Makerfield MP Josh Simons launched an online fund-raising appeal to help residents whose homes had been affected. It raised a ...

There is also disruption on the railway, with flooding between Wigan Wallgate and Headbolt Lane meaning all lines are blocked. Trains running between these stations will now start or terminate at ...

A man who lost his prized collection of "monster" fish in the New Year's Day floods has said he is "heartbroken ... The ground floor of Craig Anderson's home in Wigan was inundated in the deluge ...

People who move onto a new 470-home estate set to be built on a flood plain in Leigh will NOT ... had already been approved when Wigan’s planning committee met yesterday (Tuesday, February ...