Road to Wigan Pier 2017: Recreating George Orwell's journey 80 years on and mapping modern Britain In 1937, Orwell's book about poverty in Northern England shocked the country.

Wigan Pier is a historic site on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal originally used as a coal loading jetty where ... Want to tell us about something going on where you live? Let us know - in complete ...

The redevelopment of Wigan Pier, which was a popular venue during the UK's '90s house and rave scene, is set to begin in early 2023. ... The venue’s management, Broadwick Live, ...

The redevelopment of Wigan Pier will start in early 2023 - more than three years after plans were first announced. The final section of the former Wigan Pier Nightclub, popular during the 1990s ...

A planning application proposing the overhaul of the iconic Wigan Pier to provide new homes, ... to the area and our vision is to ensure that Wigan Pier becomes an iconic destination again that people ...

Plans for a multi-leisure destination at Wigan Pier are one step closer with the announcement of a partnership and tenancy contract with arts and culture centre, the Old Courts. The Old Courts is ...

The musical talent emerging from Wigan today is as strong as in decades, but to ensure the scene continues to thrive, more performance spaces and infrastructure must support musicians.

Wigan Pier was huge during the 1990s rave scene famous for playing 'bouncy house' music and there'll be plenty of that coming out of the speakers at Riverside in Newcastle on Saturday, June 22 ...

The hard-cover book of George Orwell’s “Road to Wigan Pier” was due at the Hull Central Library all the way back in 1974. What would’ve been a hefty fee was eliminated thank… ...

Road to Wigan Pier 2017: Recreating George Orwell's journey 80 years on and mapping modern Britain. In 1937, Orwell's book about poverty in Northern England shocked the country.

Wigan Pier is a historic site on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal originally used as a coal loading jetty where wagons would unload coal on to canal barges.