Horwich

Titanic hero who kept the lights on as liner sank

Electrician William Parr, who was born in Wigan, kept working as the ocean liner split in two.

A Bolton mum says she feels her son is suspended from his primary school when teachers 'can't cope'.

A suspect is taken into custody after a man broke into the homes of two elderly women in Bolton.

Residents of a Bolton town say its wrong they have no power to object when homes are divided up.

Linda Wilson is being given a civic honour after three decades of helping pupils across the road.

It is hoped that the hungry grazing herd of rare Exmoor ponies will ultimately boost local wildlife.

The man, aged in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene, Lancashire Police say.

The frequency of the 132 service between Wigan and the Trafford Centre will also be doubled

Developers will be able to buy biodiversity "units" to offset environmental harm from their projects.

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