The meaning of opposition in astronomy explained, along with the date you could see Pluto.

An annual bike ride held in honour of a Wigan teenager who beat leukaemia has now raised more than £20,000.

It’s two decades now since Pemberton Primary School closed when its pupils, and those of Scot Lane Primary, began attending the newly-built Westfield Primary School in 2005.

Some of our retro picture galleries can be handy historical documents.Take these precious 15 pictures for instance, all taken by Wigan Observer photographers of local events and people in the 1960s.

Internationally acclaimed dancer and choreographer Jordan James Bridge, returned to his old stomping ground of Fred Longworth High School, Tyldesley, where he was a pupil between 2004 to 2009. As ...

Our man Bernard Platt was in and among the crowd at the Wham Stadium to get all the best pictures as Wigan Athletic continued their pre-season programme against Accrington Stanley.

St Aidan’s CE Primary School in Billinge stars in this gallery of pictures accumulated over several decades. It includes photographs of the Sunday School, many of whose youngsters also attended ...

Residents and business owners whose properties were inundated with water on New Year’s Day will now receive warnings about any imminent risk of flooding.