Wigan mum Sonia Hughes has shared her determination to make memories with her family after being told her cancer has returned.
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A volunteer group at Hindley station has been recognised for helping people with additional needs travel with confidence while reducing social isolation in the community.
More than £2,300 has been raised in memory of Jamie Highton through a charity football match and fundraising challenge by his mum, alongside the unveiling of a memorial bench at the French lake where he died aged 19.
Makerfield voters will head to the polls on June 18 in a high-profile by-election featuring Andy Burnham, Reform UK challenger Robert Kenyon and a list of candidates from across the political spectrum.
Andy Burnham, Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon, celebrity rows, Elon Musk and even a man dressed as a fox, here’s every candidate and the latest twists in the Makerfield by-election.
Wigan MP Lisa Nandy has written to The Heaton Group and Wigan Council urging support for the future of Wigan Roller Rink.
Nigel Farage and Rupert Lowe have both visited the constituency as the battle for Makerfield intensifies ahead of next month’s crucial by-election.
Wigan music icon Richard Ashcroft has joined the judging panel for a children’s art competition ahead of this year's Light Night Wigan, where winning designs will be turned into illuminated displays.
Ashton-in-Makerfield has become a media base, with reporters everywhere, with even Andy Burnham’s shorts adding a talking point as Wigan finds itself in the national spotlight.
Holly Prince, a young girl from Hindley who died aged five from a rare form of childhood cancer, has inspired 35 Holly’s Hearts runners to take on their first half marathon challenge.
