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New health and wellbeing centre set to replace 'dilapidated' doctors surgery 'It's a big bonus to the area.' 19:08, 28 MAY 2021 View from the car park of the new Aspull Health and Wellbeing Centre (Image: QAD Architects) For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourpriva...

Cllr Chris Ready, cabinet member for communities, and leader of Wigan Council, Cllr David Molyneux A £2MILLION fund will help community organisations, groups and clubs disrupted by the pandemic get back up and running. Open to bids from all grassroots and voluntary initiatives, the council's Our Community Recovery Fund (OCRF) was unveiled as part of the authority's 2021/22 budget. A first round of applications – with allocations of up to £500 available – will open in the next few weeks with further slots available throughout the next 12 months. Potential recipients are being enc...

Following a break last year, Wigan In Bloom returns for 2021 with lots of opportunities for residents. The annual competition brings together groups from across the community to demonstrate their ability to create and maintain attractive environments that benefit residents and visitors alike. The aim is to improve surroundings through the imaginative use of trees, shrubs, flowers and landscaping. It also helps to create a more sustainable environment. Cllr Chris Ready, cabinet member for communities and neighbourhoods, said: “It is brilliant to see In Bloom will be taking place this...

LOCAL heroes across the borough will be recognised at an awards ceremony in June.

Pic: Pixabay HOUSEHOLDS across the borough are being urged to take part in history and fill in the census later this month. The information provided not only helps authorities make plans for public services, it is used for generations to come as a snapshot of our communities. Alex Miller, Wigan Council’s archives and local studies lead officer, says the national surveys are a vital tool for historians, allowing them to jump back in time. He said: “Census records are the bread and butter for anyone tracing their family trees back through the generations. “Expert volunteers at W...