The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday
The partner of the England footballer Emile Heskey has been held at knifepoint while thieves ransacked the couple's home. Heskey, 30, a striker who plays for Wigan Athletic, was at training when his mansion in Hale, Greater Manchester, was targeted – the latest in a string of burglaries of footballers' homes.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 03/06/2008
A 75-year-old man from Wigan, Greater Manchester, is charged with the murder of his wife.
Cllr Iain Lindley's Diary (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Over at Vote UK there’s been a lot of discussion about stand-out results in various areas. I had a quick run through some local results and here’s my pick for a stand-out result in Greater Manchester: Wigan MBC, Lowton East Ward 2007 result Jonathan Miller (Community Action) 1418 (43.17%) Susan Greensmith (Labour) 1085 (33.03%) Jeanette Leigh (Conservative) 782 (23.81%) Majority 333 - [...]
Evening Standard (Free subscription) | 22/04/2008
A woman whose toyboy ex-lover tricked her into becoming a getaway driver while he carried out a plan to rob a bank spoke out about her ordeal today. Jacqueline Jolley reluctantly agreed to give her on-off boyfriend Carl Benson, 30, and his friend a lift into Wigan, Greater Manchester, after he said he needed to go the benefits office
ICMCC Newspage (Free subscription) | 16/04/2008
“IT which reduces infection control alert times from six hours to six seconds is being deployed to help in the battle against ‘superbugs’ at Wigan Wrightington and Leigh NHS Trust in North-west England.” Article e-Health Insider, 16 April 2008
Sky News (Free subscription) | 21/12/2007
Wigan Athletic have lost part of their High Court battle over a £300,000 policing bill.Mr Justice Mann said it was "vital" for the club and Greater Manchester Police to get together before each season to reach agreement on policing costs.
Manchester Evening News (Free subscription) | 21/12/2007
WIGAN Athletic Football Club has failed to see off Greater Manchester Police in their High Court battle over policing bills.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 21/12/2007
A high court judge has ruled against the Latics in their lengthy battle over policing bills
Minimalist poet, minimalist lifesty (Free subscription) | 09/12/2007
Firefighters helped operate on a man who was rushed to hospital after getting a metal ring stuck on the end of his penis. Doctors at Royal Wigan Infirmary in Greater Manchester put out the alert after fearing the man faced amputation as the ring cut off his blood supply. Two firefighters used a mini hand grinder to cut through the ring during a 20-minute procedure. It is understood the man, aged in...
MND/BlogWonks: Your Alternate Daily (Free subscription) | 09/12/2007
Fire fighters in the United Kingdom used a hand grinder to remove a metal ring from a man's penis 2 days ago. They had been summoned after doctors at the Royal Wigan Infirmary in Greater Manchester became worried that the man may have required amputation of the penis as the ring was cutting off the [...]
Anorak News (Free subscription) | 06/12/2007
TO the Royal Wigan Infirmary in Greater Manchester where a man has got a metal ring stuck on the end of his penis. News is that the man faced amputation as the ring cut off his blood supply. What to do? Grease? A signed photo of Anthea Turner? Or two firefighters and a mini hand grinder? No [...]
Slog (Free subscription) | 06/12/2007
Cockrings are great sex toys, but ... Firefighters helped operate on a man who was rushed to hospital after getting a metal ring stuck on the end of his penis. Doctors at Royal Wigan Infirmary in Greater Manchester put out the alert after fearing the man faced amputation as the ring cut off his blood supply. Two firefighters used a mini hand grinder to cut through the ring during a 20-minute procedure....
bog-brush (Free subscription) | 06/12/2007
Firefighters helped operate on a man who was rushed to hospital after getting a metal ring stuck on the end of his penis. Doctors at Royal Wigan Infirmary in Greater Manchester put out the alert after fearing the man faced amputation as the ring cut off his blood supply. Two firefighters used a mini hand grinder to [...]
BBC News (Free subscription) | 14/11/2007
A man who died in custody in Greater Manchester is identified as a 25-year-old from Wigan.
Sky News (Free subscription) | 08/10/2007
Premier League football team Wigan Athletic have accused the police of unfair tactics at its home games.The club says Greater Manchester Police trebled the cost of policing matches at the JJB stadium and is asking a High Court judge to referee a legal battle over a bill approaching £300,000.
