Police have arrested two people in raids across Wigan today (24/8/10) as part of an operation to crack a major drug dealing gang. Warrants were executed at five addresses in Golborne and Platt Bridge as part of Operation Delmas. Led by the North West Regional Crime Unit, the raids were supported by armed officers from [...]

Swine flu has spread rapidly across Wigan since the borough’s first case was officially confirmed on July 4. Although the Ashton, Leigh and Wigan NHS Trust did not disclose any details about the patient, it was rumoured to be someone from Standish. Until they fell ill the Trust had been dealing only with ‘possible’ and [...]