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Editor’s Choice Community Sports Arts & Culture What's on Home & Garden

Members July 30, 2026 by bradley-woodcock in Community

82 is just a number. At Winstanley Walkers, the pitch doesn't ask your age

In Wigan, the Winstanley Walkers prove that the only thing that ages is the idea that you should stop.

Members July 30, 2026 in Community

Colour, community and connection: Leigh Pride returns for sixth year

Walton's Summit (Photo by Nicholas Keyworth)

Members September 1, 2025 in Heritage

The canal to Westhoughton Pier

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The Stories - Brought to Life exhibition at MediaCity

Members June 11, 2025 by tether in Arts & Culture

National Portrait Gallery brings digital spectacle to Salford’s waterfront

MediaCityUK hosts high-tech art show featuring historical icons

June 9, 2025 by lois-barnett in Community

Fighting loneliness through cups of tea and conversation

In a small backroom behind a Wigan charity shop, tea, laughter and quiet kindness offer a powerful response to loneliness.

Members June 8, 2025 by lois-barnett in Arts & Culture

Joe Kiney Whitmore’s silent aria exhibition fuses the two worlds of art and music

The two forms fused seamlessly, inviting the audience to feel the melody not just in sound, but within the artwork itself. Each note, rhythm, and pause of silence seemed to resonate through the space, blending together in both form and feeling.

An illustration of Sarah Dunscombe-Berry with her Irish rescue Mercy, who died recently

Members June 4, 2025 by michael-wilkinson in Community

A dog called Mercy: the rescue that changed everything

How one Irish rescue dog sparked a £65,000 mission of love and why her memory still inspires Westhoughton's Sarah Dunscombe-Berry to help others.

The first electric train leaves Wigan North Western station on Tuesday

Members June 4, 2025 by tether in Community

First electric train runs between Wigan and Bolton in £100m upgrade milestone

Successful test run of electric train between Wigan and Bolton signals a greener, more reliable rail future for Westhoughton residents, rail operators say.