90-year-old woman is the victim of distraction burglary
A man has stolen cash from a 90-year-old woman after he tricked his way into her home.
On Tuesday 29 April 2008, police received reports of a distraction burglary on Billinge Road, Wigan.
The man called at the victim's home between 4.15pm and 4.45pm. He explaine...More
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Armed robbery - Pemberton
Two men armed with knives and a shotgun have stolen a substantial amount of money from Lloyds TSB, Pemberton.
Shortly before 11.30am on Friday 2 May 2008, police received reports of two men armed with a large knife and a shotgun demanding money from cashiers at the ...More
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Lorry overturned-Wigan
Motorists are being advised to avoid part of the A49 in Wigan following a road traffic collision.
Police were called to Warrington Road, close to its junction with Highfield Grange Avenue at around 8.30am today, Wednesday 20 April 2008, following reports a lorry had...More
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17 year boy injured in RTC - Ashton in Makerfield
A 17-year-old boy has been left with life threatening head injuries after a road collision in Ashton in Makefield, Wigan, last night, Wednesday 23 April 2008.
Shortly after 9.30pm, the boy was riding a friend’s 125cc moped outside the Eagle and Child pub on Heath Ro...More
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Car thieves steal pensioner's Mercedes
Detectives in Wigan are hunting thieves who threatened a pensioner before stealing her £30,000 car.
At around 12.45pm on Sunday 20 April 2008, a 65-year-old woman had just parked her silver Mercedes Benz, registration BJ53 HZX, at the Asda car park on Edge Green Lan...More
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Man charged with multiple sexual abuse allegations
A 66-year-old man has been charged following allegations of historic sexual abuse.
William Green (born 16/06/1941) of Cale Lane, Aspull, Wigan has today, Thursday 17 April 2008, been charged in connection with the historic sexual abuse of eight victims.
He has be...More
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Car stolen at knifepoint - Wigan
A car was stolen at knifepoint during an armed robbery in Wigan.
Shortly after 10pm on Tuesday 15 April 2008, the owner of a blue Renault Megan was returning to her car, which was parked on the Tesco Express on Atherton Road, Hindley Green, when she was confronted b...More
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Man jailed for attempting to abduct schoolgirls
A 23-year-old man from Platt Bridge has today, Monday 14 April 2008, been convicted of attempting to abduct a number of teenage girls.
Dean Meadows, born 06/05/84 of Dartington Road, was found guilty of 10 counts of attempted abduction at Liverpool Crown Court follo...More
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Man charged in connection with bogus official burglaries - Wigan
A man has been charged in connection with a number of bogus official burglaries in Wigan.
On Saturday 12 April 2008, police were informed of five attempted burglaries in the Orrell area, which all occurred between 3.30pm and 4.30pm.
The offences occurred at Linde...More
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Major Wigan and Leigh Festivals Set to Shine On
Three of Wigan Borough’s most celebrated cultural festivals have been given the green light to enthral audiences again this summer.
Thanks to the Wigan Borough Partnership, around £50,000 worth of funding has been secured to ensure that the Wigan One World Festival ...More
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Warning after attempted bogus official burglary
Police are warning elderly residents in Wigan to be vigilant after men posing as officials from the water board targeted the home of a pensioner.
At about 9.10am on Wednesday 2 April 2008, two men knocked on the door of a 65-year-old man who lives on Antrim Close in...More
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Festival to Celebrate Wigan Borough’s Love of Dance
The finest dancers from across Wigan and Leigh are set to leap, swing and twirl into action this spring as part of Wigan Borough’s biggest dance festival, Dance Fusion.
The festival, now in its third year, is organised by Wigan Leisure and Culture Trust in partnersh...More
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Free Sundays has Wigan’s Great Engine in a Spin
Visitors to Wigan Pier Quarter will be able to see the magnificent Trencherfield Mill Engine for free every Sunday from April.
Situated in its original setting, visitors can see the mighty engine, hear talks from the engineers, and enjoy an exciting audio-visual sho...More
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Missing from home - Gemma Hammond
Merseyside Police is growing increasingly concerned about the well-being of
a girl who has been missing from her Southport home since last weekend.
14-year-old Gemma Hammond, who is also know as Gemma Griffiths, was last seen at home on Lynton Road in Southport at ...More
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Food, Glorious Food - Share Your Special Recipes
Now residents in Wigan and Leigh are being asked to share their culinary secrets and have their most beloved recipes published and served up as part of a project called ‘Eat With Strangers’.
Eat With Strangers is a special event inspired by ‘Pot Luck’, a video bein...More
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Signed football shirt stolen
Thieves stole a signed Bolton Wanderers FC shirt during a burglary in Wigan.
Sometime between 12.30pm on Saturday 2 February 2008 and 2pm on Friday 8 February 2008, the thieves broke into the offices of AWK Computers on Swan Lane, Hindley Green.
Once inside, the ...More
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Warning to residents using fake set-top boxes
Police are warning people in Wigan to be aware of illegal digital TV set-top boxes being sold in the area after over 250 were seized in a joint operation with Virgin Media.
Officers attended the Wigan Computer Fair at the Robin Park Arena on Wednesday 12 March 2008,...More
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Appeal to trace flasher - Wigan
Police in Wigan are hunting a flasher that exposed himself to a woman at the weekend.
At around 6.30pm on Sunday 16 March 2008, a 24-year-old woman was walking along the canal path next to Withington Lane, New Springs, when she was approached by a man who then expos...More
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Three cannabis farms discovered - Wigan
Around 900 cannabis plants have been recovered from three addresses in Wigan.
Shortly after 12pm on Wednesday 19 March 2008, police were called to an address on Newman Avenue, Wigan, following reports from the public that a cannabis farm had been found.
Officers ...More
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Sports Minister Swept Away by Wigan’s Street Games Success
While the nation was gripped by Sport Relief fever on Friday night, over a hundred young people from Hindley gave Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Andy Burnham a Street Games lesson.
Proving that there are great opportunities for young people to get a...More
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