British coal mining was a rough, tough and exceptionally dangerous occupation, writes Emily P Webber. In The Road to Wigan Pier, his 1936 account of the industrial North of England, George Orwell ...

The UK’s largest canal charity the Canal & River Trust has published a new free guide to Places to Visit in the North West, ...

Join us for an unforgettable night as we celebrate 34 incredible years of Wigan Pier at the iconic Park Hall nightclub, Charnock Richard! Get ready to relive the golden era with classic Pier ...

Substitute Luke Robinson scored the only goal with 13 minutes remaining to give managerless Wigan a 1-0 victory over League One strugglers Cambridge. Robinson's strike moved the Latics 10 points ...

But closer inspection shows it to be elaborate scaffolding and canvas structure has been built around a gas pipe crossing the Leeds and Liverpool Canal on the Ince side of Henhurst Bridge on Chapel ...

Wycombe missed the chance to close the gap on league leaders Birmingham as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Wigan. The home side started brightly and nearly took the lead inside the opening ...

Tries: Field 3, Miski, Mago, Forber, Wardle, French Goals: Keighran 7 Wigan Warriors returned to winning ways before next week's trip to Las Vegas to face Warrington Wolves as they swept aside ...

First-half goals from Dale Taylor and Owen Dale handed Wigan a narrow 2-1 victory over League One promotion-hopefuls Huddersfield. Wigan came flying out of the blocks with Dale having a shot ...

The Black and Whites face Super League quadruple champions Wigan Warriors this Friday night, looking to do just that in front of a huge MKM Stadium crowd. The club has confirmed that over 14,000 ...

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League One clash between Wigan Athletic and Huddersfield Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Aiming to bounce back from a defeat at the ...

Wigan Athletic have lost each of their last two league games against Cambridge United and will be looking to avoid losing three in succession for the first time in the EFL. Cambridge United have ...