thought I'd won £11m National Lottery jackpot but will get nothing - I've had sleepless nights MEMORY LANE: vintage pictures of pupils, staff, events and visitors at St Thomas's CE Primary School, Ashton-in-Makerfield