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The gap between the employment rate of 50 to 64-year-olds and younger workers is at its narrowest in at least 25 years, new research suggests.

A woman has admitted to an horrific knife attack in Leigh - but says she was not intending to commit GBH.

In that pre-Christmas TV lull, between the end of the big Autumn dramas and the beginning of the festive schedules, the programme guides are a wasteland of nonsense, but this week a little gem of documentary really stood out.

On Saturday, November 23, a special £2m fund opened to help communities across the UK join in with The National Lottery’s 25th birthday celebrations.

Thousands of hens will be hopping on a sleigh towards their new forever homes this festive season, hoping to find a cosy coop at the bottom of a garden in which to spend the rest of their days - and rehomings are taking place in the Wigan area.

Wigan traffic police say a Leigh woman may have been run over and killed by her own car.

Your name is something that stays with you throughout your life, so picking out the perfect moniker for your new bundle of joy can be a tough decision.

Wigan’s parliamentary candidates for the upcoming election have been announced – and here they set out to convince voters to lend them their vote.

Christmas food can be the highlight of the seasonal period, but if you have dogs in the house then there are certain popular festive foods that could make them ill.

A borough GP has been given a top honour for his work with patients and his leadership.

A driver and passenger fled after their car crashed into two parked vehicles and through a garden fence.

Nicola Parker writes about finding a herbal hug, a sunny herb or the bitter truth