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Wigan on Pointless
OK, probably showing my/our ignorance here, but my mum and I were watching BBC's 'Pointles...
CanalAli 4 372 14th Jun 2025, 21:08
tonker
Billy Bostons, Royal Marine, Brother.
Just received this email Has anyone any information or can give me a contact for someone ...
admin 18 649 14th Jun 2025, 19:25
admin
Broadwings Birds of Prey?
I remember there was a place in Ashton Heath area called the above, but can't find anythin...
wnwanderer 1 157 13th Jun 2025, 23:02
First Mate
LPG
Had a surprise from Calor today saying the price of a litre of gas is going up 5 p + vat. ...
frecky 3 201 13th Jun 2025, 21:03
tonker
Primrose Farm pub
Today was the AGM of the ' Old spokes Wheelie' club, Our cycling team, We had it in the Pr...
tomplum 11 334 13th Jun 2025, 18:37
roylew
Wigan -- is -- The Land of Pies
Tonker will love this one, it is about his favourite Town, and it is set to music [url=htt...
a proud latics supporter 10 343 13th Jun 2025, 17:01
retep1949
SUPERSTITIONS
For many people, these are real and they believe in them as warnings of bad luck. These a...
mollie m 33 831 13th Jun 2025, 07:29
PeterP
Grocers in scholes
Can anyone please help more than fifty years ago there was a grocers shop a bit lower down...
mick.moran 1 220 12th Jun 2025, 22:43
surfer_tom
Swan neckers.
Why is it when there is a disaster in foreign climates...the swan neckers turn out in thei...
Billinge Biker 4 276 12th Jun 2025, 20:25
tomplum
One Legged Jockey
A jockey falls from his horse during the Grand National and his leg is so badly damaged th...
tonker 7 248 12th Jun 2025, 20:21
tomplum
Plummy
How's your site, WR, going on?
basil brush 12 728 12th Jun 2025, 13:25
basil brush
Arise - Sir Billy Boston
"Billy Boston is to become Rugby League's first ever knight" Well done Billy, and it's ...
a proud latics supporter 7 391 12th Jun 2025, 10:55
basil brush
Taxis
TTS. Why are local taxi firms selling out to the South Wales outfit Veezu?
gaffer 14 385 11th Jun 2025, 20:35
tonker
have you ever wondered
How much sh1t is in the post today, I offer no apology for admitting to posting some mysel...
tomplum 4 324 9th Jun 2025, 10:49
basil brush
Iron man road closures Sun 8.6.25
There are road closures this Sunday for the annual Ironman races but I cannot find details...
mortarmillbill 15 420 9th Jun 2025, 10:05
PeterP
Immigrants, including ........
......... the illegals after being granted asylum, are to be given jobs working in the...
tonker 4 333 9th Jun 2025, 08:49
kathpressey
Brassed off
The Greenfields brass bands event in on this Friday 13th June , get the train from Wigan...
tomplum - 152 8th Jun 2025, 23:48
tomplum
"Goin' Anywhere Naaaaice"? ........
......... "[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sUMNgQAy44]Aye, t'Blackpoo' laaaaike"!
tonker 5 267 8th Jun 2025, 13:30
basil brush
Isle of Man TT 2025
Poor weather has caused delays to schedule up to now. Nonetheless, a 133 mph qualifying...
tonker 49 786 8th Jun 2025, 11:42
Billinge Biker
Anyone Else
Keep getting internet pages freezing and the message "page unresponsive" you can wait f...
basil brush 9 262 8th Jun 2025, 11:23
basil brush
News Report .......
......... about a woman hanging around the local park. She's regularly seen loitering ar...
tonker 4 394 8th Jun 2025, 00:06
Owd Codger
ELON MUSK
The richest man in the world! I read today that he’s lost $45bn in net worth. Forty fi...
mollie m 7 340 7th Jun 2025, 15:38
First Mate
a good cafe ruined
Our cycling gang ' the wheelie old spokes' ventured down the canal to Manchester and stop...
tomplum - 231 6th Jun 2025, 23:01
tomplum
CREEPING and KOWTOWING has paid off.
I see David Bekham is going to get a Knighthood!!! After years of kowtowing to the late Qu...
admin 8 299 6th Jun 2025, 22:16
tomplum
Scandinavia with Simon Reeve.
Series 1 episode 3 BBC. Highlights the change in Sweden from a peace loving country to ...
gaffer - 151 6th Jun 2025, 20:27
gaffer
Help please!! Town Centre shop?
I have not been into the town centre for a while. Can anyone tell me if the little shop in...
fedup 3 341 6th Jun 2025, 16:35
fedup
Is this woman a councillor
of F/B Maureen O'Bern · Yesterday I received a call from Wigan CID to say I had b...
basil brush 9 413 6th Jun 2025, 10:13
a proud latics supporter
Well..........
i have not posted for a few days because i was verbally abused and, attacked by plummys la...
basil brush 15 481 6th Jun 2025, 09:48
basil brush
Walk into town
Walking from NW Station to near the Moon under Water leaves little to be desired. Our MP ...
roylew - 121 5th Jun 2025, 16:08
roylew
Nuisance phone calls
I've recieved about 20 phone calls for free heating advice over the last two weeks. I bloc...
Pyeyta 1 186 5th Jun 2025, 14:44
peter g
Doesn't happen often.
Congratulations to my in- laws Clifford and Jean Entitle of Hindley. Married 70 years ago ...
Billinge Biker 4 232 5th Jun 2025, 08:22
Billinge Biker
Ronnie Pickering .......
.......... "Who"? https://i.ibb.co/qMFdm98s/IMG-0988-1.png]
tonker 12 625 5th Jun 2025, 00:07
tonker
Today in Court ..........
Two blokes got caught stealing a calendar. They got six months each!
tonker 2 170 4th Jun 2025, 21:58
tomplum
REPEAT PRESCRIPTIONS
Just in case anyone doesn’t know, you can no longer order your repeat prescriptions dire...
mollie m 40 808 4th Jun 2025, 21:03
mollie m
Squirrels ........
........ and Nuts ! https://scontent-man2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/502620698_10...
tonker 4 260 3rd Jun 2025, 08:56
Billinge Biker
Breaking News .......
....... Chaos in Liverpool as [url=https://youtu.be/S35l_ytapng]car is driven into crowd!...
tonker 42 1,181 3rd Jun 2025, 00:09
Owd Codger
Tom's Hedgehogs
Tom, not heard much recently about your house guests. Are they still around?
admin 4 239 2nd Jun 2025, 22:28
tomplum
Where's me wench ?
Mollie , ok I get you love cats and I don't but, All relationships have issues, What ab...
tomplum 9 414 1st Jun 2025, 23:09
tomplum
Devasted...........
I went into a Wetherspoons, and they have stopped doing steaks and mixed grills. I had man...
basil brush 10 534 1st Jun 2025, 09:40
tomplum
A few
Surprises here, Platt Vegas, Marsh Green [url=https://www.wigantoday.net/lifestyle/home...
basil brush - 275 31st May 2025, 13:09
basil brush