Wigan

since 2025 › Jan › 18 (Sat) @ 08:16 UTC

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5 days ago

Wigan step up on Magic Weekend’s welcome return to St James’ Park

found 2025 › May › 04 (Sun) @ 17:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Wigan 22-20 Warrington
Warriors edge out Wolves; Huddersfield pick up first win

Wherever it sits in the calendar, Magic Weekend always has the feeling of a seismic weekend in the shaping of every side’…

14 days ago

Secrets of the baked bean: HARVEY DORSET goes inside Wigan's Heinz factory

found 2025 › Apr › 25 (Fri) @ 06:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

We find out some surprising facts about Britons' favourite bean - from laser inspections to being baked inside the can.

16 days ago

I was fined £100 for buying the wrong parking ticket but I couldn't understand the machine because it was in Welsh

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 20:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Freelance journalist Claire Hannah (pictured), 53, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, told MailOnline how her 'lovely' day trip to Betws-y-Coed, north Wales, turned into a nightmare.

17 days ago

‘Honest folk are paying for this’: the fight against Britain’s billion-pound energy heist

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 04:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

From raids on marijuana farms to illegal bitcoin miners, suppliers are finding new ways to tackle the rise in gas and electricity theft

More British households struggling with bills will resort to ene…

21 days ago

Field and Miski give Wigan derby win over Saints

found 2025 › Apr › 18 (Fri) @ 16:50 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

Jai Field and Abbas Miski score two tries apiece as Wigan Warriors beat St Helens in the Good Friday derby

Gloucester's Wade to join Wigan in cross-code switch

found 2025 › Apr › 18 (Fri) @ 15:40 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

Gloucester rugby union winger Christian Wade will join Wigan Warriors in a cross-code switch at the end of the Gallagher Premiership season.

24 days ago

Disabled man, 49, and his devoted carer, 60, drowned in icy canal while doing one of their favourite walks, inquest told

found 2025 › Apr › 15 (Tue) @ 11:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Aaron Ritchie, 49, and Ceri John Jenkins, his 60-year-old carer, both died after their bodies were found in the Leeds and Liverpool towpath in Wigan in November 2023.

31 days ago

Transgender pool player Harriet Haynes 'SUES' governing body after being banned from some female-only competitions - having won one at the weekend

found 2025 › Apr › 08 (Tue) @ 18:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Haynes, who won a women's event in Wigan on Sunday night , is taking legal action against the English Blackball Pool Federation (EBPF) in court this week, as per The Telegraph.

35 days ago

Japan-owned UK glass factory could shut if no buyer found, risking 250 jobs

found 2025 › Apr › 04 (Fri) @ 13:15 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Closure of Nippon Electric Glass plant would put further pressure on Rachel Reeves’s industrial strategy

Business live – latest updates

A glass factory in Wigan that produces fibreglass for electric ca…

52 days ago

Teenage kickboxer, 15, collapsed and died from traumatic brain injury after taking part in unsanctioned fight, inquest told

found 2025 › Mar › 18 (Tue) @ 18:54 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Alex Eastwood became seriously unwell after fighting in three two-minute rounds against an opponent at a kickboxing competition in Wigan on June 29, 2024.

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