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Wigan council has signed a deal which will bring a 144-bedroom hotel to the former Galleries shopping centre as part of a £135m redevelopment of the town centre. The authority has signed a franchise agreement for a six-storey Hampton by Hilton hotel, off Market Street in the town centre.

Wigan council leader David Molyneux attempted to soften the blow of a 4.99 per cent council rise for residents with a string of sweeteners as the authority set its budget for the year ahead last night (Wednesday February 6). On the day Chancellor Jeremy Hunt reportedly failed to produce a ‘rabit out of the hat’ in his budget, Coun Molyneux produced his own by unveiling £2million of new schemes as the full council debated the revenue budget which will increase by 7.5pc with £271m spent during 2024/25 running the authority’s services.

People in Wigan are facing a near five per cent increase in their council tax - with leaders claiming they've been 'headlocked' into imposing the rise by the government.

Demolition is set to begin as part of a redevelopment plan in Wigan town centre.

The Queen's Jubilee Birthday Honours List 2022 has been released - and features a host of incredible people from across Greater Manchester. There's a variety of amazing additions to the honours list this year, showcasing the very best the region has to officer.

Scrapping a branch of HS2 will result in ‘clear economic detriment’ to Wigan and ‘undermine’ Levelling Up commitments, local leaders say.

Council tax is expected to increase by around 3 pc from April in Wigan.

Hundreds of Wiganers braved Halloween storms to welcome a giant puppet to the town this afternoon.

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click on this link, enter your email address, and select 'MyWigan News'.Speaking after the budget meeting, council leader David Molyneux explained why the ruling Labour group decided it was time to end the council tax freeze.He said: "We've got to take the decision very carefully and very fairly."That's why we kept our council tax the lowest in Greater Manchester."It's important to us that we try to keep that cost at a minimum."We've got to deliver a balanced budget. We've got to provide the best services and the best quality of services.

Leigh Sports Village when it arrives in the UK in under 500 days.

Stockport, and £2m in a new travel hub, including a park and ride facility in Tyldesley.

For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereTwo stars will be placed in public squares in Wigan and Leigh as a 'big thank you' to NHS workers and other frontline staff for their work in the pandemic.One star will be placed in Believe Square, in front of Wigan Library, and the other star will be put outside the town hall in Leigh, the council leader said.Labour councillor David Molyneux, the leader of Wigan council, announced the plans for the two stars at a meeting held via video conference on Wednesday.He said: "When the time is right and circumstances allow, I intend that we will place two stars as a big thank you that all these people have done during this vital time in 2020 and going forward into

Wigan coronavirus testing centre are no longer being accepted due to a surge in demand.  Appointments at the Chapel Lane centre have been temporarily suspended while staff deal with a backlog in bookings, Wigan Council leader David Molyneux confirmed.  Councillor Molyneux said a large number of residents have been attempting to use the independent testing centre due to failures in the national system. It is hoped the centre will soon be back up and running as a “matter of urgency”. Council leader, David Molyneux, said: “It is absolutely unacceptable that six months into the pandemic we still haven’t got a proper testing regime in place and residents are being told to travel for miles to get a test.“The testing centre at Chapel Lane operates

Local leaders are calling on the government to ease the current coronavirus restrictions in Wigan, where the number of cases remains relatively low.There were 9.4 confirmed cases of Covid-19 per 100,000 people in the borough in the seven days up to August 15, up from 7.3 the week before.But the infection rate elsewhere in Greater Manchester has started to fall.Speaking at a remote press conference today, Wigan Council leader David Molyneux, together with the Mayor of Greater Manchester, called for the regional restrictions on homes and businesses to be lifted in the borough.His calls are backed by the other nine council leaders in Greater Manchester.He said: “I’m very pleased and very proud of the residents in the way that they’ve reacted

Leigh at next year's Rugby League World Cup have now been revealed. The town is set to host three group games at the much-anticipated competition.The first will be on Wednesday, October 27, when Wales will take on the Cook Islands at Leigh Sports Village.

Public sector key workers in Wigan displaying coronavirus symptoms will be offered testing this week when an army-run mobile unit comes to the borough.

Small businesses in Wigan have received some £27m from the town hall in a bid to keep them afloat throughout the coronavirus crisis.

Rugby league giants Wigan Warriors are leading a bid to buy local football club Wigan Athletic.

Wigan council is giving away hundreds of colouring sets to children in the borough.

A Greater Manchester council is planning to stop drivers from using a town centre road at the weekend in a bid to create more space for social distancing.Wigan town hall is proposing a temporary closure of Market Street in Atherton to allow businesses to set up outdoor seating areas and give more space for pedestrians.The road would only be shut on weekends, but it is hoped that closure will come into effect from Saturday, July 11, and last through the summer months.The proposals will prevent traffic using Market Street on Saturdays, 10.30am to 11pm and on Sundays 10.30am to 7pm.Due to the impact on bus services, two temporary bus stops on Mealhouse Lane would also be put in place at the weekend.Coun David Molyneux, leader of Wigan council,