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Gogglebox star Georgia Bell thrilled fans as she revealed she was expecting a baby on the latest episode on Friday night (March 4). The Durham-based hairdresser is expecting with her boyfriend Josh Newby. She revealed the sweet news to fans of the Channel 4 show by presenting her best friend Abbie Lynn with a toy elephant which had a recording of her baby's heartbeat inside.

Fire crews raced out to a Wigan park after a blaze broke out from a building at the site.

Ariana Grande broke down in tears on The Voice on Tuesday when it was revealed that her team members Jim and Sasha Allen were in danger of going home.After it was announced that the duo was in the bottom two they took the stage and performed I Won't Give Up by Jason Mraz to win the last chance save of the night.Ariana said she was shocked to see them in this position because they were two brilliant men.

A Lanarkshire recycling firm has handed staff a cash boost by signing up to the Government's Living Wage scheme.

For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereA 'dilapidated' pub is due to be demolished to make way for a block of flats.The former Bowling Green Hotel in Ormskirk Road, which went up for sale in 2016, is set to be knocked down for a three-storey block to be built in its place.The boarded up building on the corner of Stanley Street in Newtown, Wigan, is two storeys in height and located next to residential properties on both sides.Planning permission has been granted for the vacant building to be demolished and 10 one-bedroom apartments to be built in its place.It comes after planning permission was granted to turn the former pub building into a house with alterations to the rear nearly four years

Up to 10 consecutive days of sunshine and highs matching Malta and Greece are on the cards for the UK - as the deadly coronavirus spread forces Brits to remain at home.

Homes and businesses are at risk of flooding again with more heavy rain on the way just weeks after Storm Dennis devastated parts of Britain.

St Jude's Catholic Primary School in Wigan has sent a message to parents warning them that a woman knocking on doors and asking for money is not acting as a representative of the school.