When eight-year-old Evie from Hindley saw litter around her estate, she decided to take action. Joined by her dad, she spent her weekend collecting rubbish to make the area safer for pets and wildlife.
When eight-year-old Evie from Hindley saw litter around her estate, she decided to take action. Joined by her dad, she spent her weekend collecting rubbish to make the area safer for pets and wildlife.
If you’ve been down Gerard Street in Ashton-in-Makerfield lately, you might have noticed a spectacular new mural that’s turning heads. Local artist Scott Willcock, better known as Snow Graffiti, has created a piece of Wigan’s history which highlights Ashton's surprising links with the Titanic.
This week, Wigan & Leigh Hospice is taking part in Hospice Care Week 2025, a nationwide campaign led by Hospice UK to celebrate the incredible work hospices do across the country.
A song is being recorded at The Brick Community Stadium which will then be shown on World Homelessness Day on 10th October.
24 hour pianothon at Sunshine House in Wigan raises over £1,000 for Wigan and Leigh Hospice and Macmillan Cancer Care.
The annual Wigan Borough Business Awards, celebrate innovation, achievement, and community impact across the borough.
Grassroots rugby league and community combat sports were the big winners at this year’s Believe Sports Awards ceremony at The Edge, Wigan.
Bargain Booze in Ashton in Makerfield is already brewing up something spooky! This Halloween, the shop will be transformed for its 9th annual Fright Night – raising funds for Wigan’s Special Care Baby Unit
An eye-catching new sculpture is to be the the centrepiece of a new water feature in Haigh Hall’s iconic walled gardens. ‘Snail on Me’, will be unveiled on Saturday 13th September.
The garden was unveiled on World Suicide Prevention Day and honours the late Terry Newton, the former Wigan Warriors player, who took his life in 2010.