Michael has written for publications including The Daily Telegraph, Wiltshire Times and Gloucester Citizen. He was born and grew up in Westhoughton.
From Japanese colonial warehouses to a city that couldn't face its own harbour — and the artists who spent 20 years turning it back around. Michael Wilkinson explores the extraordinary Pier-2 Art Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Daisy Hill Slimming World group donates 127 bags of clothes and raises over £3,000 for life-saving research
Sixteen pupils from the town’s primary schools have joined Westhoughton’s first Youth Council, sharing ideas on road safety, litter, and the environment.
Councillors say new artwork risks glorifying a cruel sport unless it includes a plaque remembering the dogs
Described by the mayor as tending Westhoughton's Central Park “as if it were his own garden”, Stephen Gilmore has hung up his boots after more than four decades of service. There were warm tributes at Westhoughton Town Council recently as long-serving park keeper Stephen was thanked for...
Applicant insists conversion will provide “high-quality homes for professionals,” but local representatives fear further strain on neighbourhoods
