Wigan, England News

BOLTON'S bins backlog could take weeks to clear, town hall bosses have admitted.

Fire crews across the Wigan borough were overrun with rubbish fires during Christmas.

Ungritted side roads and pavements have led to treacherous conditions across the borough.

Man. Utd v Wigan. Click here to bet. Wigan manager Roberto Martinez insists he and Manchester United counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson have been able to "laugh off" the media storm which they were caught up in recently.

Wigan is one of the worst places in the entire country for binge-drinkers and alcoholics.

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Terrified staff at a Wigan bookmakers were threatened at gunpoint as a desperate gang tried to smash their way through a security door.

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"The lads did a great job, they carried out a good rescue and then managed to stop the fire from spreading." By Chris WIlkinson Two young children were today seriously ill in hospital after being rescued from a fire at their home.

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A forty-one-year-old man involved in two armed robberies was jailed for eight years by Liverpool Crown Court.

Liverpool relieved the pressure on manager Rafael Benitez with a morale-boosting victory over Wigan.David Ngog's glanced header put the Reds ahead, although Liverpool missed several chances to add to their lead.

Wigan's Barclays Premier League match at home to Bolton tonight has beenpostponed because of the severe weather conditions in the north west.

A Wigan teenager who is helping a police watchdog in the fight against terrorism has scooped a regional award.

Athletic boss Roberto Martinez is standing by goal-shy striker Jason Scotland. Martinez is backing Scotland to be a Premier League hit - despite his shocking miss at Liverpool .

A have-a-go hero was clubbed to the ground with a shotgun as he tried to thwart the armed robbery of a Wigan bus depot.

A Wigan tot was crushed to death in a freak accident at her home. An inquest heard that a fireplace collapsed on three-year-old Hiba Asghar as she played in the living room of her Hindley home.

Mohamed Diame is out of Wigan's local derby with Barclays Premier League rivals Bolton at the DW Stadium on Monday.