Nick Fairhurst News Today

The curtain goes up this week at Wigan Little Theatre on a timeless classic musical.

Pictures from a variety of fund-raising events, along with other stories that we covered in Wigan back in 2007.

Wigan is home to hundreds of historic buildings that have been listed.

Fund-raisers, recycling robots and shopping centre openings all hit the headlines 16 years ago. These are some of the events covered by our photographers in 2007.

With the first of three bank holidays in May coming up this weekend, many will be looking at how best to spend their time.And there are plenty of entertinaing events taking place locally this weekend, some for families, others for adults only.

A talent competition, school prom, balloon release, Wigan Warriors players and the return of an Aspull icon are some of the events our photographers covered back in 2008.

Back in 2005 our photographer Nick Fairhurst took to the skies in a small plane and took photographs as he flew over Wigan, capturing fasincating images of the town centre and surrounding areas.

A colourful collection of photographs from events covered by our photographers in 2008.

Taking you back 18 years to 2005, when our photographer Nick Fairhurst captured a selection of images from a small plane in the skies of Wigan borough.