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  • 1 day ago | wigantoday.net | Gaynor Clarke

    Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowFed-up bosses are calling for fencing to stop the anti-social behaviour which has plagued two Wigan sports clubs. Matches have been cancelled and training sessions disrupted at Scot Lane playing fields, while there are even fears someone could be killed by vehicles driving across pitches. AFC Wigan and Wigan Bulldogs ARLFC say the pitches have been a target for anti-social behaviour for years.

  • 2 days ago | wigantoday.net | Gaynor Clarke

    Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA dawn raid was carried out at a property in Wigan by police investigating the supply of class A drugs. Officers from the Wigan and Scholes neighbourhood policing team executed a warrant in Scholes early on Tuesday morning. It was part of their efforts to crack down on organised crime groups and drugs lines in the area.

  • 2 days ago | wigantoday.net | Gaynor Clarke

    Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA coroner has written to a Wigan GP practice highlighting his concerns after an inquest into a toddler’s death. Michael Pemberton presided over a four-day jury inquest looking into what happened to 22-month-old Hailey Thompson, from Ashton. She was diagnosed with tonsillitis and then a viral upper respiratory tract infection at Ashton Medical Practice.

  • 2 days ago | wigantoday.net | Gaynor Clarke

    Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565Visit Shots! nowA relieved mum has thanked members of the community who helped to find her missing son. The alarm was raised when the schoolboy went missing in Westleigh on Monday night. Emergency services were called, with witnesses reporting the police helicopter was searching the area and drones were being used. The boy’s mum shared a photograph of her son on social media as she appealed for help to find him.

  • 3 days ago | wigantoday.net | Gaynor Clarke

    Excited children tucked into delicious food as they enjoyed a special breakfast with the Easter Bunny. The community came together at The One House in Aspull for the Easter event, which was attended by 13 children and 13 adults. They each received a chocolate egg from the Easter Bunny when they arrived, before enjoying a breakfast of pancakes with chocolate and strawberries, bananas, crumpets and sausages, as well as juice, milk or water.

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Gaynor Clarke
Gaynor Clarke @GClarkeWIG
16 Oct 24

RT @ShevCommunity: ❤️ Our defib appeal has made the news! Thanks @WigToday reporter @GClarkeWIG for telling volunteer Andrew’s story. Pl…

Gaynor Clarke
Gaynor Clarke @GClarkeWIG
12 Jun 24

This week's Wigan Observer is now in the shops and comes with an eight-page pull-out celebrating @WiganWarriorsRL Challenge Cup win, plus more in sport with reports, opinion, latest news and pictures of the match, behind-the-scenes, celebrations and fans. @WigToday

Gaynor Clarke
Gaynor Clarke @GClarkeWIG
26 Mar 24

Wigan's hospitals have a new - but familiar - face at the helm. It was great to meet Mary Fleming and hear all about her plans for @WWLNHS https://t.co/nRb9tdhRGY