New Year start planned for town’s civic hub

Work on Wigan’s showpiece new library and swimming pool is on course to start in January, the council confirmed today.

Behind the scenes a lot of advance work has been taking place, ready for the day builders move in to start work on the new civic hub that is set to transform the face of the town.

Worsley Mesnes explosion – residents return

Residents who were forced to leave the homes in a block of council-owned flats in Wigan over the weekend have been given the all-clear to return today (Wednesday 3 December)).

Building, transforming, improving – The future of education takes shape

Building on the successes of the past – transforming into a bright new future. These are the guiding principles of Wigan Council’s most exciting and far-reaching plan to re-shape secondary education in our borough.