The 15-year-old said receiving the lamp had left him "speechless". He said he had wanted one of the lights, which was provided free of charge by the council's supplier, after seeing them being fitted.

The family did their first fund-raising for Wigan and Leigh hospice in 2015, and over the years a total in excess of £10,000 has been raised for a variety of local causes.

It's the last evening of this year's three day Light Night event in Wigan. More than 20 thousand people will have passed through the town centre over the past two nights to see 17 different displays.

Wiganers can say Christmas is coming now the Light Night Festival has brightened up the borough with stunning art displays. Wigan Pier’s dazzling mural projected across its historic walls left ...

A boy who collects street lamps has his Christmas lit up by an unexpected present from his local council.