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For the latest news from in and around Wigan sign up to the MyWigan newsletter hereWigan council is facing 'unprecedented demand' for social housing with hundreds of bids for homes and the waiting list growing 69 per cent in two years.The local authority has received 2,450 homeless application since April 2020 with 424 people in 'urgent need' of accommodation still waiting to be housed.As of last week, there were 9,654 households on Wigan council's waiting list.More than 5,000 of those are waiting for a one-bedroom council property.There is an average of 100 bids for each council property when it becomes available, but in some cases there have been more than 400 bids for a home.One council home which became available last year received 502

Unison outlined concerns about staff safety and “democratic legitimacy” due to the pandemic. Legislation was passed recently which would allow the Scottish Parliament election to be delayed.However, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said at this stage she sees "no reason" for why the poll cannot go ahead.An increase in postal voting is expected as people vote in ways that do not involve leaving the house to attend a polling station.However, Johanna Baxter and Mark Ferguson, key figures on the local government side of Unison, have written to SNP Cabinet Secretary Aileen Campbell with concerns.In a letter, they wrote: “We believe there is a significant public health issue to consider.

Click here for more news and sport from the Stirling area.Sarah says they had been looking for a new location in central Glasgow, and has decided to continue to search for this site as a “necessity now to help spread our geographical risk and create a new flagship fish and chip takeaway and delivery”.Sarah has stayed in communication with her staff – who have all been placed on furlough – hosting a weekly team Zoom and one-to-one meetings for their mental health and wellbeing.Last summer, when lockdown measures were eased, rural areas across Scotland became overwhelmed by tourists.

Covid test. But the world No1’s allegations have been swiftly challenged by governing body World Snooker Tour, and also healthcare company Cavendish that performed the testing.The Juddernaut, along with Jack Lisowski, tested positive for coronavirus and in accordance with strict protocols had to withdraw.He had been a hot favourite to win the £250,000 first prize, but ended up not even receiving the usual £15,000 guaranteed minimum for the top 16 players having qualified.WST officials were angry about Trump’s comments, after adhering to strict government guidelines to keep the snooker show going and the players earning.Trump, questioning the legitimacy of his procedure, said: “I don’t even think the test is accurate.

KATE Ferdinand has revealed things are finally getting back to normal after welcoming baby son Cree. The former Towie star, 29, took to Instagram to announce she was having a "good day" after doing her hair and make-up for the first time since giving birth.

fraudster.Richard Davidson said his life was thrown into chaos when Tesco Bank wrongly put a fraud warning on his account.He said his Christmas and New Year were torpedoed after he was unable to buy anything and their move has left him battling to restore his credit history. Then, the bank added insult to injury by offering him just £250 ‘slap in the face’ compensation.

Kourtney Kardashian may be 16 years older than her model sister Kendall Jenner, but in their latest snap they are hard to tell apart.

Katie Price 's ex Peter Andre has made a heartwarming tribute to his ex-stepson Harvey in response to a BBC documentary about his life, which aired on Monday.

Canadian businessman and "Shark Tank" star Kevin O’Leary made a pitch Thursday to a seemingly unlikely potential business partner: U.S. Rep.

Priyanka Chopra revealed during a podcast interview Thursday that her supportive husband Nick Jonas believes she'll be the first in the family to win an Oscar.The 38-year-old Indian actress admitted at the start of Variety's Awards Circuit Podcast that everyone was still getting used to hearing 'Jonas' at the end of her last name.'It's hard, you know. It's an addition to an identity that I've had for 35-something years,' she said.

Heartbroken friends have paid tribute to a young teacher who died with coronavirus on her 25th birthday after beating anorexia.

Concerns over another defensive injury were first raised when there was no sign of Fabinho at Liverpool's training session at Leyton Orient's Breyer Group Stadium on Thursday.

Celebs Go Dating after telling him she "didn't feel a spark between them". But nightclub boss Wayne, 58, told a different version of events to the other celebs when he returned to the bedroom.Wayne, brother of Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker, suggested to his fellow housemates he had told her he wasn't feeling it and that she was leaving the mansion as a result.And he then announced that he was ready for "the booby bus".

New & Lingwood, saw fit to launch its own online bespoke service recently. “We created the online custom dressing gown service to offer our customers a completely new way to engage with the brand and creative process, giving them the opportunity to play and dream,” says Freddie Briance, CEO of the historic house, which was founded in 1865. Sales of the brand’s dressing gowns are up 158%, and since debuting the bespoke service online, that’s leapt to 193%.

Madelaine Petsch is speaking candidly about her split from Travis Mills.

Jamie Carragher cheekily asked for an extra birthday present after demanding a centre-back.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have demanded the club sign a new striker in order to mount a sustainable Premier League title challenge.United were rejected by Erling Haaland in December 2019 when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was desperate to add to his forward line.Anthony Martial ended the season with a career-best goal return and Edinson Cavani was signed in the summer in order to add experience to the forward line.However, during the current campaign, Martial has struggled immensely - netting only two league goals - with many fans calling for Cavani to be permanently promoted to the role of first-choice striker following his impressive performances of late.Martial attracted criticism for his role in Sheffield

changing your dates nor do I want to put people at risk of this awful virus. Sign up for the new Lanarkshire newsletter!From the latest breaking news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox.Put your email at the top of this article or follow the instructions on this link.“We as a team have sold 11,000 tickets during this pandemic so far, so I hope all of you can make the new dates.

She's had a terrible year after her husband Derek's battle with coronavirus, and now mum-of-two Kate Garraway has candidly admitted to not being able to cope as a single mother.The broadcaster, who was praised by her Good Morning Britain co-star Adil Ray, said a lot of the time she questions what her husband would do in certain situations as she looks after children Darcey, 14, and William, 11. While speaking to Good Housekeeping magazine, the 53 year old was asked how she was coping, to which she replied: "I'm not sure I am coping! "I honestly don't know how single mums do it; it's just so hard.

Leigh Griffiths scored one and set up a second for Odsonne Edouard, but Martin felt Accies came out of the game with their heads held high.He said: "I thought we stuck to our task and we didn’t crumble when Celtic scored their second goal."A lot of people probably thought we would’ve but we stuck with it – and if we keep performing like that I can’t see why we can’t climb up the table.“There’s plenty of ability within the side, we see it every day in training.“And for me the fighting spirit’s always been there.“So we just need to take the positives from the performance against Celtic and bring it in to the games that are coming up.“In the changing room it doesn’t feel like we’re bottom of the league.“We’re positive.“Fair enough, the results

Rebel Wilson is dishing on life after her dramatic weight loss.