Nearly a third of households in Wigan can get to open water within a short walk, new figures show. The Canal and Rivers Trust said regular access to water can improve "physical and mental health and ...

The GM Walking Festival is back for 2025 and it's bigger than ever. Coordinated by Greater Manchester Moving, the month-long ...

"The jury was told Mr Jenkins, 60, had previously saved the life of a a student who had fallen into a canal when he worked at a high school in Wigan. In her statement Mrs Jenkins continued ...

A man and his carer have died after falling into a canal near Wigan. Greater Manchester Police said Aaron Ritchie, 49, and his 60-year-old carer, who has not been named, came into difficulty at ...

Aaron Ritchie, 49, and his 60-year-old carer Ceri John Jenkins drowned after falling into the Leeds and Liverpool Canal in Wigan, Abram, in November 2023. The pair had been on a walk along the ...

A man and his carer have died after being pulled from a canal, police have said. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said Aaron Ritchie, 49, and his 60-year-old carer, who has not been named ...

Two men have died after being pulled from a canal in Wigan after getting "into difficulty" earlier this week. Greater Manchester Police officers, water rescue units and fire crews rushed to the ...

The two men were both dragged out of the Crank Wood canal in Wigan by rescue crews at 2.15pm on Tuesday. Tragically they both passed away in hospital the same afternoon. Aaron’s family have paid ...

THE BODY of a man who was missing has been found in a canal in Wigan, police have said. Umad Yaap, 20, was reported missing from the Britannia Hotel in the Standish area at around 8pm on Thursday ...